This document summarizes a research study that investigated the readiness of nurses in Iran to adopt a new nursing documentation system called Nursing Kardex. The study used the ADKAR change management model to assess the readiness of 320 nurses across hospitals. The results showed that over half of nurses scored average or above in all components of readiness. This indicates a relative readiness to adopt the new system. The study recommends increasing nurses' knowledge and abilities regarding Nursing Kardex, strengthening support especially in non-educational hospitals, and increasing nurse participation to facilitate the changes.
AN OVERVIEW OF FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO NURSI...IAEME Publication
The present article shows the profile of respondents and factors influencing quality management with reference to nursing services. The nature of the research is descriptive as well as empirical and it has been conducted by using primary as well as secondary data collected for this purpose. The present research work is an attempt to study the factors influencing quality management with reference to nursing services. The data needed for the study has been collected from the respondents through questionnaires and through direct interviews. The sample for the study was selected from a hospital with reference to nursing services. The study was mainly carried out by empirical investigation through the collection of primary data from the hospital management with reference to nursing services. There were only 150 at management with reference nursing services. Hence, the entire populations were selected as the samples for the study. Nurses are a patient’s direct contact in a medical institution and are responsible for providing whatever information or care they require and hence quality management begins with them.. According to existing researches, nurses have participated in the monitoring of the quality of client care for many years, and Quality Assurance has long been an institution within nursing in the hospital setting. Truth be told, quality management is not a new concept. It has been practiced for decades but has evolved and attained new forms throughout the years.
By administering assessments and analyzing the results, targeted aTawnaDelatorrejs
By administering assessments and analyzing the results, targeted and individualized interventions can be determined to best serve the needs of students with disabilities. The actual implementation of the interventions provides teachers opportunities to collect data and gauge the effectiveness of the interventions in addressing documented student needs. Teachers can also gain important skills and knowledge on how to best advocate for practical classroom interventions. Teachers will also be able to collaborate with colleagues and families in mentoring students to take ownership of learning strategies.
Allocate at least 2 hours in the field to support this field experience,
Part 1: Assessment and Interventions
Select at least one student to whom you will administer the informal RTI assessment created in Clinical Field Experience A. Score the assessment and share the results with the student to increase understanding of his or her strengths and areas for improvement.
Collaborate with the certified special education teacher and the student to develop 2-3 interventions based on the student assessment data to support the student’s progress in the classroom. In addition, detail one intervention that can be incorporated at home with family support.
Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.
Part 2: Reflection
In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect upon the following:
· Describe each intervention, including teacher, student, and family roles, where applicable.
· Your experiences administering the assessment, analyzing the results, and providing the student feedback on his or her performance.
· Explain how you expect the interventions you developed to meet the needs of the student, incorporating his or her assessment results in your response.
· Explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
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Annotated Bibliography
Student’s Name
Course
Instructor’s name.
Institutional Affiliation
October 7, 2021.
Annotated Bibliography
Ali, H., Ibrahem, S. Z., Al Mudaf, B., Al Fadalah, T., Jamal, D., & El-Jardali, F. (2018). Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2960-x
The researchers conducted a cross-sectional study in 16 public hospitals in Kuwait using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). The study aimed to assess patient safety culture in public hospitals as perceived by hospital staff and relate the findings similar to regional and international ...
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CHANGE PROPOSALPRESENTATIONFORFACULTY REVIEW
Capstone Project Change Proposal Presentation for Faculty Review and Feedback
Name
Name of the institution
Date
Running head: ASSIGNMENT TITLE HERE
1Running head: CHANGE PROPOSAL PRESENTATION FOR FACULTY REVIEW
Intervention
The capstone change proposal is effects of disproportionate nurse to patient staffing ratios on the quality of patient care. Patients can be exposed to several safety issues if proper care is not given to them. These problems include falls, hospital-acquired infection due to poor hand hygiene by the healthcare workers, medication administration errors, poor health education to the patients, and negligence in attending to the spiritual needs of the patients. Interventions includes presenting the safety concerns to the management team of the facility to enable them to hire more nurses to deliver adequate care to the patients. In-service training of the nurses on fall prevention, proper application of fall precautions and identification of patients who are at risk of falls are another important intervention. Proper hand hygiene is an intervention that will prevent hospital-acquired infections and nurses should form the culture of doing it (Sands, & Aunger, 2020). Medication errors can lead to complications or death of patients. Nurses should check the medications properly and identify the patients before administration of the medications.
Evidence Based Literature
The articles reviewed have different research aims and questions, but they are all centered into the idea of the effects of nurse-to-patient ratios on patient outcomes. The research questions of these articles are divided into three categories: definition of nursing staffing, effects of nursing-to-patient ratio on patient outcomes and nursing characteristics that hinders the delivery of care. The study by (Cho et al., 2020), defines the term nursing staffing in terms of the nursing care needs of the patients.
Nurses are essential in the provision of quality care in acute units, and their staffing levels have an impact on patient outcomes. (Cho et al., 2015), examine the link between nursing staffing and patient outcomes, specifically the mortality rate. Comparing to (Driscoll et al., 2018) and (Shin et al., 2018), the articles examine the effects of nursing staffing ratios on the patient outcomes in acute specialist units. Besides, (Needleman, 2016) reviews the studies that examine the effects of nursing skill mix on the patient outcomes such as patient ratings of hospitals, mortality, adverse health outcomes, and nurse burnout and dissatisfaction.
Some of the factors such as nursing skills, staffing methods, and working environment affects the nursing staffing ratio, which hinders the quality of care. The article by (Bridges et al., 2019), explores the relationship between nursing staffing skills and the quality and quantity of their interactions with patients in hospital wards. (Olley et al., 2019) ...
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CHANGE PROPOSALPRESENTATIONFORFACULTY REVIEW
Capstone Project Change Proposal Presentation for Faculty Review and Feedback
Name
Name of the institution
Date
Running head: ASSIGNMENT TITLE HERE
1Running head: CHANGE PROPOSAL PRESENTATION FOR FACULTY REVIEW
Intervention
The capstone change proposal is effects of disproportionate nurse to patient staffing ratios on the quality of patient care. Patients can be exposed to several safety issues if proper care is not given to them. These problems include falls, hospital-acquired infection due to poor hand hygiene by the healthcare workers, medication administration errors, poor health education to the patients, and negligence in attending to the spiritual needs of the patients. Interventions includes presenting the safety concerns to the management team of the facility to enable them to hire more nurses to deliver adequate care to the patients. In-service training of the nurses on fall prevention, proper application of fall precautions and identification of patients who are at risk of falls are another important intervention. Proper hand hygiene is an intervention that will prevent hospital-acquired infections and nurses should form the culture of doing it (Sands, & Aunger, 2020). Medication errors can lead to complications or death of patients. Nurses should check the medications properly and identify the patients before administration of the medications.
Evidence Based Literature
The articles reviewed have different research aims and questions, but they are all centered into the idea of the effects of nurse-to-patient ratios on patient outcomes. The research questions of these articles are divided into three categories: definition of nursing staffing, effects of nursing-to-patient ratio on patient outcomes and nursing characteristics that hinders the delivery of care. The study by (Cho et al., 2020), defines the term nursing staffing in terms of the nursing care needs of the patients.
Nurses are essential in the provision of quality care in acute units, and their staffing levels have an impact on patient outcomes. (Cho et al., 2015), examine the link between nursing staffing and patient outcomes, specifically the mortality rate. Comparing to (Driscoll et al., 2018) and (Shin et al., 2018), the articles examine the effects of nursing staffing ratios on the patient outcomes in acute specialist units. Besides, (Needleman, 2016) reviews the studies that examine the effects of nursing skill mix on the patient outcomes such as patient ratings of hospitals, mortality, adverse health outcomes, and nurse burnout and dissatisfaction.
Some of the factors such as nursing skills, staffing methods, and working environment affects the nursing staffing ratio, which hinders the quality of care. The article by (Bridges et al., 2019), explores the relationship between nursing staffing skills and the quality and quantity of their interactions with patients in hospital wards. (Olley et al., 2019).
A SURVEY ON FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO NURSING ...IAEME Publication
The present study consists of following to analyse the impact of Institutional profile and care information provided to them on quality management. The research design is descriptive in nature. Primary data is collected with the help of structured questionnaire. The validity of research is based only on the data collected for the study. The present research is based on primary as well as secondary data. Simple random sampling method was used in selecting the respondents. The sample size is chosen for data collection of 150 respondents in quality management with reference to nursing services.
1Running Head ADAPTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS4ADAP.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
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Running Head: ADAPTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
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ADAPTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
Adaptation of Electronic Medical Records
The development of nursing theory, and evidenced based research are essential to the advancement of nursing practice and the profession. Chinn and Kramer (1995) defines theory as: "A creative and rigorous structuring of ideas that project a tentative, purposeful, and systematic view of phenomenon" (p.72). Nursing theories are considered holistic when they conceptualize nursing to include the four concepts of the person, environment, health and the nurse who provides the care. Nursing theory development is directly influenced by a distinct focus on the discipline of nursing, otherwise known as nursing's unique perspective. Theories such as grand, middle-range and borrowed theories can be applied to nursing practice to resolve issues relevant to any specialty within the nursing profession.
Nursing theory is often utilized by nursing professionals to describe, explain, predict or prescribe a particular situation of interest; used in turn as a guide to solve issues relevant to nursing practice (Kenney, 2013). Nursing theory identifies and utilizes concepts of care and helping, define relationships, structure ideas, facilitate disciplined inquiry, communicate, and also predict outcomes of practice to guide the discipline of nursing. The application of nursing theory in combination with knowledge and clinical experience facilitates critical thinking that allows the nurse to formulate appropriate interventions and make informed moral and ethical decisions based on proven concepts.
Nursing theory, research and practice are essential to the growth of the nursing profession and are applicable in solving issues within the healthcare system. The choice of grand, middle-range or borrowed theories are dependent on the issue that needs to be resolved. Nursing theories aim to improve nursing practice and the health of the population in general.
Roy Adaptation Model is a logical theory with a strong focus on observing how individuals, families, groups and organizations interact with their changing environment. Roy's theory embraces four modes of adaptation, which include: physiologic needs, self- concept, role function and inter-dependence. The model confirms that the process of adaptation is successful when individuals show positive response to changes in the environment, through conscious awareness, self-reflection and individual choice to integrate the human with the environment (Phillips & Harris, 2010).
Roy's Adaptation model will be used as a framework in solving issues related to the use of, electronic medical record systems by healthcare professionals in nursing practice. The model will be conceptualized to formulate clear objectives and interventions to solve the issue. This will conclude with a summary of applicable new knowledge of nursing theory to practice.
Issue
The evol ...
AN OVERVIEW OF FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO NURSI...IAEME Publication
The present article shows the profile of respondents and factors influencing quality management with reference to nursing services. The nature of the research is descriptive as well as empirical and it has been conducted by using primary as well as secondary data collected for this purpose. The present research work is an attempt to study the factors influencing quality management with reference to nursing services. The data needed for the study has been collected from the respondents through questionnaires and through direct interviews. The sample for the study was selected from a hospital with reference to nursing services. The study was mainly carried out by empirical investigation through the collection of primary data from the hospital management with reference to nursing services. There were only 150 at management with reference nursing services. Hence, the entire populations were selected as the samples for the study. Nurses are a patient’s direct contact in a medical institution and are responsible for providing whatever information or care they require and hence quality management begins with them.. According to existing researches, nurses have participated in the monitoring of the quality of client care for many years, and Quality Assurance has long been an institution within nursing in the hospital setting. Truth be told, quality management is not a new concept. It has been practiced for decades but has evolved and attained new forms throughout the years.
By administering assessments and analyzing the results, targeted aTawnaDelatorrejs
By administering assessments and analyzing the results, targeted and individualized interventions can be determined to best serve the needs of students with disabilities. The actual implementation of the interventions provides teachers opportunities to collect data and gauge the effectiveness of the interventions in addressing documented student needs. Teachers can also gain important skills and knowledge on how to best advocate for practical classroom interventions. Teachers will also be able to collaborate with colleagues and families in mentoring students to take ownership of learning strategies.
Allocate at least 2 hours in the field to support this field experience,
Part 1: Assessment and Interventions
Select at least one student to whom you will administer the informal RTI assessment created in Clinical Field Experience A. Score the assessment and share the results with the student to increase understanding of his or her strengths and areas for improvement.
Collaborate with the certified special education teacher and the student to develop 2-3 interventions based on the student assessment data to support the student’s progress in the classroom. In addition, detail one intervention that can be incorporated at home with family support.
Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.
Part 2: Reflection
In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect upon the following:
· Describe each intervention, including teacher, student, and family roles, where applicable.
· Your experiences administering the assessment, analyzing the results, and providing the student feedback on his or her performance.
· Explain how you expect the interventions you developed to meet the needs of the student, incorporating his or her assessment results in your response.
· Explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
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Annotated Bibliography
Student’s Name
Course
Instructor’s name.
Institutional Affiliation
October 7, 2021.
Annotated Bibliography
Ali, H., Ibrahem, S. Z., Al Mudaf, B., Al Fadalah, T., Jamal, D., & El-Jardali, F. (2018). Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2960-x
The researchers conducted a cross-sectional study in 16 public hospitals in Kuwait using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). The study aimed to assess patient safety culture in public hospitals as perceived by hospital staff and relate the findings similar to regional and international ...
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CHANGE PROPOSALPRESENTATIONFORFACULTY REVIEW
Capstone Project Change Proposal Presentation for Faculty Review and Feedback
Name
Name of the institution
Date
Running head: ASSIGNMENT TITLE HERE
1Running head: CHANGE PROPOSAL PRESENTATION FOR FACULTY REVIEW
Intervention
The capstone change proposal is effects of disproportionate nurse to patient staffing ratios on the quality of patient care. Patients can be exposed to several safety issues if proper care is not given to them. These problems include falls, hospital-acquired infection due to poor hand hygiene by the healthcare workers, medication administration errors, poor health education to the patients, and negligence in attending to the spiritual needs of the patients. Interventions includes presenting the safety concerns to the management team of the facility to enable them to hire more nurses to deliver adequate care to the patients. In-service training of the nurses on fall prevention, proper application of fall precautions and identification of patients who are at risk of falls are another important intervention. Proper hand hygiene is an intervention that will prevent hospital-acquired infections and nurses should form the culture of doing it (Sands, & Aunger, 2020). Medication errors can lead to complications or death of patients. Nurses should check the medications properly and identify the patients before administration of the medications.
Evidence Based Literature
The articles reviewed have different research aims and questions, but they are all centered into the idea of the effects of nurse-to-patient ratios on patient outcomes. The research questions of these articles are divided into three categories: definition of nursing staffing, effects of nursing-to-patient ratio on patient outcomes and nursing characteristics that hinders the delivery of care. The study by (Cho et al., 2020), defines the term nursing staffing in terms of the nursing care needs of the patients.
Nurses are essential in the provision of quality care in acute units, and their staffing levels have an impact on patient outcomes. (Cho et al., 2015), examine the link between nursing staffing and patient outcomes, specifically the mortality rate. Comparing to (Driscoll et al., 2018) and (Shin et al., 2018), the articles examine the effects of nursing staffing ratios on the patient outcomes in acute specialist units. Besides, (Needleman, 2016) reviews the studies that examine the effects of nursing skill mix on the patient outcomes such as patient ratings of hospitals, mortality, adverse health outcomes, and nurse burnout and dissatisfaction.
Some of the factors such as nursing skills, staffing methods, and working environment affects the nursing staffing ratio, which hinders the quality of care. The article by (Bridges et al., 2019), explores the relationship between nursing staffing skills and the quality and quantity of their interactions with patients in hospital wards. (Olley et al., 2019) ...
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CHANGE PROPOSALPRESENTATIONFORFACULTY REVIEW
Capstone Project Change Proposal Presentation for Faculty Review and Feedback
Name
Name of the institution
Date
Running head: ASSIGNMENT TITLE HERE
1Running head: CHANGE PROPOSAL PRESENTATION FOR FACULTY REVIEW
Intervention
The capstone change proposal is effects of disproportionate nurse to patient staffing ratios on the quality of patient care. Patients can be exposed to several safety issues if proper care is not given to them. These problems include falls, hospital-acquired infection due to poor hand hygiene by the healthcare workers, medication administration errors, poor health education to the patients, and negligence in attending to the spiritual needs of the patients. Interventions includes presenting the safety concerns to the management team of the facility to enable them to hire more nurses to deliver adequate care to the patients. In-service training of the nurses on fall prevention, proper application of fall precautions and identification of patients who are at risk of falls are another important intervention. Proper hand hygiene is an intervention that will prevent hospital-acquired infections and nurses should form the culture of doing it (Sands, & Aunger, 2020). Medication errors can lead to complications or death of patients. Nurses should check the medications properly and identify the patients before administration of the medications.
Evidence Based Literature
The articles reviewed have different research aims and questions, but they are all centered into the idea of the effects of nurse-to-patient ratios on patient outcomes. The research questions of these articles are divided into three categories: definition of nursing staffing, effects of nursing-to-patient ratio on patient outcomes and nursing characteristics that hinders the delivery of care. The study by (Cho et al., 2020), defines the term nursing staffing in terms of the nursing care needs of the patients.
Nurses are essential in the provision of quality care in acute units, and their staffing levels have an impact on patient outcomes. (Cho et al., 2015), examine the link between nursing staffing and patient outcomes, specifically the mortality rate. Comparing to (Driscoll et al., 2018) and (Shin et al., 2018), the articles examine the effects of nursing staffing ratios on the patient outcomes in acute specialist units. Besides, (Needleman, 2016) reviews the studies that examine the effects of nursing skill mix on the patient outcomes such as patient ratings of hospitals, mortality, adverse health outcomes, and nurse burnout and dissatisfaction.
Some of the factors such as nursing skills, staffing methods, and working environment affects the nursing staffing ratio, which hinders the quality of care. The article by (Bridges et al., 2019), explores the relationship between nursing staffing skills and the quality and quantity of their interactions with patients in hospital wards. (Olley et al., 2019).
A SURVEY ON FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO NURSING ...IAEME Publication
The present study consists of following to analyse the impact of Institutional profile and care information provided to them on quality management. The research design is descriptive in nature. Primary data is collected with the help of structured questionnaire. The validity of research is based only on the data collected for the study. The present research is based on primary as well as secondary data. Simple random sampling method was used in selecting the respondents. The sample size is chosen for data collection of 150 respondents in quality management with reference to nursing services.
1Running Head ADAPTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS4ADAP.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
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Running Head: ADAPTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
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ADAPTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
Adaptation of Electronic Medical Records
The development of nursing theory, and evidenced based research are essential to the advancement of nursing practice and the profession. Chinn and Kramer (1995) defines theory as: "A creative and rigorous structuring of ideas that project a tentative, purposeful, and systematic view of phenomenon" (p.72). Nursing theories are considered holistic when they conceptualize nursing to include the four concepts of the person, environment, health and the nurse who provides the care. Nursing theory development is directly influenced by a distinct focus on the discipline of nursing, otherwise known as nursing's unique perspective. Theories such as grand, middle-range and borrowed theories can be applied to nursing practice to resolve issues relevant to any specialty within the nursing profession.
Nursing theory is often utilized by nursing professionals to describe, explain, predict or prescribe a particular situation of interest; used in turn as a guide to solve issues relevant to nursing practice (Kenney, 2013). Nursing theory identifies and utilizes concepts of care and helping, define relationships, structure ideas, facilitate disciplined inquiry, communicate, and also predict outcomes of practice to guide the discipline of nursing. The application of nursing theory in combination with knowledge and clinical experience facilitates critical thinking that allows the nurse to formulate appropriate interventions and make informed moral and ethical decisions based on proven concepts.
Nursing theory, research and practice are essential to the growth of the nursing profession and are applicable in solving issues within the healthcare system. The choice of grand, middle-range or borrowed theories are dependent on the issue that needs to be resolved. Nursing theories aim to improve nursing practice and the health of the population in general.
Roy Adaptation Model is a logical theory with a strong focus on observing how individuals, families, groups and organizations interact with their changing environment. Roy's theory embraces four modes of adaptation, which include: physiologic needs, self- concept, role function and inter-dependence. The model confirms that the process of adaptation is successful when individuals show positive response to changes in the environment, through conscious awareness, self-reflection and individual choice to integrate the human with the environment (Phillips & Harris, 2010).
Roy's Adaptation model will be used as a framework in solving issues related to the use of, electronic medical record systems by healthcare professionals in nursing practice. The model will be conceptualized to formulate clear objectives and interventions to solve the issue. This will conclude with a summary of applicable new knowledge of nursing theory to practice.
Issue
The evol ...
RESEARCH ARTICLE Open AccessAn organizational perspective .docxronak56
RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access
An organizational perspective on the long-
term sustainability of a nursing best
practice guidelines program: a case study
Andrea R. Fleiszer1*, Sonia E. Semenic1,2, Judith A. Ritchie1, Marie-Claire Richer1,2 and Jean-Louis Denis3
Abstract
Background: Many healthcare innovations are not sustained over the long term, wasting costly implementation
efforts and often desperately-needed initial improvements. Although there have been advances in knowledge
about innovation implementation, there has been considerably less attention focused on understanding what
happens following the early stages of change. Research is needed to determine how to improve the ‘staying
power’ of healthcare innovations. As almost no empirical knowledge exists about innovation sustainability in
nursing, the purpose of our study was to understand how a nursing best practice guidelines (BPG) program was
sustained over a long-term period in an acute healthcare centre.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative descriptive case study to examine the program’s sustainability at the nursing
department level of the organization. The organization was a large, urban, multi-site acute care centre in Canada.
The patient safety-oriented BPG program, initiated in 2004, consisted of an organization-wide implementation of three
BPGs: falls prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, and pain management. Data were collected eight years following
program initiation through 14 key informant interviews, document reviews, and observations. We developed a
framework for the sustainability of healthcare innovations to guide data collection and content analysis.
Results: Program sustainability entailed a combination of three essential characteristics: benefits, institutionalization,
and development. A constellation of 11 factors most influenced the long-term sustainability of the program. These
factors were innovation-, context-, leadership-, and process-related. Three key interactions between factors influencing
program sustainability and characteristics of program sustainability accounted for how the program had been
sustained. These interactions were between: leadership commitment and benefits; complementarity of leadership
actions and both institutionalization and development; and a reflection-and-course-correction strategy and
development.
Conclusions: Study findings indicate that the successful initial implementation of an organizational program does not
automatically lead to longer-term program sustainability. The persistent, complementary, and aligned actions of
committed leaders, in a variety of roles across a health centre department, seem necessary. Organizational leaders
should consider a broad conceptualization of sustainability that extends beyond program institutionalization and/or
program benefits. The development of an organizational program may be necessary for its long-term survival.
Keywords: Sustainability, Program, Organizational change, Innovation, Cl ...
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Identifying a Change Project
Name
Institution
What is the difference between leadership activities and management activities:
Leadership can be described as the conduct of a person when guiding the activities of a given group towards a common goal. The main concept of roles of leadership is based on impacting group activities and adjusting to change Sullivan, E. J. (2013. There is a challenge when considering leadership in the healthcare context because most theories are not formed within the healthcare framework for they were normally established for business contexts and later applied to the healthcare. Management can simply be defined as the process that managers utilize to realize organizational goals. It’s the process of achieving organizational set goals through the available resources.
How do management and leadership activities contribute to the success of change initiatives:
The activities involved in this process include planning, staffing, organizing, directing, controlling, and making decisions in the operations of the system to attain anticipated result and improve its entire performance. Management involves a combination of steps to follow to achieve the set requirements. Leaders look for suitable ways of doing things for instance they will establish the goals and purposes for the people (American Nurses Association, 2010; Sullivan, 2013). Anyone can be a leader without necessarily being in an authority position.
Transformational leadership is necessary along with good management of staff and resources. This entails committing individuals to action, converting those under you into leaders and converting the leaders themselves into change agents. It has less to do with use of power to pressure and suppress others in order to achieve result. Instead, it involves empowering them to understand and own the vision of the organization and trusting them to work towards the goals that profit not just themselves but the organization in general (Sullivan, 2013). In nursing empowerment would result to enhanced patient care, reduced sick days, and less attrition.
Through this, the staff will have higher job satisfaction and there will be higher retention of staff amongst there nursing functions.
What change projects are needed in your agency at this time?
Among the changes required is to ensure nurses practice to the full capacity of their education and training and programs to be formed to ensure nurses attain higher training to much the growing demands in the sector. These can only be achieved through good leadership and proper management. The Company that I work for currently is an insurance company and as a registered nurse case management, there is always area of change especially in reaching pat.
Shared Governance in Nursing services on 18.1.23.pptxanjalatchi
he critical concept of nursing shared governance is shared decision making between the bedside nurses and nurse leaders, which includes areas such as resources, nursing research/evidence-based practice projects, new equipment purchases, and staffing.
Shared Governance in Nursing services on 18.1.23.pptxanjalatchi
The critical concept of nursing shared governance is shared decision making between the bedside nurses and nurse leaders, which includes areas such as resources, nursing research/evidence-based practice projects, new equipment purchases, and staffing
Scheduling Of Nursing Staff in Hospitals - A Case Studyinventionjournals
International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics Invention (IJMSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJMSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Mathematics and Statistics, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Implementing SBAR
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Implementing SBAR
SBAR communication tool is an effective and simple communication method that works across all the healthcare disciplines to create a safer working environment. Müller et al. (2018) reveal that using SBAR enhances efficacy, accuracy, and efficiency of handoff reports which boosts patient safety by improving communication and encouraging patient involvement Ineffective, absent, or inadequate communication leading to patient safety concerns has become a big problem in many care facilities, including where I work. According to Herawati et al. (2018), poor patient handoff communication from caregivers reduces patient safety. Regardless of the technological advancements, interdisciplinary care providers in many care facilities still do not communicate effectively, threatening patient's safety.
The use of written handoff using SBAR was implemented two years ago in the hospital I work. The handoff is easily accessible by all interdisciplinary team directly working with the patient and this is also used as a communication tool when giving report. According to Uhm et al. (2019), implementing a well-developed SBAR program of communication grounded on learning theory improves nurses' communication skills and boosts their confidence during patient handover. All the team member in the hospital identified the implementation of SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) as a solution for the persisting communication problem among caregivers, especially during patient handoffs within the hospital. The use of SBAR as a communication tool has been highly effective, reading the SBAR handoff note only allows you to know a lot about the patient situation and history. Implementing the evidence-based intervention is timely and in line with the organization's policies that prioritize patient safety and high-quality care delivery. Standardized processes, including SBAR, have effectively eradicated missing care information incidents and promoted information sharing among healthcare professionals. Studies have established poor communication during patient handoffs as the main cause of misguided actions, lost information, and misinterpretation of critical care information (Uhm et al., 2019). I will desceibe the steps of implementing evidenced practice at my working according to the discussion I had with my manager.
The model for improvement is a four steps approach that guides the effective implementation of SBAR to solve communication problems among caregivers. Planning is the first model's step to implementing the SBAR practice. This phase involves visible and strong leadership from the hospital's senior managers and clinical champions to gather enough support for the practice change (Müller et al., 2018). At this phase, the team should decide where to start the SBAR test by thinking about the area with substantia ...
Characteristics of successful changes in health care organizations: an interv...BenDarling7
Health care organizations are constantly changing as a result of technological advancements, ageing
populations, changing disease patterns, new discoveries for the treatment of diseases and political reforms and
policy initiatives. Changes can be challenging because they contradict humans’ basic need for a stable
environment. The present study poses the question: what characterizes successful organizational changes in health
care? The aim was to investigate the characteristics of changes of relevance for the work of health care
professionals that they deemed successful
RESEARCH ARTICLE Open AccessAn organizational perspective .docxronak56
RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access
An organizational perspective on the long-
term sustainability of a nursing best
practice guidelines program: a case study
Andrea R. Fleiszer1*, Sonia E. Semenic1,2, Judith A. Ritchie1, Marie-Claire Richer1,2 and Jean-Louis Denis3
Abstract
Background: Many healthcare innovations are not sustained over the long term, wasting costly implementation
efforts and often desperately-needed initial improvements. Although there have been advances in knowledge
about innovation implementation, there has been considerably less attention focused on understanding what
happens following the early stages of change. Research is needed to determine how to improve the ‘staying
power’ of healthcare innovations. As almost no empirical knowledge exists about innovation sustainability in
nursing, the purpose of our study was to understand how a nursing best practice guidelines (BPG) program was
sustained over a long-term period in an acute healthcare centre.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative descriptive case study to examine the program’s sustainability at the nursing
department level of the organization. The organization was a large, urban, multi-site acute care centre in Canada.
The patient safety-oriented BPG program, initiated in 2004, consisted of an organization-wide implementation of three
BPGs: falls prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, and pain management. Data were collected eight years following
program initiation through 14 key informant interviews, document reviews, and observations. We developed a
framework for the sustainability of healthcare innovations to guide data collection and content analysis.
Results: Program sustainability entailed a combination of three essential characteristics: benefits, institutionalization,
and development. A constellation of 11 factors most influenced the long-term sustainability of the program. These
factors were innovation-, context-, leadership-, and process-related. Three key interactions between factors influencing
program sustainability and characteristics of program sustainability accounted for how the program had been
sustained. These interactions were between: leadership commitment and benefits; complementarity of leadership
actions and both institutionalization and development; and a reflection-and-course-correction strategy and
development.
Conclusions: Study findings indicate that the successful initial implementation of an organizational program does not
automatically lead to longer-term program sustainability. The persistent, complementary, and aligned actions of
committed leaders, in a variety of roles across a health centre department, seem necessary. Organizational leaders
should consider a broad conceptualization of sustainability that extends beyond program institutionalization and/or
program benefits. The development of an organizational program may be necessary for its long-term survival.
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Alice Kachian1
, Sona Elyasi1*
, Hamid Haghani2
1. Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
* CorrespondingAuthor:
Sona Elyasi, MSc.
Address: Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tel: +98 (919) 4829396
E-mail: selyasi1989@gmail.com
Research Paper:
ADKAR Model and Nurses' Readiness for Change
Background: Transformation is the greatest problem that all organizations face today. By the
participation of people in the change projects, the possible resistance rate is reduced and the
process of change is accelerated. The readiness of individuals makes them more involved in the
change process. The current study aimed at investigating the readiness of using nursing Kardex
through applying ADKAR Model by nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Iran University of
Medical Sciences.
Methods: current descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted on 320 nurses working in
hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The subjects in each hospital were selected proportional to the size of
the population, using convenient sampling method. Data were collected by demographic and
ADKAR model questionnaires and analyzed by descriptive statistics with SPSS V. 16.
Results: Most of the subjects (95%) were female. The mean age of the subjects was 31.86 years
with a mean working experience of 8.21 years. Moreover, 90% of the samples hold a bachelor's
degree and most of them served as an official employee; 67.2% of nurses worked in university
teaching hospitals and 32.8% in general hospitals. The results showed relative readiness of the
nurses (more than half of the subjects got average score above 3 in all components) and the
efficiency of theADKAR model to assess their readiness.
Conclusion: According to the results, it is recommended to increase the knowledge and ability
of nurses to employ nursing Kardex, strengthen supportive factors, especially in non-educational
hospitals, to make the changes, and increase the participation of nurses.
A B S T R A C T
Keywords:
Change management,
ADKAR model,
Readiness for change,
Nursing process
Citation Kachian,A., Elyasi, S. & Haghani, H., 2018.ADKAR Model and Nurses' Readiness for Change. Journal of Client-
Centered Nursing Care, 4(4), pp. 203-212. https://doi.org/10.32598/jccnc.4.4.203
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1. Background
hange, development, maturity, and im-
provement are the most outstanding char-
acteristics of organizations and institutions
in today’s competitive mode aiming to im-
prove the quality of people’s lives (Bakhshi
2011). Today, the greatest problem that any
organization faces with is the concept of “change” (Carnall
2002). The Oxford Dictionary defines “change” as “being
different” or “to make difference”. Change is a dynamic
process and not a one-time event (Oxford 2018).
It is difficult to understand and control dynamic phe-
nomena. Dynamic phenomena arise from the interaction
of various factors. Changes in organizations and societ-
ies are associated with collective and group work. It is
not easy to bring people together collectively to work
hard and dearly pursue the goals and willing of the
group. In many cases, people do not accompany with
change and resist it (Senge 2006).
Constant and continuous adaptation of companies with
rapid changes in the market is a prerequisite for survival
and growth. Changes lead to increased stress; however,
when it comes to understanding the necessity and ben-
efits of change, it leads to increased productivity. Good
relationship between leadership and employees leads to
significant benefits and a sense of security. When it is
asked to be changed, it has a negative effect on produc-
tivity and causes job dissatisfaction (Halkos 2012).
In many countries, in recent decades, using Nursing
Process in taking care of the patients has attracted the
researchers’ attention, and results of many studies sug-
gest improvements of quality of taking care through us-
ing nursing process (Hagos et al. 2014). Studies show
that the employment of nursing process led to optimum
results in Iran (Farahani et al. 2016).
After several studies in recent years, following the fa-
vorable outcomes of this change in the nursing, experts
came to the conclusion that the nursing process can be
directly used to take care of patients. In this regard, the
Nursing Deputy of Iran University of Medical Sciences
decided to add nursing diagnosis to nursing Kardex.Ac-
cording to the sources of hospital accreditation, as well
as the nursing process, including nursing diagnosis,
planning, implementation, and assessment, it is neces-
sary to record these steps to continue providing care
according to the accreditation standards. On the other
hand, in addition to their medical diagnosis, patients
have other needs presented in the form of nursing diag-
nosis. Currently, nurses carry out care routinely based on
the process, which does not involve the accurate record-
ing of the steps in the Kardex or patient records (Mat-
bouei, Mohammadi & Zargarzadeh 2015).
C
Highlights
● Transformation and change are one of the greatest challenges of any organizations.
● Participation of the staff in the change reduces the possible resistance and accelerates the process of change.
● The readiness of individuals makes them more involved in the change process.
● We aimed to evaluate the readiness of Iranian nurses in using Nursing Kardex, by using the ADKAR Model.
● The results showed relative readiness of the nurses and the efficiency of the ADKAR model to assess their readiness.
Plain Language Summary
Today, transformation and change is the greatest challenge of all organizations. By participation of staff in the change
process, the possible resistance is reduced, and the process of change is accelerated. The readiness of individuals makes
them more involved in the change process. We tried to evaluate the preparedness of nurses to use Nursing Kardex by
applying the ADKAR Model for change. The study samples were nurses working in educational hospitals in Tehran
City, Iran. The results showed relative readiness of the nurses and the efficiency of the ADKAR model to assess their
readiness. Thus, we suggest that the nurses should be encouraged to employ Nursing Kardex be increased, especially
in non-educational hospitals to increase the participation of nurses.
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Given the importance of care based on nursing process,
before the implementation of this plan, it is necessary to
assess nurses’readiness to implement this plan in order to
prevent potential resistance. Hospital nursing managers
report that their main problem in dealing with changes is
the resistance of staff and opposition to new changes that
slow down the process of change in various areas.
Nurses can have a profound impact on the process of
changes and proper management in hospitals. On the
other hand, the nurses’ lack of readiness to change and
their dissatisfaction with the process can affect their
mental status and even their performance, as well as the
quality of provided care.
The initial reaction of individuals to changes is resistance
due to different reasons. Studies on causes of resistance in-
clude issues such as attention and selective perception, habit,
security issues, economic reasons, low motivation, psycho-
logical reasons, group and individual factors, lack of time
to focus on change, lack of employees’ participation in the
values governing change, lack of explicit need, political rea-
sons, lack of support, cultural and managerial barriers, sup-
ply and return, and lack of trust (Rezaei & Haghani 2016).
The existence of resistance and negative attitude toward
change in individuals tends to increase the timing of chang-
es and its costs (Osumbah et al. 2015). Participation of in-
dividuals in the change projects can reduce the probability
of resistance and accelerate the process of change (Koohi
2008). Thus, the level of readiness of individuals can be in-
creased by determining the level of staff readiness and even
make preparation by emphasizing on the strengths and re-
solving the weaknesses of the results of the surveys.
Change management and the employment of change
management models are among the methods approved by
experts in dealing with change. It is a systematic approach
to deal with the transition or transformation of organiza-
tion’s goals, processes, or technologies. Change manage-
ment aims to influence the change, control change, and help
adapt to changes. Such strategies include adopting a struc-
tured approach to request change, as well as a mechanism
to respond to requests and following them (Rouse 2018).
Boonstra (2008) makes managing change a means of
keeping employees and organizations ready to learn and
grow constantly. The change management allows for the
effective implementation of the changes (Sadler 2002).
Armenakis et al. (1993) define readiness as progressive
cognition in the manifestations of resistance against or
support for change. According to the results of the stud-
ies conducted by Afjeh and Abyaneh (2013), creating
readiness among the people involved in the change,
while influencing on their attitude, facilitates change.
They also quoted Weber and Weber as claiming that rec-
ognizing individuals’attitudes plays a crucial role in suc-
cessful and effective change.
One of the main aspects of organizational change efforts
which influences the success or failure of these efforts is
readiness for change among the members of the organiza-
tion (Armenakis et al. 1993). Kameli et al. (2013), quoting
Koklan, stated that admission of change means that there is
a cooperation or desire to make a proposed change, which
has many psychological and social reasons. Those who
are dissatisfied with the status quo, the employees who are
committed to the organization and customer’s satisfaction is
important to them, as well as employees who benefit from
organizational changes welcome changes.
The current study, considering the importance of the
results of the above-mentioned studies, aimed at ex-
amining the readiness of nurses, as the largest profes-
sional group in the health system to use the nursing
orocess Kardex throug ADKAR model. The Adeccan
model was presented by Priscilla in 2003 and includes
five elements of awareness, desire, knowledge, ability,
and reinforcement. The word ADKAR is an acronym
of Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Rein-
forcement. Based on this model, readiness consists of
five components, which by examining and paying at-
tention to the factors affecting them, can identify the
weaknesses and strengths of individuals in participat-
ing and implementing changes.
The Change Management Learning Center introduces the
ADKAR model as follow:Awareness indicates the need for
change, Desire stands for being interested in the company
and supporting the idea of change, Knowledge means to
have notion how to make change, Ability refers to the pos-
sibility of daily changes, and Reinforcement refers to how
to make the change sustainable in the place (Prosci 2015).
Hiatt (2006) introduces ADKAR model as a tool to mea-
sure initial inclination and readiness in individuals and
readiness to accept change in sense of gaining sufficient
score in the components of this model and different di-
mensions of the adjective ADKAR model in a person or
organization. Although people’s resistance against change
is a natural physiological and psychological response, hu-
man beings are adaptable and flexible creatures.
Once they are supported in different stages of change,
they are surprisingly adapted to the changes in their sur-
rounding. Self-change management requires insight into
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how to experience change in people and what they need for
successful change. It is also necessary to gain insight into
what helps individuals to make a successful transition (Kara-
mi 2018). ADKAR model is a people-centered evaluation
model that measures individual readiness (Bedser 2012).
The results of the study by Brand (2013) showed that
the ADKAR model was a simple ideal model to be used
in hospitals and/or any other places that need change.
Using ADKAR model is a good way to determine it,
since it is the only model to measure individual readiness
that can be used by the individuals themselves (Hiatt &
Creasey 2003). The current study aimed at examining
the readiness of nurses in using nursing process Kardex
based on ADKAR model.
2. Materials and Methods
In the current descriptive cross-sectional study investi-
gated the efficiency of ADKAR model and the nurses’
readiness to use nursing process Kardex. The study was
conducted on 320 nurses working in hospitals affiliated
to Iran University of Medical Sciences with a minimum
of one-year work experience holding a bachelor’s degree
and/or higher in nursing. After obtaining the license and
code of ethics from the Ethics Committee of the Univer-
sity, the subjects gave consent; they were assured that the
study would had no harm and they could quit it if they
had no more inclination to continue the study.
The subjects were selected using convenient sampling
method proportional to the population size in each hos-
pital. A demographic questionnaire and an ADKAR
model questionnaire were employed to collect data. The
demographic questionnaire included age, gender, work
experience, type of hospital, and type of employment.
The ADKAR model questionnaire consisted of 4 ques-
tions relevant to each of the components of Awareness,
Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement, totally
20 questions, scored by Likert scale of 1-5, which a score
of less than 3 in each area indicates individuals’ lack of
readiness in using a nursing process Kardex.
In the current study, the readiness means aquiring a
score above 3 in all components of the ADKAR model
pointed out by Hiatt (2006). According to the results of
studies and the importance of using the nursing process
in patient care, nursing manager of Iran University of
Medical Sciences, along with the instructors of nursing,
decided to add nursing diagnosis to nursing Kardex.
The researcher of the current study explained these chang-
es to the nurses (the subjects) verbally before submitting the
questionnaires to them. Content and face validity used to
ensure the validity of the questionnaire. Cronbach's α was
used to test the reliability of the instrument. The result of
Cronbach's α in each component was 0.86 for awareness,
0.82 for desire, 0.87 for knowledge, 0.86 for ability, 0.86 for
reinforcement, and 0.93 for total tool score.
The researcher visited the study centers during the week
and after giving necessary explanations about the study
and the ADKAR model, he submitted questionnaires and
then gathered them at the end of the working shift. For
data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were
used. SPSS V. 16 was used to analyze data.
3. Results
Most of the participants in the study (95%) were females.
The mean age of the subjects was 31.86 years and the
mean of their working experience was 8.21 years. Work
experiences of 5-9 years and less than 5 years were the
most frequent, indicating the rejuvenation of the nurses’
community working in the hospitals. In terms of educa-
tion, 90% of the nurses were at the undergraduate level
and most of them were employed as a formal recruiter;
67.2% of nurses were working in university (educational)
hospitals and 32.8% in general (medical) hospitals.
The mean and standard deviation of the nurses’ respons-
es to the components of ADKAR model questionnaire
are shown in Table 1. The study results showed that more
than half of nurses with a score over 3 in all components
of ADKAR model had readiness to use nursing process
Kardex (Tables 2). In examining the relationship be-
tween individual factors and nurses’ readiness, the results
showed that all components of the ADKAR model, except
for reinforcement, were related to the type of hospital in
the working place (P<0.001), also the mean scores were
higher in university (educational) hospitals (Table 3).
4. Discussion
Being ready can lead people to a positive attitude towards
changes. Positive attitude in the process of change can re-
duce the possible resistance against it, its implementation
time, as well as the costs of change projects (Hiatt 2006).
According to the obtained results in each component
ofADKAR model, and regarding gaining average score,
which was above three in all of the components of the
questionnaire, evidence showed that most nurses partici-
pating in the study were prepared to employ nursing pro-
cess Kardex. Results of the study by Maleki et al. (2010)
reflected that if structural empowerment constructs were
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implemented in the nurses’ working places, it would in-
crease their readiness for change. Therefore, it was rec-
ommended that planners and decision-makers should
provide access to new knowledge and skills, and give the
opportunity to employees to perform challenging tasks,
and improve their readiness while empowering.
The results indicated the nurses’ relative readiness and
effectiveness ofADKAR model to assess their readiness;
therefore, many nurses welcomed the employment of
this model. Based on the results, the type of hospital and
the employment status of nurses had a significant rela-
tionship with their readiness therefore, readiness in edu-
cational hospitals with permanent and conscript nurses
got higher scores. Hiatt (2006) stated that the ADKAR
model was goal-oriented, a tool to help managers change
their programs and guide their activities, a tool to guide
managers and supervisors during the change, an assess-
ment tool to identify ongoing changes, identification of
potential weaknesses in changes, and a tool to plan the
model of changes.
In this regard, the results of Hashemi’s (2016) study
showed that all components of readiness in ADKAR
Table 1. Mean±SD of the nurses’ responses to the components of ADKAR model questionnaire
Variable Mean±SD
Awareness
I understand the reasons for changing in the Nursing Process Kardex. 3.21±1.31
I understand the difficulties in changing in the Nursing Process Kardex. 19.3±1.17
I know how effective changing in the Nursing Process Kardex is. 3.26±1.18
I am aware of the goals of the changing in the Nursing Process Kardex. 3.22±1.17
Desire
To be part of these changes makes me feel excited. 3.18±1.13
This change will provide me a lot of opportunities. 0.1±1.11
I support the implementation of the change (using the Nursing Process Kardex). 3.25±1.08
I benefit from the change (using the Nursing Process Kardex). 3.05±1.06
Knowledge
I have the required skills to adapt to the changes. 3.46±1.12
I understand how my work is related to change. 3.35±1.15
Change is clear to me. 3.21±1.13
I have the knowledge to adapt to the changes. 3.41±1.09
Ability
I can adapt to change. 3.43±1.05
I can positively help change. 3.38±1.03
I can do better due to changes. 3.39±1.04
I have the ability to do things at a level that is needed for the changes. 3.33±1.08
Reinforcement
Our members of the group support this change. 3.16±1.07
My manager supports this change. 3.35±1.11
My uncertainty has been resolved. 3.14±1.12
I personally develop with this change. 3.17±1.08
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Table 2. Frequency distribution and numerical index of each of the components in nurses applying nursing process Kardex
Variables Frequency %
Mean±SD
Maximum-Min
Awareness
No (1-2.9) 105 32.8 22.3±1.01
1-5
Yes (3-5) 215 67.2
Desire
No (1-2.9) 118 36.9 3.12±0.88
1-5
Yes (3-5) 202 63.1
Knowledge
No (1-2.9) 82 25.6 336±0.89
1-5
Yes (3-5) 238 74.4
Ability
No (1-2.9) 72 22.5 3.38±0.88
1-5
Yes (3-5) 248 77.5
Reinforcement
No (1-2.9) 101 31.6 3.21±0.91
1-5
Yes (3-5) 219 68.4
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Table 3. Demographic characteristics and numerical indices of each of the components in applying nursing process Kardex
Individual Factors
Number
(%)
Awareness Desire
Mean±SD Test Results Mean±SD Test Results
Gender
Female 304(95) 3.23±1.02 P=0.474
df=318
t=0.718*
3.12±0.89 t=0.061*
P=0.951
df=318
Male 16(5) 3.04±0.82 3.14±0.66
Age
20-29 134(41.9) 3.21±0.98
P=0.985
f=0.015**
3.17±0.79
P=0.695
f=0.364**
30-39 147(45.9) 3.23±1.01 3.09±0.94
40≤ 39(12.2) 3.23±1.14 3.01±0.97
Work
experience
(years)
<5 98(30.6) 3.12±0.98
P=0.711
f=0.459**
3.01±0.97
P=0.597
f=0.628**
5-9 107(33.4) 3.25±0.99 3.17±0.9
10-14 73(22.8) 3.28±1.01 3±0.91
15≤ 42(13.1) 3.26±1.13 3.14±1.01
Education
BS 288(90) 3.21±1.01
t=0.479*
P=0.632
df=317
3.11±0.9
3.26+0.97
t=0.908*
P=0.365
df=317
MS 31(9.7) 3.31±1
PhD 1(0.3) - 3.26±0.76
Employ-
ment status
Permanent 137(42.8) 3.29±1.08
f=0.608**
P=0.611
3.06±0.97
f=0.543**
P=0.653
Temporary 42(13.1) 3.21±0.81 3.22±0.76
Contractual 82(25.6) 3.11±0.91 3.11±0.83
Conscripts 59(18.4) 3.22±1.09 3.21±0.84
Type of
hospital
Educational 215(67.2) 3.39±0.95 t=4.448*
df=318
P<0.001
3.17±0.88 t=1.428*
P=0.154
df=318
Medical 105(32.8) 2.87±1.04 3.02±0.88
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Individual Factors
Knowledge Ability
Mean±SD Test Results Mean±SD Test Results
Gender
Female 3.37±0.89 t=0.941*
df=318
P=0.348
3.04±0.9 t=1.355*
df=318
P=0.176
Male 3.15±0.74 3.09±0.54
Age
20-29 3.34±0.84
P=0.55
f=0.599**
3.39±0.82
P=0.504
f=0.687**
30-39 3.33±0.9 3.34±0.91
40≤ 3.51±1.01 3.52±0.98
Work experience (years)
5< 3.32±0.84
P=0.154
f=1.766**
3.42±0.81
P=0.188
f=1.604**
5-9 3.31±0.88 3.26±0.92
10-14 3.32±0.87 3.38±0.84
15≤ 3.65±1.02 3.61±0.99
Education
BS 3.37±0.89 t=0.291*
df=317
P=0.771
3.38±0.87 t=0.016*
df=317
P=0.987
MS 3.32±0.83 3.39±0.98
Employment status
Permanent 3.44±0.99
P=0.061
f=2.481**
3.51±0.94
P=0.01
f=3.881**
Temporary 3.25±0.77 3.16±0.75
Contractual 3.16±0.8 3.54±0.85
Conscripts 3.51±0.81 3.54±0.85
Type of hospital
Educational 3.47±0.84 t=3.378*
df=318
P=0.001
0.84±0.86 t=2.895*
df=318
P=0.04
Medical 3.12±0.95 3.18±0.9
Individual Factors
Reinforcement
Mean±SD Test Results
Sex
Female 3.22±0.91 t=1.498*
df=318
P=0.135
Male 2.78±0.87
Age
20-29 3.17±0.92
P=0.538
f=0.62**
30-39 3.19±0.86
40≤ 3.35±1.06
Work experience
(years)
<5 3.17 0.93
P=0.274
f=1.302**
5-9 3.11 0.91
10-14 3.28 0.81
15≤ 3.41 1.04
Education
BSc. 3.22 0.93 t=0.436*
df=317
P=0.663
MSc. 3.14 0.64
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model had direct relationship with establishing a physi-
ological childbirth as a change executed in a hospital and
can accelerate its process. While Bedser (2012) believed
that effective factors in readiness in the ADKAR model
can not be evaluated as effective independent factors,
in the current study, five factors were interchanged into
three factors: full readiness, realization of opportunity,
and uncertainty, and the results indicated an overall read-
iness of employees of Eskom Company.
The study by Ghalandari & Beigi (2014) showed that
the ADKAR model had a positive impact on the change
of Iran Khodro’s software infrastructure to increase do-
mestic and foreign sales rates. However, not all of AD-
KAR model factors had the same effect on change man-
agement in the company; awareness had the highest and
knowledge the lowest effects.
Brand (2013) introduced ADKAR model as a simple
and ideal model for people working in hospitals or any
other places that need to change. He also recommended
that the reasons for change should be clearly identified,
managers pay more attention to the change proposals,
and ambiguities of the change should be identified and
then resolved at the proper moment.
Budiwati and Langi (2013), using a model called E-
learning Maturity Model (EMM) designed based on
ADKAR model, measured the readiness of elementary
school teachers at Cinta Mekar and MI Al Huda in West
Java to develop e-learning in the schools of the city. The
results indicated that the education system was ready;
however, there was a lack of training and supervision
in e-learning. The researcher, then, stated that to solve
these problems, ADKAR model-based activities such as
the development, documentation, research, and revision
groups should be defined.
In a qualitative case study, Lowery (2010) examined the
impact of using ADKAR model in change management in
the scientific databases of the Regis University in Colorado
and using these data by faculty members and students. It
was concluded that the researcher’s lack of knowledge,
that is a key factor in ADKAR model, confined his abil-
ity to provide effective progress in his change management
responsibility. The researcher stated that according to the
results of his study and based on the characteristics of the
ADKAR model, he was confident that this model would
lead to change management at the Regis University.
Kenny (2016) examined the experiences of the US vice
presidents and their readiness to change the student af-
fairs in small and private colleges of art schools in the
United States and commented on their views towards
readiness for change, communication, value of rela-
tionships, development of knowledge, and leadership
change. The results of the current study showed that all
participants tended to improve their organization and ad-
vance their employees as strong leaders on campus and
create a qualified experience for their students.
In another study, Perez (2015) examined the experi-
ences of nurses in readiness for a change in implementa-
tion of an electronic medical record. The results of the
current study indicated that nurses understand and ac-
cept the change process and the lack of coordination and
collaboration in the office environment. Also, the results
advocated the survey on readiness to change at nursing
environment during the implementation of the electronic
system, and reinforce the argument that hospitals must
make sure about the readiness of the staff.
In another study, trusting in God in life, the desire to ac-
quire science and knowledge, planning, and trusting their
own abilities had a significant relationship with the readi-
Individual Factors
Reinforcement
Mean±SD Test Results
Employment status
Permanent 3.33 0.91
P=0.001
f=5.451**
Temporary 2.94 0.86
Contractual 2.96 0.84
Conscripts 3.43 0.95
Type of hospital
Educational 3.31 0.89 t=3.048*
df=318
P=0.002
Medical 2.98 0.92
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ness of the staff to change. Personal readiness of employees
for change should be considered by the executors as one of
the most important factors influencing their reaction toward
change, acceptance, and supporting it (Vaezi et al. 2016).
Bowers (2012) believes that the result of change projects
alter if resistive behaviors are identified.
The current study aimed at evaluating the nurses’ readi-
ness to use nursing process Kardex applyingADKAR mod-
el and its efficiency. The obtained results showed that more
than half of the nurses attained enough readiness to use the
nursing process Kardex based on ADKAR model. In ad-
dition, the average readiness score in educational hospitals
was higher than that of non-educational hospitals. The cur-
rent study results were in line with other studies conducted
using ADKAR model. Using this model to assess nurses’
readiness is a convenient and easy method for managers.
In addition to measuring individual readiness, ADKAR
model can also be influential to identify the weaknesses and
strengths of an organization.
Ethical Considerations
Compliance with ethical guidelines
ThepresentstudywasregisteredinNovember2018,under
the ethics code of IR.IUMS.FMD.REC1396.9311686002
received in the Ethics Committee of Iran University of
Medical Sciences. Each subject signed a consent form and
was assured that the study would have no harm and that
they could quit the study if they had no more inclination to
continue joining the study.
Funding
This project was supported by the Vice-Chancellor of
Education of Iran University of Medical Sciences.
Authors' contributions
All authors contributed in designing, running, and writ-
ing all parts of the research.
Conflict of interest
The authors declared no conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Iran University for its finan-
cial support and all nursing managers and nurses partici-
pating in the study.
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