Instructions: Respond to your colleagues. Respond with a comment that asks for clarification, supports, or contributes additional information to two or more of your colleagues. Reynaldo Guerra    As influencers in our society, that bring about social change in healthcare as all those we contact, the type of agent I would align with is a Purposeful Participant. Where "School or work are the primary motivations for involvement in positive social change." ( What kind of social change agent are you? n.d.) are what defines greatly the type of agent I am. Due to my desire to expand my education and grow, I have been allowed to not just see but know that I can contribute to various aspects of healthcare. At the hospital I currently am employed, many principles are introduced to us and help us with making a difference for our patients as all professionals alike by the way we interact and the relationship we create with everyone. Even if driven by these two motivators, they have opened my eyes and expanded my limitations in the change we can bring about.      This eye-opening experience has changed my perspective on how I can make a social change with all those around me. I now feel that a cascade effect comes from my changes as little as it might seem, it gets passed down and impact larger changes in the long run. How I speak with my patients and show the advocate I am for them in addressing their healthcare issues with importance, to the trust and relationship I have created with the primary care providers, goes to show these small social changes can in the end bring a great change for all. This has shown me that social change has a larger purpose in the end and even as small of a change we bring about, if we all come together and do the same, the results would be even more significant than what we perceived as a small change in the beginning. From our professional interactions with one another to our desire to help and better our care with all patients alike, these changes have a great purpose and impact on our future as everyone else.        Apart from that, social change has influenced my education by motivating me to seek ways to make a difference in a community project presented by my university. It has ignited a flame in me, so to speak, and piqued my interest in seeing what my university has to offer in making a social change. Whether this is by being part of projects, joining a committee, or being part of future alumni programs to help others. Also, being able to refine my nursing practice in our community as in the hospital has been a change for me. This, in turn, will be put forth in the interactions and relationships I create with my patients, colleagues, peers, and others I come in contact with, hopefully, bringing a social change in the end. This is what the principles of social change will bring about for me.  References Walden University. (n.d.).  What kind of social change agent are you? Lin.

1. Instructions:
Respond to your colleagues. Respond with a comment that asks
for clarification, supports, or contributes additional information
to two or more of your colleagues.
Reynaldo Guerra
As influencers in our society, that bring about social change
in healthcare as all those we contact, the type of agent I would
align with is a Purposeful Participant. Where "School or work
are the primary motivations for involvement in positive social
change." (
What kind of social change agent are you? n.d.) are
what defines greatly the type of agent I am. Due to my desire to
expand my education and grow, I have been allowed to not just
see but know that I can contribute to various aspects of
healthcare. At the hospital I currently am employed, many
principles are introduced to us and help us with making a
difference for our patients as all professionals alike by the way
we interact and the relationship we create with everyone. Even
if driven by these two motivators, they have opened my eyes
and expanded my limitations in the change we can bring about.
This eye-opening experience has changed my perspective on
how I can make a social change with all those around me. I now
feel that a cascade effect comes from my changes as little as it
might seem, it gets passed down and impact larger changes in
the long run. How I speak with my patients and show the
advocate I am for them in addressing their healthcare issues
with importance, to the trust and relationship I have created
with the primary care providers, goes to show these small social
changes can in the end bring a great change for all. This has
shown me that social change has a larger purpose in the end and
even as small of a change we bring about, if we all come

2. together and do the same, the results would be even more
significant than what we perceived as a small change in the
beginning. From our professional interactions with one another
to our desire to help and better our care with all patients alike,
these changes have a great purpose and impact on our future as
everyone else.
Apart from that, social change has influenced my education
by motivating me to seek ways to make a difference in a
community project presented by my university. It has ignited a
flame in me, so to speak, and piqued my interest in seeing what
my university has to offer in making a social change. Whether
this is by being part of projects, joining a committee, or being
part of future alumni programs to help others. Also, being able
to refine my nursing practice in our community as in the
hospital has been a change for me. This, in turn, will be put
forth in the interactions and relationships I create with my
patients, colleagues, peers, and others I come in contact with,
hopefully, bringing a social change in the end. This is what the
principles of social change will bring about for me.
References
Walden University. (n.d.).
What kind of social change agent are you? Links to an
external site. [Infographic]. http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-
cdn.com/what-kind-of-social-change-agent-are-
you_52a758e27a3a0.jpg
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3. Looking at the infographic, the social change theme that
resonates with my life and decision would be the purposeful
participant. Looking at the decisions I have made throughout my
career has shown that I am a purposeful participant. Working
with HIV/AIDS nonprofit organizations, working with mothers
who battle with postpartum depression and other mental health
issues, working with the homeless population and helping
people across the lifespan find a home, and then deciding to
become a NICU nurse because of a personal experience. Even
now, I am deciding to go back to school to work with those
impacted by mental health issues and help them find a quality of
life.
I root for the underdogs and the individuals that society
shies away from or keeps hidden. I am drawn to those who are
often ignored or thrown a bone to get them to shut up for a
moment. The best way to relate to others is through their
vulnerabilities and flaws. I appreciate Walden and the
professors and staff for allowing that mission to continue and
recognizing that we are allowing room for significant change to
occur through educating ourselves and each other. These
changes are not only changes that will happen in health care but
in all aspects of humanity. A quote that I live by is “When you
drop a pebble into a pond, ripples spread out, changing all the
water in the pool. The ripples hit the shore and rebound,
bumping into one another, breaking each other apart. In some
small way, the pond is never the same again.” Neal Shusterman
The principle of social change is why I continue my
education and have the aspirations and dreams I have. Knowing
that you could make a difference in someone’s life without ever
crossing paths with you or remembering who you are. Knowing
that you saved a child who will grow up to become what the
world needs is worth thriving for. In hindsight, we do not ever
look at it this way because we are told to be humble, but we are
genuine heroes for going into a profession where we get to see
the changes that we make. With each discharge, smile and thank
you are examples of the principle of social change that we

4. should follow. We are in a profession that allows us to
participate in what we need to help humanity grow.
References:
Social Change. Walden University. (2020, July 20). Retrieved
January 2, 2023, from https://www.waldenu.edu/why-
walden/social-change
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NURSES ARE CHANGING THE WORLD!
As a future Walden nursing graduate, you will take your place
beside many Walden scholar-practitioner nurses that have
preceded you. The current political milieu in the world of health
care creates abundant opportunities for nurses like you to move
health care toward positive social change.
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Post a 3-paragraph response (of at least 350 words) to the
following:
Today, social change is still the beating heart of Walden, from
innovative approaches to education to countless student and
alumni success stories. Review the types of social agents in the
“What kind of social change agent are you?” infographic found
in the Resources. How does the principle of social change bring
perspective and meaning to you, your education, and/or your
nursing practice?