write an answer based on this assignment. use at least 2 references. do not use the same that appears here. 

People and the Process of Change

Changing from a route I am used to would imply leaving earlier for class. This is one of the changes I would make. Leaving early would assist in dealing with any unexpected distance of the new route. I believe changing the route I am used to would bring about resistance to stick to the route, especially if it is a longer route. Personal needs would arise when sticking to the new route. Personal needs would relate to gaining trust based on safety and security (Weiss & Tappen, 2015). I would resist following the new route, where I do not believe in assured safety and security. Unlike the normal route used I was used to; the new route would take time as I adapt. The process follows freezing, changing, and unfreezing. The freezing would happen when I decide to change to a new route. The change would happen during the use of the route as I familiarize myself with the path. Gaining familiarity assists in building trust in using the route. One of the large changes would involve adjusting the time I leave for the class to ensure I am not late. The second large change is trusting in the route. The change aligns with the personal need that humans look for during stability. I would seek to adapt to having faith in the route I would be comfortable taking.

Stability would also imply emotional stability. Emotional stability means having the full trust of security and safety (Weiss & Tappen, 2015). Small changes include seeing different environments and different people using the route. I would meet different people using the new route. Other people would be using the route, which would imply meeting different people. Hence, continuous use of the route would prompt meeting failure faces. Meeting familiar faces becomes the unfreezing part as the route becomes my norm. The more familiar the route becomes, the more I will use the path. Also, the more different people become familiar to me, the more I will trust the route. This falls under attaining stability and having the assurance that the route will not have me lost. Unless I am familiar with the route to get to my destination fast, I may not change during the final exam day. During exams, individuals are required to arrive early. Hence, not being familiar with the route would mean I may get late.

The only way to avoid lateness is by using a route that gets me to the exam room on time. Therefore, trusting the route and attaining emotional stability is vital on the final exam day. This will only happen if I am assured that I will not get lost as I use the route. The change to another route during the final day of the exam is a micro or small change. Using the new route is a small change because the effect of the change is on me. No one else is affected by the change. One of the positive impacts of changes is learning (Otken & Beser, 2017). I would learn about a new environment. My mind would become familiar with solving the way I will get to class on time. Hence, the small change would allow me to change from my comfort zone to attain new ideas regarding a different environment. Concerning nursing staff adhering to an administrator making a minor change, learning is the linking factor and an advantage. Change of route and adapting to minor change for nursing promotes learning to come in terms with new ideas.

One negative effect of the change is restructuring from the norm. The restructuring would require leaving earlier to get to the exam room on time. For the nursing staff, losing power and experiencing a downgrade in a position are negative impacts. Weiss & Tappen (2015) implies that restructuring causes altering certain norms for employees such as salary cuts, downgrade in a position, loss of benefits, job loss, or relocation to another department. Having a negative impact of change creates resistance to change (Imran et al., 2016). The resistance makes nurses seek a way of protecting interests as a team. Resisting to using the path and resistance by nurses to adherence to the change creates a negative impact because one must unlearn the old methods and adopt new methods. The new methods create a delay in how one will do what is expected. Arriving in class on time is resisted when I am forced to leave early than usual. Altering my time of going to class implies I change or drop a certain activity I am used to doing before going to class. For instance, instead of waking early to read, circumstances may force me to wake up early to prepare and leave early. For nurses, a minor change may cause a slower rate in meeting the patients’ needs. Slowness comes about during the learning process from freezing, change, and unfreezing.

A change that has occurred in my life is losing my grandmother. My grandmother died due to cancer. The loss took place when I was a child. My initial reaction to the loss was anger since I did not understand that my grandmother would leave without saying goodbye. The explanation I received is my grandmother had traveled to the sky to become a star that shines over us. Coming into terms with the betrayal of being left by my traveling grandmother was not easy. I would miss her, and I did not know how to tell her. If I knew that my grandmother died because of a brain tumor, I would have reacted differently. I would have forgiven my grandmother for leaving without any goodbyes. Knowing what death is as a child meant understanding that not everyone would be in my life for long. Having more information about death would empower me to understand that death happens in uncertain and unexpected ways. Applying Lewin’s change model means using basic elements of freeze, change, and unfreeze (Weiss & Tappen, 2015). Freezing is when I became aware of what happened to my grandmother. Learning about death made me realize that people leave and go to be with God. The change was when I learned that death is a process of life and must occur. Lastly, I went through the unfreezing process of becoming aware death is a common occurrence. The next time I lost a relative, I did not feel betrayed by the relative going without saying goodbye. I learned that a person might die when I am not close to them. Hence, no goodbyes will occur.

References

Imran, M. K., Rehman, C. A., Aslam, U., & Bilal, A. R. (2016). What’s organization knowledge management strategy for successful change implementation?. Journal of Organizational Change Management.

Otken, A. B., & Beser, H. S. G. (2017). The effect of authentic leadership on organizational learning providing organization the ability to adapt quickly and conveniently to changing circumstances. PressAcademia Procedia, 3(1), 457-471.

Weiss, S. A., & Tappen, R. M.(2015).Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management (6th Ed.). F. A. Davis Company

Task

Patient Education

a. Create a lesson pertaining to caring for a patient with COPD who is from another culture.

b. Discuss potential barriers and solutions

c. Address learning evaluation methods.

As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Support your work, using your course lectures and textbook readings. Helpful APA guides and resources are available in the University Online Library. Below are guides that are located in the library and can be accessed and downloaded via the  University Online Citation Resources: APA Style page. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.

Instructions:

The post should be written in outline form. To prepare the Persuasive outline, use the full-sentence outline method. The outline should have enough content in order to deliver an 8-10 minute persuasive speech. The outline should include the following:

• Specific Purpose
• Central Idea (aka:  Thesis Statement or Preview Statement)
• Introduction – capture attention, establish YOUR speaker credibility, preview the speech
• Body – key points (minimum of 3), transitions between main points, supporting materials from at least 3 sources including in-text references to the sources.
• Conclusion – signal the end, summarize main points
• Researched supporting material references (minimum 3) – include a works cited at the end of your outline, use APA format.
• Identification of a presentation aid (visual)
• Use persuasive techniques and language

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with in-text citations and references in APA format.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

This topic is valued at 40 points. Please review post and response expectations. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response meets criteria (Read Me First Section of the Course).

Peer Response: Unit 6, Due Sunday by 11:59 pm CT

Persuasive Speech Outline Draft Peer Review

Instructions:

Please post 1 peer response.

In the response post, critique the outline by providing strengths and areas of improvement based on the quality of the following:

• Introduction
• Body w/ transitions
• Conclusion
• Supporting materials – in-text references and APA citations
• Were you persuaded? How was it or was it not effective?
• Other suggestions for improvement
• Any suggestions you have for smoothing out the content.

Assignment Prompt

The purpose of Reflection-in-Action is to reflect upon what one has learned or how one has performed as compared with one’s expectations or goals. This assignment will provide an opportunity for students to share their experiences, thoughts, feelings and learning moments from this course. 

Self understanding through reflection on life experiences, feelings, etc., is a core concept in Dr. Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring.  

The Reflection for this course must address at least three (3) of the following topics:

• Learning moments or activities from this course
• Thoughts on evidence-based practice
• Evidence supporting Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring
• Ethics in research
• Protecting human subjects in quality improvement or evidence-based practice projects
• Understanding or comfort level with statistics in nursing research and other research reports
• Perception of MSN graduates’ role in nursing research
• Creating and sustaining an Evidence-Based nursing environment
• Asking compelling, clinical questions
• Lessons learned while conducting evidence-based literature review

Expectations

• Due: Friday 10/16/2020, 11:59 pm PT
• Length: A minimum of two and maximum of four pages (excluding the title and reference pages).  Submissions not meeting the minimum and maximum page requirements will receive a grade of zero. 
• Format: Formal paper, APA 6th ed format for body of paper and all citations. 

The purpose of this assignment is to draft and submit a comprehensive and complete rough draft of your medication paper in APA format. Your rough draft should include all of the research paper elements of a final draft.

Recommended: Before you begin, review the Writing Resources area of the Student Resources tab located in the top menu on your main Blackboard page.

Include the following in your rough draft:

• Title page
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Headings
• Conclusion
• Reference page with a minimum of 5 references and appropriately used in-text citations for each
• Visuals: tables, figures, graphs, charts, images, or any other non-text content. (if applicable)

• Footnotes (if applicable)
• Appendices (if applicable)

 The abstract is a well-formulated summary of the paper that includes the following components: clear introductory sentence(s) with supporting evidence that guides the reader to the medication’s significance. It is succinct yet thorough, well written, and organized. 

 Clearly states the medication chosen and describes the medication’s uses. Clearly states the purpose of researching the chosen medication and indicates the main points to be covered. 

 The body includes all of the required content components: •Manufacturing company •Brand name •Indication •First in class or not first in class •Common side-effects profile •Known contradictions A critical analysis of the medication and the diseases/disorders it treats is presented. All special considerations are addressed (i.e., pediatric patients, geriatric patients, patients with renal dysfunction, patients with liver dysfunction, obese patients, and pregnancy/lactation). Ideas are professionally sound; they are supported by scientific evidence that is credible and timely.