ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS ASSESSME
How do you determine organizational readiness to implement change in your practice or organization? Are the individuals committed to making the change? Are they confident in the impact of the change? Are they prepared to face challenges?
The answers to these questions, and others, may provide insight into the readiness of an organization to implement change. Understanding an organization’s readiness provides critical insight into building a team, identifying stakeholders, and ultimately moving forward with a proposed change. As a nurse leader, it will be important to determine the organizational readiness and motivating factors of individuals associated with the organization to implement change.
For this Assignment, complete the Organizational Readiness Form to assist you in determining the readiness for implementing change. Utilizing this form, you will explore the importance of organizational readiness with your team and other stakeholders.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
· Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.
o Chapter 5, “Searching for Evidence” (pp. 99–120)
· Hickey, J. V., & Giardino, E. R. (Eds.). (2021). Evaluation of quality in health care for DNPs (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing.
o Chapter 2, “The Nature of Evidence as a Basis for Evaluation” (pp. 37–64)
o Chapter 3, “Models for Evaluation in Advanced Nursing Practice” (pp. 65–92)
· Benson, L. A. (2021). Chapter 14: The DNP degree: A fundamental requirement for the chief nursing offer. The DNP professional: Translating value from classroom to practice. Slack.
· Benson, L. A. (2021). Chapter 15: Leaders, change agents: The unique contributions of a DNP-prepared nurse executive. The DNP professional: Translating value from classroom to practice. Slack.
· Benson, L. A. (2021). Chapter 16: Aligning DNP practice with the mission and strategic priority of the organization. The DNP professional: Translating value from classroom to practice. Slack.
· Foster, M., Shurtz, S., & Smith, M. L. (2014). Translating research into practice: Criteria for applying literature search results to your workLinks to an external site.. Health Promotion Practice, 15(2), 157–160. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839913511628
· Haas, M., & Mortensen, M. (2016). The secrets of great teamwork.Links to an external site. Harvard Business Review, 94(6), 70–76. https://hbr.org/2016/06/the-secrets-of-great-teamwork
· Hussain, S. T., Lei, S., Akram, T., Haider, M. J., Hussain, S. H., & Ali, M. (2018). Kurt Lewin’s change model: A critical review of the role of leadership and employee involvement in organizational changeLinks to an external site.. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 3(3), 123–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2016.07.002
· Jones, E. P., Brennan, E. A., & Davis, A. (2020). Evaluation of literature searching and article selection skills of an evidence-based practice teamLinks to an external site.. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 108(3), 487–493. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2020.865
· Merner, B., Lowe, D., Walsh, L., Synnot, A., Stratil, J., Lewin, S., Glenton, C., von Philipsborn, P., Schonfeld, L., Ryan, R., O’Connor, D., Hoving, J. L., & Hill, S. (2021). American Journal of Public HealthLinks to an external site., 111(7), 1210–1215. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306252
· Smith, L. W. (2000). Stakeholder analysis: A pivotal practice of successful projectsLinks to an external site.. https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/stakeholder-analysis-pivotal-practice-projects-8905
TO PREPARE
· Determine who is a part of the team needed to address your problem.
· Ensure your problem is clearly defined and shared with your team.
THE ASSIGNMENT: (1–2 PAGES AND COMPLETED ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS FORM)
Meet with teams associated with your practice problem to gather information about the problem. With the guidance of the team, answer the following questions:
· What is the practice problem?
· What are the real or perceived impacts of the problem?
· Is the problem defined correctly?
· Who are the stakeholders?
o Consider the following:
§ Are the right people at the table?
§ What is their level of engagement with the problem?
§ Are there internal/external stakeholders?
After answering the questions, provide an assessment for organizational readiness. Additionally, complete the Organizational Readiness Form provided to you in the Learning Resources. Note: You will be submitting your responses to the prompts for this Assignment and a completed Organizational Readiness Form in the Assignment submission link for this week.
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Walden Writing Center Sample Paper provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632Links to an external site.). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
Rubric
NURS_8502_Week3_Assignment1_Rubric
NURS_8502_Week3_Assignment1_Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentify the
problem
17 to >15.0 pts
Excellent
The response accurately and clearly identifies the problem to be
addressed at the organization. … The response includes relevant,
specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the problem
identified.
15 to >13.0 pts
Good
The response accurately identifies the problem to be addressed at the
organization. … The response includes relevant, specific, and accurate
examples that support the problem identified.
13 to >11.0 pts
Fair
The response inaccurately or vaguely identifies the problem to be
addressed at the organization. … The response includes inaccurate and
irrelevant examples that may support the problem identified.
11 to >0 pts
Poor
The response inaccurately and vaguely identifies the problem to be
addressed at the organization, or it is missing. … The response includes
inaccurate and vague examples that do not support the problem identified,
or it is missing.
17 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentify the real
or perceived impacts of the problem.
17 to >15.0 pts
Excellent
The response accurately and clearly identifies the impacts of the
problem to be addressed at the organization. … The response includes
relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully supports the
impacts of the problem identified.
15 to >13.0 pts
Good
The response accurately identifies the impacts of the problem to be
addressed at the organization. … The response includes relevant, specific,
and accurate examples that supports the impacts of the problem identified.
13 to >11.0 pts
Fair
The response inaccurately or vaguely identifies the impacts of the
problem to be addressed at the organization. … The response includes
inaccurate and irrelevant examples that may support the impacts of the
problem identified.
11 to >0 pts
Poor
The response inaccurately and vaguely identifies the impacts of the
problem to be addressed at the organization, or it is missing. … The
response includes inaccurate and vague examples that do not support the
impacts of the problem identified, or it is missing.
17 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescribe whether
or not the problem is identified correctly.
17 to >15.0 pts
Excellent
The response comprehensively and fully explains whether the problem
is correctly identified. … The response accurately and clearly analyzes
the problem identification as it relates to the organization, providing
relevant, specific, and appropriate examples to support the problem
identification.
15 to >13.0 pts
Good
The response explains whether or not the problem is correctly
identified. … The response analyzes the problem identification as it
relates to the organization. … The response includes relevant, specific,
and accurate examples that support the problem identification.
13 to >11.0 pts
Fair
The response inaccurately or vaguely explains whether or not the
problem is correctly identified. … The response inaccurately or vaguely
analyzes the problem identification as it relates to the organization. …
The response includes inaccurate and irrelevant examples that may support
the problem identification.
11 to >0 pts
Poor
The response inaccurately and vaguely explains whether or not the
problem is correctly identified, or it is missing. … The response
inaccurately and vaguely analyzes the problem identification as it relates
to the organization, or it is missing. … The response includes inaccurate
and vague examples that do not support the problem identification, or it is
missing.
17 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentify the
stakeholders.
17 to >15.0 pts
Excellent
The response accurately and clearly identifies the stakeholders
associated with the problem. … The response includes relevant, specific,
and appropriate examples of the identified stakeholders.
15 to >13.0 pts
Good
The response accurately identifies the stakeholders associated with
the problem. … The response includes relevant, specific, and accurate
examples that support the identified stakeholders.
13 to >11.0 pts
Fair
The response inaccurately or vaguely identifies the stakeholders
associated with the problem. … The response includes inaccurate and
irrelevant examples that may support the identified stakeholders.
11 to >0 pts
Poor
The response inaccurately and vaguely identifies the stakeholders
associated with the problem, or it is missing. … The response includes
inaccurate and vague examples that do not support the identified
stakeholders, or it is missing.
17 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeComplete the
Organizational Readiness Form.
17 to >0.0 pts
Excellent
A completed Organizational Readiness Form is submitted.
0 pts
Fair
0 pts
Good
0 pts
Poor
An incomplete Organizational Readiness Form is submitted, or it is
missing.
17 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression
and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make
clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and
demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long
and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive
purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required
criteria.
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow,
continuity, and clarity. … A clear and comprehensive purpose statement,
introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required
criteria.
4 to >3.5 pts
Good
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow,
continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and
conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
3.5 to >3.0 pts
Fair
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow,
continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time. … Purpose, introduction, and
conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.
3 to >0 pts
Poor
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow,
continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. … No purpose statement,
introduction, or conclusion was provided.
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression
and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and
proper punctuation
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
4 to >3.5 pts
Good
Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3.5 to >3.0 pts
Fair
Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3 to >0 pts
Poor
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that
interfere with the reader’s understanding.
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression
and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page,
headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers,
parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
4 to >3.5 pts
Good
Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.
3.5 to >3.0 pts
Fair
Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.
3 to >0 pts
Poor
Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.
5 pts
Total Points: 100
