onsider how leadership approaches may contribute to evaluation processes for change management, as well as for the support of sustaining changes in healthcare organizations and nursing practice. What does it mean to sustain changes in healthcare organizations or nursing practice, and how might leadership support these aims? Reflect on when you should stop measuring change in an organization, and why.

onsider how leadership approaches may contribute to evaluation processes for change management, as well as for the support of sustaining changes in healthcare organizations and nursing practice. What does it mean to sustain changes in healthcare organizations or nursing practice, and how might leadership support these aims? Reflect on when you should stop measuring change in an organization, and why.

Change is something that every organization requires at some point. Changes in technology, lives, perceptions, and beliefs contributed to this. The outcome of the change process might be either positive or negative (Kotter, 2021). All an organization needs to do to avoid negative consequences is understand and properly employ change management in partnership with change leadership, ensuring that all change requirements are completed before and during the change process. Change management refers to a set of tools and procedures that must be in place to keep change efforts in check (Holten et al., 2019). The major purpose is to mitigate the negative effects of change. It’s a method of implementing massive changes in an organization while remaining sensible and in control. A perfect example occurred in my company during a raw materials shortage. The problem arose due to the company’s rapid change of chairman, and the new management decided that for the company to continue, it needed to transform its structure and operations. On the other hand, change leadership examines the forces driving change, as well as the vision and procedures that support more significant transformative changes (Holten et al., 2019). It is most commonly connected with introducing an engine into the entire change process to make it more efficient, faster, and more so in large-scale conversions.

The health care setting is dynamic due to constant changes to improve efficiency, quality of care, and patient safety. Leadership is needed to push these goals, ensure that the set goal and target are met, and enhance sustained change in the organization (Chartier et al., 2018). Leadership is required to evaluate and sustain change by navigating the complex web depicted by the different disease areas, multidirectional plans, and staff within the health care setting. Furthermore, some employees may resist the new changes as a result of experiencing poor past management. Leadership is needed to communicate the need for change, engage employees in decision-making, and mobilize necessary support for the change (Chartier et al., 2018). The leaders are required to provide the correct direction and motivate employees to improve and innovate continuously. An organization should not stop measuring change. Measuring change is critical in determining and communicating the success and acceptance of the implemented process.it also helps determine whether the persons influenced by the change are progressing towards the required direction (Sipes, 2021).

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Chartier, L. B., Vaillancourt, S., Cheng, A. H. Y., & Stang, A. S. (2018). Quality improvement primer part 3: Evaluating and sustaining a quality improvement project in the emergency department. CJEM, 21(2), 261–268. https://doi.org/10.1017/cem.2018.380

Holten, A. L., Hancock, G. R., & Bøllingtoft, A. (2019). Studying the importance of change leadership and change management in layoffs, mergers, and closures. Management Decision, 58(3), 393–409. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-03-2017-0278

Kotter. (2021, May 7). The 8-Step Process for Leading Change. https://www.kotterinc.com/8-steps-process-for-leading-change/