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Nurse Implementation Plan
Implementation Plan Jeanes (2009) suggested that this first step of change is ultimately very important and require a marketing or selling effort. She wrote "Hospital acquired infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitals. Hand hygiene is a vital measure in the prevention of these infections, but attaining compliance with hand hygiene requirements can be difficult. Our approach of 'selling' hand hygiene to staff by adopting traditional marketing methods produced a sustained effect. Work is now taking place to measure compliance with the use of the hand-cleansing products." Once established, this mindset can now be changed within the hearts and minds of the nursing staff and a new idea may be formed and frozen in to the collective psyche of the hospital ward.
It is important to understand that plans do not simply manifest themselves into existence and a specific implementation effort is needed to ensure that the evidence presented in research efforts can be used to practical ends. Although the solution appears to be clear and succinct, putting into this plan into action requires a plan of its own. To do this effectively, Lewin's model of change theory can assist in describing "how" this plan will be put into action and significantly complement "what" needs to be done in order to realize success.
The plan itself is simple and revolves around and addresses Lewin's trinity of components in his change Model. Lewin essentially proposed that change occurs in three distinct stages where an old idea is "unfrozen," then processed and eventually "refrozen." This simple model of understanding the mental processes apply both at a collective level and an individual level signifying the importance of the effectiveness of this approach. The model must make use of identifying constraints that push and pull towards poles of the boundaries set. An equilibrium point must also be identified to help locate the practical benefits of the model and create a system with known and tangible boundaries.
Resources Needed
Although the implementation plan is mostly an abstract and mental process, physical resources must be attained and utilize to manifest this plan. The first action to make this plan happen will require the formation of a committee comprising of the nurses, educators, mangers, infection control…
References
Jansson, I. et al. (2010). Factors and Conditions that Influence the Implementation of Standardized Nursing Care Plans. The Open Nursing Journal, 10 Oct 2010. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024554/
Jeanes, A. (2009). Improving hand hygiene compliance. Nursing Times, 18 Feb 2009. Retrieved from http://www.nursingtimes.net/Journals/2012/10/04/g/p/i/030218Improving-hand-hygiene-compliance.pdf
Knutsen, R. (2013). Nurses, Hand Hygiene and Infection Control. Advanced Health Care Network, 6 Feb 2013. Retrieved from http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Nurses-Hand-Hygiene-Infection-Control.aspx
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