Capstone Project: Evaluation and Dissemination Plan

Capstone Project: Evaluation and Dissemination Plan
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Capstone Project: Evaluation and Dissemination Plan
Evaluation of the change plan
The use of change theories remains instrumental in altering systems within health care organization systems and the community. In addressing the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within the hospital setting and in the community, change theories such as innovation diffusion theory and force field and the unfreezing-change-refreezing model will be used. The review of the logic model, change proposal, and the initiation plan will be a necessary step in designing a dissemination plan. For instance, in achieving the project outcomes of reducing disease infections, increasing disease control strategies, and overall prevention of AMR, the project will integrate Roger’s five –steps of innovation diffusion theory and Lewin’s three-steps of change model Wojciechowski, Murphy, Pearsall & French, 2016. As nurses are important to change agents, their skills and behaviors largely influence organizational and community actions throughout the process of change. Therefore, nurses will play a critical role in the change plan both in the evaluation stage and the project dissemination step to ensure the successful implementation of the project.
According to Kurt Lewin’s theory of unfreezing-change-refreezing theory, the behavior is a product of balanced forces that work in opposing directions (Wojciechowski, Murphy, Pearsall & French, 2016). Lewin’s change model depends on both the resistance and driving forces from employees and other nurses oppose or support the proposed change. Roger’s change theory is a modification of the Lewin’s theory to comprise of five steps: knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation (Mohammadi, Poursaberi & Salahshoor, 2018). The refreezing stage of Lewin’s theory and the confirmation stage of Roger’s model involves finalizing and accepting change as a new habit. At this stage, the community and health care organizations will adopt recommended measures to prevent AMR. Deriving from the logic model, implementation of the change plan will require human resources such...