Developing an Implementation Plan for Reducing Mood Disorders

Using pre-operative education and psychological support to reduce mood disorders and post-operative morbidity in adult patients awaiting heart surgery
Developing an Implementation Plan
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Method of obtaining necessary approval and securing support for proposal
The success of this project greatly depends on the support of the key stakeholders. They comprise the hospital’s administration as well as colleagues including nurses, doctors, and other health professionals. All these stakeholders are important given that for this project to proceed as planned without being disrupted in any way, support and approval from them is crucial. Three methods would be used to obtain support as well as approval from the hospital’s administration and employees. The first method will entail consulting these stakeholders and ensuring that I involve them during the implementation. I will encourage them to give input and make contribution to the project as its implementation progresses. This is important as they would have a sense of ownership and a feeling of contribution to the project, which is essential to the project’s success (Goodman, 2009).
The second method entails informing these stakeholders of the underlying principle for this proposed change. I will explain to them clearly the reasons why the hospital should espouse and implement the change and how the hospital and employees will all benefit following successful implementation of the proposed change. The third method entails addressing any of their concerns satisfactorily. It is notable that if the stakeholders’ concerns are not addressed effectively and properly, they may exhibit resistance toward the project – something that would compromise the project’s success. Given that some physicians or nurses at the hospital might be concerned or worried about this proposed change, all their worries and concerns would be addressed clearly and sufficiently. This will ensure that they do not resist the project.
Description of current problem
As one may expect, patients who are waiting to undergo surgery in most cases experience high anxiety levels. This anxiety is significant and may have major impacts. Boni, Martinez and Saccomann (2013) stated that the pre-operative anxiety may lead to negative bodily responses, for instance increased heart rate and increased blood pressure, which may in turn result in slower healing of wound in addition to increased risk of infection postoperatively. In addition, this pre-operative anxiety can affect the start of anesthesia and slow patient recovery following the surgical operation (Guo, 2014).
At present, pre-operative anxiety of patients is reduced through the use of anti-anxiety medications and sedatives. The common drugs administered include midazolam, diazepam, and chlordiazepoxide HCI (Guo, East & Arthur, 2012). These drugs, which comprise the hospitals’ pharmacological intervention, are administered regularly prior to surgery. Nonetheless, these medications have negative side effects, for instance they cause breathing difficulties and drowsiness. Some of them can even interact with anesthetic medicines and extend the patients recovery as well as ...