Change In Healthcare

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Change is often times a hard thing to do. We get comfortable the way things are and having the security of knowing what to expect is a comfort zone for many. Your situation however, sounds as if collectively the staff was ready for a change. Having a fair assignment of patients is important not only for staff satisfaction, but also for patient satisfaction and safety. Lewin’s change process of unfreezing, moving, and refreezing, allows for not only the changes to be made, but also to evaluate if the right changes were made (Huber, 2014). Do you agree? References
Huber, D. (2014). Leadership & nursing care management (5th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier.

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