Buy –in: who and why
Buy-in is for everyone in the organization starting from the top management to front-line staff and the patients. Everyone involved need to approve and be in agreement with the program for it to be successful. The success of this program depends on the receptive of the Buy-in. The individuals involved in the buy-in are the Management staff, the nursing’s staff that comprise of the nurses and certified nurses’ assistants.
The management staff encompass the chief executive officer, chief operations officers, chief nursing officer and the medical director. These top management staff are important in the buy-in because they make important decisions for the organization like the approval for change to be made or to try the new CAUTI protocol, and also approving the budget. The top management has to understand the need for a change and support the change to avoid core business issues like production and profitability competing with safety and health. (Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) n.d)
The physicians are part of the buy-in for this change. They give orders for insertion of catheter and the order to discontinue. Physicians should be on board with the new protocol. Orders should be written for cauterization only when it is necessary and order for removal should be written 48 hours …show more content…
Nurses are in the front line in the insertion and discontinuation of catheters and perineal care. Implementation of the new protocol falls on them. If nursing staff is enthusiastic about the new change it will be a success. When there is resistance to change it will be difficult to get the nursing staff to try the new innovation. According to Krueger (2013) resistance to change is natural and expected; it shows that staffs are engaged. The leader must have and maintain a clear focus during the transition period for it to be
Buy-in is for everyone in the organization starting from the top management to front-line staff and the patients. Everyone involved need to approve and be in agreement with the program for it to be successful. The success of this program depends on the receptive of the Buy-in. The individuals involved in the buy-in are the Management staff, the nursing’s staff that comprise of the nurses and certified nurses’ assistants.
The management staff encompass the chief executive officer, chief operations officers, chief nursing officer and the medical director. These top management staff are important in the buy-in because they make important decisions for the organization like the approval for change to be made or to try the new CAUTI protocol, and also approving the budget. The top management has to understand the need for a change and support the change to avoid core business issues like production and profitability competing with safety and health. (Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) n.d)
The physicians are part of the buy-in for this change. They give orders for insertion of catheter and the order to discontinue. Physicians should be on board with the new protocol. Orders should be written for cauterization only when it is necessary and order for removal should be written 48 hours …show more content…
Nurses are in the front line in the insertion and discontinuation of catheters and perineal care. Implementation of the new protocol falls on them. If nursing staff is enthusiastic about the new change it will be a success. When there is resistance to change it will be difficult to get the nursing staff to try the new innovation. According to Krueger (2013) resistance to change is natural and expected; it shows that staffs are engaged. The leader must have and maintain a clear focus during the transition period for it to be