Nursing Case Study Andy

nursing students, to discover their own potential in order to implement change (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). The change strategy that reflects these actions is defined as the empirical-rational strategy. This strategy assumes that people are rational and will adhere to their self-interest once it is revealed to them (Sullivan, 2013). The assumption that is also made is that the change agent, in this case Andy, has the knowledge and power necessary to persuade the nurses using incentives (Sullivan, 2013). In this case, Andy is communicating to the nurses as well as nursing students the importance of being politically engaged, uniting as a team, standing up for themselves, and voicing their opinions (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). By using the information …show more content…
He explained that the most challenging ones were those that resulted from work shortages that had occurred while he was the leader in organizations (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). Jason describes himself as a leader but when explaining his difficult situation, it appears he is using the word leader to describe manager interchangeably (Sullivan, 2013). A manager position is accompanied by responsibilities because a manager has authority, responsibility, accountability, and power within the organization (Sullivan, 2013). Jason has an obligation to the organization as a leader or manager but is also empathetic towards the nurses walking the picket line because he essentially is a nurse (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). Jason appears to have a dilemma as he is caught in the middle of two sides, one being his duty to the organization and the other his compassion for his friends and colleagues (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). This difficult situation presents a challenge for Jason, as he must decide how to act as a leader. There ultimately may have been a positive change process because of the work stoppages, but this is unknown, as he did not speak about the conclusion to this …show more content…
Dr. Esplen was caring for her ill husband and had planned to write a successful grant over the weekend so funding would be available before her husband passed (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). It is because of her family circumstances that she was distracted, had limited time, and looked to her team for support, allowing them to focus on the appendices (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). Unfortunately, a serious error occurred with the appendices. Dr. Esplen accepted the consequences for this error as she felt it was her mistake (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). She was loyal to her team as a leader and learned from her mistake (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). However, this situation did affect her career. It damaged her personal power because her credibility and reputation was hindered (Orazietti, 2017). Although her personal power in the view of others had changed, it did not change within her team (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). The trusting relationship between them was maintained and her respect as a leader remained intact (Orazietti, 2017). As rationalized by many leaders, difficult situations are learning experiences and are constructive towards personal growth (Orazietti & Singh,