HCA 675

Assignment 1:

Details:

1) Examine a major change in your life, whether personal or work-related, that you found challenging and difficult to make.

2) Describe the situation in a paper of 1,000–1,200 words. Include the factors discussed in the module and how they affected your reactions to the change. Include a discussion of how these factors could have been used to make the change easier or smoother.

3) Refer to the assigned readings to incorporate specific examples and details into your paper.

4) Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Assigned Readings:

Read "Leveraging Change for Continuous Process Improvement," by Bhandola, from Pharmaceutical

Technology (2015).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=110521421&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Read the "Change Management – The Systems and Tools for Managing Change" page of the Change Management

website.

URL:

http://www.change-management.com/tutorial-change-process-detailed.htm

Read "Change is Constant, but Improvement is Rapid," by Joshi, from H and HN: Hospitals and Health Networks (2014).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107838732&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Read "Actualizing Culture Change: The Promoting Excellent Alternatives in Kansas Nursing Homes (PEAK 2.0) Program," by Doll, Cornelison, Rath, and Syme, from Psychological Services (2017).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2017-34654-006&site=ehost-live&scope=site