Phelp LPNtoRN 6e

Adapting to Change

CHAPTER 3

By the end of this chapter, the student will be able to: 1. Explore the paradoxes of change. 2. Differentiate individual and organizational change. 3. Summarize factors that motivate change. 4. Compare and contrast types of change. 5. Describe the process of planned change. 6. Outline Lewin’s process of change. 7. Discuss the effects of change on individuals and systems. 8. Apply theoretical effects of change. 9. Describe the methods for adjusting to change. 10. Give examples of positive outcomes of change.

LEARNING OUTCOMES 11. Compare and contrast Lewin’s change theory with Bridges’ phases of transition. 12. Evaluate effective strategies for managing the three-phase transition experienced by an individual or organization undergoing transformational change.

KEY TERMS ambivalence autonomy biotechnology change change agent conflict crisis distress driving forces

eustress flexibility general adaptation syndrome individual change loss organizational change paradox resistance

resonance restraining forces self-actualization stakeholders stress transactional change transformational change

Case

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Deborah Washington is a 46-year-old LPN who has worked in the mental health unit for the past 25 years. She is taking her first clinical

nursing course in the LPN to ADN Bridge Program. After having difficulty with the clinical component in a hospital setting, she is meeting with her nursing adviser, John Tercha, to discuss her problems adjusting to change.

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