McGarry, D et al. (2012). Child and adolescent psychiatric nursing and the ‘plastic man’. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession. Jun2012, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p263-270.

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McGarry, D et al. (2012). Child and adolescent psychiatric nursing and the ‘plastic man’. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession. Jun2012, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p263-270.

            The article looks at the issue of change management speculating about the manner in which Lewin’s planned change model can offer guidance in the creation of strategies leading to specialty education of pre-registered nurses. The article states that K. Lewin’s planned change theory can be applied in nursing field to ensure effective change and see that even better outcomes are realized. This includes application of the four components of Kurt’s change theory.

Maten-Speksnijder, A et al. (2015). Driven by ambitions. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Nov2015, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p544-554.

            The article provides an insight into nurse practitioners role transition with the hope of helping students and fresh graduates within the field with assuming new responsibilities in the changing healthcare field. It uses a framework to explore the role transition from nurse to practitioner. In addition, the article evidences that change from a student or trainee to nursing practitioner presented challenges and calls for management of role change among nurses.

Corazzini, K et al. (2015). Implementing cultural change in nursing homes.Gerontologist. Aug2015, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p616-627.

            This article explores the challenges encountered during the implementation of change. in particular, it focuses on adaptive challenges as well as leadership involvement in implementing culture change for individual- directed care. The article utilizes qualitative study design as well as observational study of nurses’ perception of the implementation of culture change. Some of the issues identified in the study included standards and expectations and physical environment. Altogether, the article calls for administrators to consider adaptive leadership role in addressing adaptive challenges.  

Chang, H et al. (2015). Which aspects of professional commitment can effective retain nurses in the nursing profession? Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Sep2015, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p468-476.

            The article is about a study examining the aspects related to professional commitment that can help retain nurses within their profession. It identifies some of the reasons making administrators face the issue of nurse retention including organization change. The article concludes that institutional efforts to enhance continuance commitment are crucial to retaining nurses within their profession.

Morgan, S & Georges, J. (2015). Refocusing a nursing lens distorted by perfection. Journal of Theory Construction & Testing. Spring/Summer2015, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p26-32.

            The article utilizes a critical and post-modern viewpoint to call for a mid-range model with regard to risk and oppressing resulting out of social construct of perfection on nursing development. this includes delving into history including analyzing the association between a nursing gaze and lens to suggest a process for creating nursing practice perceptions. The article concludes that the incipient model offers an alternative to radically change nursing with respect to curbing unsafe practice as well as unrealistic view of the profession itself.

Low, L et al. (2015). A systematic review of interventions to change staff care practices in order to improve resident outcomes in nursing homes. PLoS ONE. 11/11/2015, Vol. 10 Issue 10, p1-60.

            The article systematically reviews interventions that have been utilized to effect staff practice change to accelerate long-term care. The authors studied nursing homes and quantitatively examined staff behavior. It found that intervention components did not lead to increased likelihood of desired outcomes. Changing staff behavior, also, was found not to necessarily enhance nursing home resident outcomes. It concludes that changing staff practice is complex and proper planning is needed.

Mitchell, G. (2013). Selecting the best theory to implement planned change. Nursing Management - UK. Apr2013, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p32-37.

            The article points out that planned change within nursing profession in indispensible due to a number of reasons linked to improved wellbeing of care. The author, however, cautions that planned change is a painstaking process that is challenging to say the least. It claims that utilizing a change theory framework could help administrators as change agents to improve the likelihood of success. 

Lai, P. (2015). How new governance shapes changes in the long-term care sector in Ontario, canada. Innovation Journal. 2015, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-26.

            The article delves into the area of new governance to elaborate the manner in which policies were used to promote innovations in healthcare management in Canada. this includes exploring fresh approaches that are increasing flexible as facilitated by legislations. The article argues that while formal laws continue to be at the core of care and treatment regulation, new governance policies show additional procedures that are targeted at specific problems within the sector.

Mahon, P & McPherson, G. (2014). Explaining why nurses remain in or leave bedside nursing. Nurse Researcher. Sep2014, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p8-13.

            The article seeks to describe the manner in which nurses reach their decision to remain or leave bedside nursing position. It notes that such research has in the past tended to assume different theoretical viewpoints as researchers utilize various methodological approaches. In particular, the article strives to elaborate the manner in which organizational factors such as work environment may lead to such variables as job satisfaction that affect nurses’ decision to stick by or leave bedside positions. It concludes that critical ethnography approach enables understanding of complex nature of nurses’ decision.

Bluhm, R. (2014). The (dis)unity of nursing science. Nursing Philosophy. Oct2014, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p250-     260.

            It claims that theories in nursing have always been influenced by logical empiricism even as nursing researchers continue to downplay its influence. it states that this has contributed to conceptual challenges in modern-day study of nursing as an autonomous profession. The article concludes that focus on science practice provides an approach that has better resources for nursing science.

Lavoie-Tremblay, M et al. (2015). Effective strategies to spread redesigning care processes among healthcare teams. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Jul2015, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p328-337.        

            The article presents a study describing the manner in which spread strategies enable successful implementation of TCAB program. This includes exploring their effect on healthcare employees and patients in Canada. the study used was qualitative and descriptive in nature and interviews were used are research technique. The findings of the study included organizations transformation involving many changes. The article concluded that spread strategies have clinical relevance as they facilitate the implementation of changes to enhance safety of patients.

Ackerman-Barge, K & Hummel, F. (2015). Critical race theory as a lens for exploring inclusion and equity in nursinge ducation. Journal of Theory Construction & Testing. Fall/Winter2015, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p39-46.

            This article notes that comprehending the experiences of nursing students from minority groups can assist policymakers solve the seemingly insurmountable challenge of equity and inclusion in healthcare. The authors used narrative inquiry to capture the educational experience among nurses to unearth the challenges and barriers that may contribute to inequality witnessed in this healthcare field.

Fariña-López, E et al. (2014). Perception of Spanish nursing staff on the use of physical restraints. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Sep2014, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p322-330.  

            The article looks into the perception of registered nurses with regard to utilization of physical restraints with nursing home residents. The authors found that restraints were widely used to prevent falls as well as avoidance of medical device hindrance. They concluded that there is pressing need for education of nursing staff with regard to restraint and knowledge of alternatives. This also included call for international standards related to restraint and probable inclusion into nursing curriculum.

Arling, P et al. (2014). Communication and effectiveness in a US nursing home quality-improvement collaborative. Nursing & Health Sciences. Sep2014, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p291-297.     

            The authors use a study to examine the association between changes in patient health outcomes, communication patterns, as well as practitioner insight of group effectiveness in nursing home environment. the study involved interview and survey data collection techniques, and outcomes were gauged using American minimum dataset measures. The authors found reduction in fall rates in facilities in which high level of communication was evidenced. This also included reduced fall rates where respondents felt that collaboration made them informed as well as offered fresh ideas. The article concludes that administrators in healthcare ought to encourage high level of communication.

Francis-Coad, J et al. (2015). Investigating the impact of a falls prevention community of practice in a residential aged-care setting: a mixed methods study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Dec2015, Vol. 71 Issue 12, p2977-2986.   

            The article presents a study seeking to facilitate the implementation as well as operation of a falls prevention program in an aged-care facility. The authors note that current evidence on reducing fall must be tailored and adopted into daily activity. This is always challenging for nurses and other medical practitioners that are diversely skilled. Altogether, the article presents findings meant to assist providers to comprehend the manner in which to effectively use evidence on fall prevention in their workplaces.