Change of Thoery applicability discussion
Identify an area of practice where change theory may find applicability. Provide examples to support your answer. Comment on the inherent weaknesses in change theory that may impact real life situations or give rise to difficulties in the process of applying this theory.
Instruction: One area of change that you can write about is as Greater number of baby boomers retire and as the Affordable Care Act is implemented, the U.S healthcare system need to change from curing illnesses to preventing diseases. You can find articles to support this topic that are with 5 years old. You can also use the book I provided you bellow pages 289-294. I have also provided you general information about the change theory itself and a link. Please your writing should follow these instructions while you answer the above bolded instructor’s guidelines.
Book: Philosophies and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice. 2nd Edition. By Butts, J., & Rich, K. (2013).
The Change Theory of Nursing was developed by Kurt Lewin, who is considered the father of social psychology. This theory is his most influential theory. He theorized a three-stage model of change known as unfreezing-change-refreeze model that requires prior learning to be rejected and replaced
Lewin’s definition of behavior in this model is “a dynamic balance of forces working in opposing directions.”
https://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/change_theory.html
Butts, J., & Rich, K. (2013). Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice (2nd ed.). Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.