According to Porter O’Grady and Malloch (2015), “In the twentieth century the focus of work was on performing the right processes. In the twenty-first-century the focus is on obtaining the right outcomes”. The purpose of using evidence to guide practice is to promote positive outcomes.
As it pertains to healthcare and improving patients overall health consider the following questions in your discussion post:
- How do you see yourself as a change agent guiding others to move from a process focus to outcomes focus on healthcare and the nursing profession? Provide example of actions you would take.
- Discuss your role as a change agent in relation to your area of concentration - practice and/or education (area of concentration is Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse). Speak on the stigma and limited access to care for individuals suffering from mental health issues.
- Elaborate the rationale behind the change from process to outcomes, what steps are involved?
- In nursing history speak on a particular individual that is a change agent within the nursing profession.
- What is the role of nurse as a change agent? Why do nurses need to be leaders and agents of change?