Lewin’s Force Field Analysis.

Components and steps of Lewin’s Force Field Analysis:

Kurt Lewin was social psychologist that practiced in the 1930’s and 1940’s.  When we hear about three changes: unfreezing- change – refreezing.  Kurt Lewin suggests that there are influences that affect change.  Lewin’s change in general means that an individual or organizations to see that they need a change and want to make a change that will work and stay implemented. 

Lewin’s three-step model of change theory:

     #1 Unfreezing this where we acknowledge there is a challenging issue.  We know that we want to make a change.

     #2 Changing: This is the stage that we plan for the change.  This is where we bring the stakeholders for training and education of how the change with affect and benefit the organization.  This phase is also where we do education to the frontline staff and implement the new plan.

     #3 Refreezing: In this phase we have already implemented the change.  The entire organization or group is onboard.  This phase is especially important because this is where we monitor how we are doing with change.  We have created performance indicators and they are continuously monitored.   

Does the model or theory contain a component for appraising the evidence?

After review of the theory, I do not feel that there is any evidence of a component for appraising the evidence.  There is no evidence of what needs to be done to in between the phases.

Does the model or theory contain a component for networking with the stakeholders during all phases of practice change?

For Lewin’s theory the stakeholders fall into each phase.  When there is an issue that this identified for change, the stakeholders are aware and need to be onboard and support the need for change.  When we move onto the next phase of change the stakeholders are involved the most in this phase.  The stakeholders informed of the benefits of the change and give input of the changes.  In the final stage the stakeholders can review the performance indicators and are able to help reinforce education and compliance in the refreezing change.

 Does the model contain components for identifying barriers and addressing barriers to implementation?

I do not feel that there are specific components that identify barriers and barriers to implementation.  If you look at the whole theory, you can see #1 We identify the problem. #2 Create the plan and implement it.  #3 Monitor the plan and keep it going.  We can see the “general” plan.  I do not feel that this gives us the specifics of how to dissolve the process and create a new process.  We need to have the specifics of how to get the buy in from the stakeholders and the frontline staff.  How do we gather the information for the buy in of everyone involved?  I also feel that there is a time frame issue with this process.  We are not educated on how long or in general should each phase take.  How ling does it take to get all people “onboard”?

As a scholar, it is easier for me to know how to proceed with the process.  I know that as nursing scholars we have many references to obtain information.

References

Burnes, B. (2020). The origins of Lewin’s three-step model of change. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 56(1), 32-59.

Hussain, S. T., Lei, S., Akram, T., Haider, M. J., Hussain, S. H., & Ali, M. (2018). Kurt Lewin’s change model: A critical review of the role of leadership and employee involvement in organizational change. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 3(3), 123-127.

Wojciechowski, E., Murphy, P., Pearsall, T., & French, E., (2016) “A Case Review: Integrating Lewin’s Theory with Lean’s System Approach for Change” OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 21(2); 4.

Zimbardo, P. G. (2016). Carrying on Kurt Lewin’s legacy in many current domains Lewin award 2015. Journal of Social Issues, 72(4), 828-838.

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 CASE STUDY: Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease: Mark and Jacqueline Mark and Jacqueline have been married for 30 years. They have grown children who live in another state. Jacqueline’s mother has moved in with the couple because she has Alzheimer’s disease. Jacqueline is an only child and always promised her mother that she would care for her in her old age. Her mother is unaware of her surroundings and often calls out for her daughter Jackie when Jacqueline is in the room. Jacqueline reassures her mother that she is there to help, but to no avail. Jacqueline is unable to visit her children on holidays because she must attend to her mother’s daily needs. She is reluctant to visit friends or even go out to a movie because of her mother’s care needs or because she is too tired. Even though she has eliminated most leisure activities with Mark, Jacqueline goes to bed at night with many of her caregiving tasks unfinished. She tries to visit with her mother during the day, but her mother rejects any contact with her daughter. Planning for the upcoming holidays seems impossible to Mark, because of his wife’s inability to focus on anything except her mother’s care. Jacqueline has difficulty sleeping at night and is unable to discuss plans even a few days in advance. She is unable to visit friends and is reluctant to have friends visit because of the unpredictable behavior of her mother and her need to attend to the daily care. 

Reflective Questions

 1. How do you think this situation reflects Jacqueline’s sense of role performance? 

2. How do you think that Jacqueline may be contributing to her own health? 

 Required Instructional Resources and Materials 

Edelman, Kudza (2018). Health Promotion throughout the Life Span. (9 th Ed.). Elsevier ISBN: 978-0- 323-41673-3. 

Recommended Resources

 Buttaro, T., Trybulski, J., Polgar-Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2021). Primary Care: Interprofesisonal Collaborative Practice, (6th ed.). Elsevier ISBN: 978-0-323-57015-2. 

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed.). (2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 

Reinisch, C. (2016). Family Nurse Practitioner Review and Resource Manual Volume 1. 5 th Ed. SBN: 978-1-935-21390-1

 Reinisch, C. (2016). Family Nurse Practitioner Review and Resource Manual Volume 2. 5 th Ed. ISBN: 978-1-935-2194-9

 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. (2010) Healthy People 2020: National health promotion and disease prevention objectives. Washington, D.C.: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx 

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2. Identify the major concepts and relational statement of the nursing theory. Concepts common to most nursing theories include: Person, health, nursing, and environment.

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 Identify one complementary and one traditional medication that cannot be prescribed together related to endocrine system functionality. What are the effects of the interactions of these medications? 

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