Resistance to change causes and solutions
Elizabeth Curtis Lecturer and BNS Programme Leader, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin
Patricia White Health services research fellow, Department of Community Health and General Practice, Trinity College, Dublin
Making changes in a healthcare organisation is a process complicated by resistance. Elizabeth Curtis and Patricia White examine some of the factors that lead to resistance to change and strategies for overcoming it
CHANGE IN healthcare occurs at a rapid pace and all nurses, whatever their grade, must be knowledgeable and skilled in the change process (White 1998). Reasons for change include restructuring in the workplace, advances in technology, a greater need for efficiency and the growth of new services (White 1998).
Nursing Management.
8, 10, 15-20.
doi: 10.7748/nm.8.10.15.s8
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