The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health [Consensus report]. Retrieved from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies website: http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx To prepare:
- Review the Learning Resources, focusing on the findings of the TIGER Leadership Collaborative.
- Consider the TIGER Nursing Informatics Competencies model from a leadership standpoint.
- Engage in the following role play: Your practice setting has appointed you to lead the implementation of a new information technology initiative. As you plan for this undertaking, you consider the various challenges that this implementation may bring to your practice.
- Select an information technology initiative that your practice could benefit from (i.e., a new information system, point-of-care service, robotics machinery, mobile devices, glucometers, smart pumps etc.).
- What change management strategies might you utilize to facilitate a quick and successful implementation?
- What potential barriers might the initiative bring to the practice? What leadership strategies could shift the culture toward a smooth transition?