After reading Our Iceberg is Melting, consider Kotter’s “Eight-Step Process of Successful Change” in relation to Evidenced Based Practice . Think about a relevant evidence-based practice change occurring on your unit currently or in the past. (Don’t have a good example? It’s ok to come up with a hypothetical one based on experiences on your unit for this assignment.)

I currently work on a inpatient psychiatric unit

What was done well?
Identify one of the eight steps that was done well in your scenario.

Describe in detail how this step was accomplished. Explain in detail what was done in this step.
Find the penguins on the book’s team that correspond to the people you mentioned in the step. What parts did they play on your unit’s team?
Identify penguins from the team in the book that relate to individuals involved in the step you’ve described. What roles did they play on the team on your unit?
What was not done well?
Identify one of the eight steps that was not done well in this scenario – perhaps, an opportunity missed.

Describe in detail how this step actually played out and how it could have been done better.
Identify penguins from the team in the book that relate to individuals involved in the step you’ve described. What roles did they play on the team on your unit?

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