NURS 4021 Organizational and Change Theory Paper

Organizational and Change Theory Paper NURS 4020/NURS 4021: Week 3 Application Rubric: Organizational and Change Theory Paper For this Application Assignment, analyze a change that has happened at your place of employment and how effectively it was handled. Write a 3-page paper addressing how well the change process worked. As a nurse leader, what would you have done differently to make the change more effective? Use the following guidelines and evaluation criteria and the headings below for each section. Use a minimum of three references from the professional nursing literature in the assigned course readings and other references in the Walden Library. If they are relevant, you may use one or two professional websites in addition to the literature references. Overview20 points Begin this paper with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment and its purpose. There is no separate heading for this paragraph; the heading for this paragraph is the same as the title of the paper. This paragraph will be about 23 sentences. The last sentence in this paragraph is a sentence that begins The purpose of this paper is to . . . Organizational and Change Management40 points Analyze a change that has happened at your place of employment and how effectively it was handled. This section will be 34 paragraphs. Effective Change30 points Outline your suggestions for how to make the change more effective. Utilize a change theory to support your analysis and recommendations. Support each selected best practice with references from the professional literature. This section will be 23 paragraphs. Summary10 point End the paper with a 1-paragraph summary of the main points of the paper. Format/Style Proofread the paper as described in the tips for success in this course and correct any typos, grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, or APA format errors before submitting your paper in the Dropbox. Up to 40 points can be deducted from the grade for this assignment for these types of errors, or for not using at least the minimum number of required references. Total points for assignment = 100 points