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dc.contributor.supervisorScanlan, Judith (Nursing)en_US
dc.contributor.authorThiele, Tracy
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T14:39:21Z
dc.date.available2013-01-04T14:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/14397
dc.description.abstractThere is limited research examining the experiences of nurse leaders in the sustainability of change. The current literature found that nurse leaders have focused on the role of creating/leading a change in practice, and the strategies and solutions necessary for the creation of the given change (Buonocore, 2004; Morjikian, Kimball, & Joynt, 2007). Scattered amongst the literature are insights and empirical research that looks into why there is not sustainability in a change/innovation. The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive study was to develop an understanding of nurse leaders’ roles, experiences, successes, and failures in the sustainability of change. Roger’s (2003) Diffusion of Innovation Theory provided the conceptual framework for the study. The experiences of eight nurse leaders, from a variety of roles representing positions of formal and informal power, were explored. The findings of this study revealed nurse leaders’ perceptions of strategies required to maintain changes in nursing practice; and provides valuable insight into the roles, experiences, and perspectives of nurse leaders in the sustainability of change.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectleadersen_US
dc.subjectchangeen_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectqualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectdescriptiveen_US
dc.titleThe role of nurse leaders in the sustainability of changeen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
dc.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeChernomas, Wanda (Nursing) Martin, Ed (Standard Aero)en_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Nursing (M.N.)en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2013en_US


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