ts receive optimal care will be a facilitating factor. To further inspire nurses and help them move through the change process toward resolution, surveys will be used to assess nurse attitudes, behaviors, needs, and desires regarding shortages and other problems. It is anticipated that this assessment process will encourage nurses regarding their needs being met and inspire them to assist with the change process.
Bennis, Benne and Chin Theory provides a framework in which the recipients of change are identified and the social system is considered. Planned change is defined by these authors as a method which employs social knowledge to solve a problem. Thus the participants in change are considered when determining a plan of action for change. While the theory does not provide for
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