title: A model for initiating change in the dialysis setting.
abstract: Implementing a significant change in an organization is one of the most challenging endeavors that faces a manager. If the change involves the establishment of new paradigms that will replace the existing ways of doing business, the challenge is particularly daunting. Change theory is a process that can be used to facilitate change in an organization. It provides a guide for the manager to follow in attaining a desired outcome. Several change theorists and their works are discussed. An example is provided using change theory to identify strategies for delivering a medication once per month from once a treatment.
authors: Walter State Community College, Morristown, Tenn., USA.
authors: Norma J
authors: NJ
authors: Gomez
authors: Melinda J
authors: MJ
authors: Martin-Lester
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000639:trends*