Change is an imperative process of ensuring that organizations, teams, and individuals remain relevant in their respective fields. However, for change to occur, it is important to have the right motivation among the employees, teams, and the organizations. Communication ensures that all departments are aware of the current trends in the industry, organizational performance, as well as individual skills that are required to remain relevant and/or to justify the change (Kuipers et al., 2014). The second element comprises incentives or empowerment, which relates to benefits in terms of finances that employees are likely to gain after accepting a specific change in the organization. For instance, an increased salary for employees upon acquiring new skills that are relevant to a practice can be a motivating factor. Leadership is also a central element in motivating a practice change. Support and goodwill from leadership are pertinent in guiding and motivating employees towards a practice change. Lastly, providing timely and relevant feedback to employees motivates a practice change among employees, teams, and organizations.
Virtually all researchers encounter challenges that bar them from executing their projects as planned. Such hindrances may be witnessed through improper communication, insufficient financing, or even lack of cooperation among the involved stakeholders. To overcome these barriers during the implementation of the research project, various strategies are vital. Firstly, stakeholder engagement and collaborative research ensure adequate support and good will among people or organizations that the research is likely to affect. Such joint research guarantees input from other researchers as a way of supporting the results of the project. Another strategy involves the use of communication and advocacy to ensure smooth flow of information and support to the interested parties. Lastly, teamwork is also a central strategy of ensuring ownership of the research project and process.
The first resource that is required to kick-start the project is adequate financing. Finances are a chief reserve in any project since they ensure adequate access to various materials and support for logistics networks that are essential to the success of a project. A team is the second important resource for the success of the project. In this project, the role of the team includes data collection and compiling information among other activities that lead to the completion of the research project.
Nurses can access various sources of funding to provide monies for research. The first source is the government through its various ministries and departments that actively support nursing and medical research (Polit & Beck, 2008). The second source of funding for nursing research can be accessed through individual organizations such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) among others.
The success of research is highly dependent on the availability of resources. In this case, the accessibility of funds will determine the success or failure of the process. Without funding, researchers cannot access critical resources such as information or employees who are required to realize the best outcomes for the research. Another way through which funding can affect the success of the research project is through delays or inadequate financing (Burns & Grove, 2010). Delays in funding can derail projects that have already started. Insufficient financing can force researchers to eliminate some methodologies or critical processes of the research and consequently lead to poor or inadequate findings that cannot be generalized to the wider population.
Reference List
Burns, N., & Grove, S. (2010). Understanding nursing research: Building an evidence-based practice. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier Health Sciences.
Kuipers, B., Higgs, M., Kickert, W., Tummers, L., Grandia, J., & Van der Voet, J. (2014). The management of change in public organizations: A literature review. Public Administration, 92(1), 1-20.
Polit, D., & Beck, C. (2008). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.