Changes are integral to any process, especially in the healthcare sector. Proper management and study of the basics regarding this topic will support healthcare specialists in the improvement of their practice and procedures that concern carrying for patients. Hence, the Kurt Lewin change theory will be examined, based on such steps as unfreezing, change, and refreezing, and its application to the clinical area of hemodialysis.
Hemodialysis is quite a severe change for patients and requires support, especially from the medical staff. During the examination of the application of the main stages of the change model, their effectiveness in this area was investigated. Therefore, it is worth mentioning that the change followed the steps highlighted in the chosen theoretical approach relatively well, such as unfreezing, movement, and refreezing (Burnes, 2020). The unfreezing stage helped present the problem to patients and explain its essence; movement helped establish the treatment stages. At the refreezing stage, habituation to the change and stabilization of the process took place. However, it is essential to emphasize that despite the change’s success, three steps of insufficiency were noted during the work. To optimize the procedures associated with the application of the Lewin change model, it is possible to add a preparation stage that will help individuals move more efficiently and freely from one step to another.
In conclusion, this work focused on the application of the model of change in medical practice. Henceforth, as a basis, the Kurt Lewin approach was introduced, consisting of the stages of defrosting, action and freezing. Using the example of hemodialysis, this work was convinced that applying such a theoretical approach could improve the process of implementing change and assist in the achievement of successful and desired results.
Reference
Burnes, B. (2020). The origins of Lewin’s three-step model of change. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 56(1), 32-59.