A newly appointed vice president for nursing of a 250-bed community hospital wants information on your care system to be presented to the medical and nursing staff members. You are hired to present your experiences. Use the sequence of roles of the change agent proposed by Rogers (1983) to describe how you, as a change agent, would approach your presentation using the format provided.

Your Plans as the Change Agent

1. Develops the need for change.

2. Establishes the relationship with the client system.

3. Diagnoses the problems.

4. Motivates the client system for change.

5. Translates intent for change into the actions needed.

6. Stabilizes change in system and "freezes" new behavior.

7. Terminates the relationship.