Implementing Electronic Medication System: A Plan of Change Using Lewin's Three Step Model and Transformational Leadership Style

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INTRODUCTION
There has been a recent proposal by the state to implement the electronic medication
system after showing that it improves on the safety of medication administration. The state has
shared the results on the websites (Volpi & Giannelli, 2015). This comes as a coincidence since
there have been several errors at the 200 bed hospital where I work. The nurse leader has just
called a meeting to provide information on how the project should be implemented within six
months. The medication system is freely available on the website and can be installed freely in
all the computers at the wards.
Effective leadership is a mandatory requirement or skill in all healthcare environments.
Organizational change is also paramount in the healthcare organizations since most of this
changes take place to the benefit of the patients, the healthcare workers and the organization at
large (SAA, 2016) .In this assignment, there will be an illustration of how the 200 bed hospital
will change from the manual medication system to the electronic medication system.
DISCUSSION
BENEFITS OF THE ELECTRONIC MEDICATION SYSTEM
The solution in medication error lies in the use of an electronic medication system. This
is a digital program that can be applied in different cases. The electronic medication system has
the ability to prescribe drugs (Dalal, Barto, & Smith, 2015). This can be done by the use of
desktops. The EM can also be used in the decision support systems especially where there is
evidence based order sets, allergy checking and also drug interactions. The system can also be
used to order and supply different solutions like the electronic transfer of prescriptions as well as

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the inventory solutions .Finally, the system can also be utilized in the electronic medical records.
This system is associated with different advantages.
The electronic medication system if implemented at our hospital would benefit both the
nurses or the midwives, the patients and the hospital in general. This is because there would be
less paperwork and less time will be spent on a patient (Sethuraman, Kannikeswaran, Murray,
Zidan, & Chamberlain, 2015). This therefore increases efficiency and the number of patients
served and this therefor increases the income of the hospital. There will be less administration
errors since the changes will be noted instantly. This acts in the benefits of the patient as they
would recover on time. The system is also more accurate and since they have reminders, the
patient would never miss on medications. There would also be easier reporting to the supervisors
for quick decision making. The Ems would generally improve the output and input of the
organizations and we are therefore supposed to embrace it quickly.
PLAN OF CHANGE USING THE LEWINS THREE STEP MODEL
The Lewins model has three steps and they include and it is a very important tool which
can be used to implement a plan of change. The initial step is the unfreezing stage. This involves
setting the basis for change and bring out a positive perspective regarding the Electronic
Medication System (Bakari, Hunjra, & Niazi, 2017). This would be achieved by picking out the
different heads of departments then they would be trained and educated on the benefits of the
electronic medication system. The training and meetings should be only for one month .The
meetings and the training ought to be very simple and enjoyable so that the participants can
enjoy and feel how simple it is. The training should also be quick to identify the advantages of
the electronic medication system (Cummings, Bridgman, & Brown, 2015).In this 200 bed