Change is a journey that can be summarized as three key time points: planning for change, making change happen and sustaining change. In this section, key learnings to support planning for change are highlighted.   

L'Association Alzheimer a été fondée par des militants déterminés à faire progresser la connaissance de la maladie d'Alzheimer grâce à la recherche.

Queen’s Park on the Road and Queen’s Park Day are two events in which RNAO members meet with members of provincial parliament (MPPs) from all of the political parties to promote healthy public policy and nursing services. through individual and collective actions. Learn more in this case study.  

A joint fall prevention program by RNAO and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) that was scaled up, scaled out and scaled deep.  

In this action cycle phase, the implementation of the best practice is considered in the context of the setting and whether any modifications are needed to make the practice change.     

In the action cycle phase of the Knowledge-to-Action Framework, actions are taken to determine the barriers and facilitators to achieving best practices. 

In this action cycle phase, the outcomes of the change initiative are measured to determine the impact. 

In this action cycle phase, strategies to support a practice change are selected and tailored to the local context and its identified barriers and facilitators.  

Spectrum Health Care, a Best Practice Spotlight Organization® (BPSO®) and home health organization, evaluated care outcomes after implementing the Person- and Family-Centred best practice guideline (BPG). 

In this action cycle phase, strategies are implemented to support the practice change after the outcomes have been evaluated and determined to be effective.