Planned change is a well-thought-out effort designed to make ...

[appyboo]

Planned change is a well-thought-out effort designed to make something happen; all efforts are directed and targeted to produce change. According to Reinkemeyer's stages of planned change, in how many stages does specific assessment occur?
 
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4

Question 2

Planned change is a well-thought-out effort designed to make something happen; all efforts are directed and targeted to produce change. According to Reinkemeyer's stages of planned change, when does implementation of a community health program occur?
 
  A) Stage 3: Clarification or diagnosis of the community's problem, need, or objective
  B) Stage 4: Examination of alternative routes and tentative goals and intention of actions
  C) Stage 5: Transformation of intentions into actual change
  D) Stage 6: Stabilization and evaluation

[AmberC1996]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Stages 1, 2, 6, and 7 involve assessment. Both stages 1 and 2 are completed during the assessment presentations. During stage 6, evaluation involves assessment of whether the planned intervention was effective or not effective, and stage 7 may lead to further assessment, thereby bringing the process full circle.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
The third stage is to validate the community nursing diagnoses. Stage 4 is when planning occurs. Stage 5 is when intervention of the community health program occurs.