Assignment:In your initial posting, include what you know about leading change and the regulatoryenvironment. Remember to include your own experience with these types of situations(personal knowing), what the literature indicates regarding these issues (empiric knowing), whatare the ethical considerations that must be taken into account (ethical knowing), and what youhave learned by engaging in this discussion (aesthetic knowing).

You are the new CNO of a small, rural hospital. Previously, you were a director of a number ofMedical – Surgical units in a large Magnet hospital. You have informed the leadership team ofthe organization that you plan on beginning the Magnet journey. The senior nursing leadershiprefuses and tells you that this is not feasible at this institution. What regulatory bodies would youconsider as you begin the Magnet Journey?