Strategic Planning Issues   Identifying a strategic plan issue is an important first step in creating a strategic plan, but if there isn’t already a clear issue to be addressed, how can you determine what may make a meaningful impact on a community or organization? The answer is to consider the mission and/or vision of […]

Differentiating Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Planning Continuous planning is an important activity for any organization that aims to evolve to stay current in its industry and serve its intended purpose. There are several types of planning used by nurse executives: strategic planning, operational planning, and tactical planning. Each type of planning usually occurs at different […]

Question 1The Social Determinants of Health include all of the following except:     Genetics     Economic level     Education level     Environment   Question 2Motivational interviewing techniques can be helpful in producing change. These techniques are characterized by:     confrontational questions     subliminal messaging     empathy and reflective […]

Health Promotion, Wellness, and Healthy Lifestyles Please introduce yourself to the other members of your Discussion Group. Perhaps you can share something about other schools you may have attended, your job, the area of nursing that you work in, your goals for your education after you complete your BSN, your family, etc. Anything that you […]

Personal Improvement Project Status At the start of a new year, gyms are flooded with people who have made a resolution to be healthier. By March, the flood has dwindled to a stream. Though people may have the best of intentions, sometimes their goals do not come to fruition. How are you monitoring progress toward […]

Quality Improvement Tools   Have you ever used a pro and con list to work through a challenging decision? Have you checked items or steps off a notepad as you completed them? The seven tools of quality—and their many derivatives—assist healthcare professionals in a similar way, by breaking down complex processes so that they can […]

Quality Improvement   The Institute of Medicine’s six domains of healthcare quality—safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable—provide a framework for assessing quality and guiding improvement. Though broad, the domains can help in generating more specific measures to monitor within an organization.   For example, if a nurse executive were interested in the timeliness of […]

Differentiating Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Planning Continuous planning is an important activity for any organization that aims to evolve to stay current in its industry and serve its intended purpose. There are several types of planning used by nurse executives: strategic planning, operational planning, and tactical planning. Each type of planning usually occurs at different […]

Identifying a Strategic Plan Issue   To Prepre:   Consider any feedback you received from your Instructor and colleagues during this week’s Discussion.   If appropriate, refine your focus to clarify the strategic plan issue. Conduct additional research as necessary to support your proposed plan.   Use the Strategic Plan Issue Template, provided in this […]

This week, you will submit the next four sections of your Strategic Plan. As you create each section of your Strategic Plan, keep in mind that all resources that you use should be documented in APA style in Section 9: References, however Section 9 will not be graded until it is submitted in Week 10. […]