NURS6241 Week 4 | Nursing in Health Care - Walden university

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NURS6241 Strategic Planning in Healthcare Organizations Week 4 Discussion DQ1 Mission and Vision Statements You will now review the mission and vision statements for the organization relevant to your Strategic Plan or, if those statements do not already exist, draft new ones. As you prepare to review or draft your mission and vision statements, consider how they will guide the project and ensure that you keep the intended audience in mind. For this Discussion, you will post your mission and vision statements for Instructor and peer feedback. As appropriate, you should revise your statements based on this feedback for inclusion in Section 1 of your Strategic Plan, which is due by Day 7 of Week 5.

To prepare:

Review the information related to the planning hierarchy and mission and vision statements in this week’s Learning Resources. If mission and vision statements do not exist for your Strategic Plan organization, you will need to draft them. If your organization already has mission and vision statements, review them and consider how those existing statements may be tailored to support the development of the mission and vision statements for your Strategic Plan. Consider the following with respect to your Strategic Plan’s mission and vision statements: How effectively does this mission statement articulate the organization’s purpose? How effectively do the vision statements reflect future aims? Do the mission and vision statements convey who (which groups) the organizations serve? Do they indicate obligations to various stakeholders? Are the statements an appropriate length? By Day 3 Post your new or revised mission and vision statements that will guide your Strategic Plan. Explain how the mission statement will guide your Strategic Plan and how your identified issue fits within the mission and vision statements. If your statements are wholly new, explain the steps you took to draft them and your rationale for language and content choices. If your submission is based on pre-existing statements from an organization, include the original statements and explain and justify the changes that you made. Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses. By Day 5 Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by offering constructive feedback on the mission and vision statements. DQ2 Preparing for a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The SWOT analysis is a major component of the strategic planning process. It provides leadership with an evaluation of organizational performance in relation to competitors and external forces. This evaluation helps leaders capitalize on organizational strengths and improve its weaknesses in order to differentiate itself from competitors. It is important for a nurse executive to consider how the setting in which it is conducted, and the stakeholders involved, may affect the results of a SWOT analysis. When conducting a SWOT analysis, it is also vital to have comprehensive and objective assessment of each element of the analysis in order to get an accurate understanding of the issues surrounding the strategic plan issue.

To prepare:

Review the Learning Resources, including this week’s media presentation, focusing on the elements of a SWOT analysis. Think about your Strategic Plan and the data sources you could analyze to conduct a SWOT analysis at your selected location. Reflect on who else, besides yourself, should be involved in conducting the SWOT analysis related to the identified strategic plan issue. Consider how values and experiences may influence perceptions related to SWOT analysis. Think about the specific group or organization that is the focus of your Strategic Plan. How would conducting a SWOT analysis in this setting versus another affect the investigation? How would the involvement of certain individuals—and the lack of involvement by others—affect the analysis? By Day 4 Post an explanation of your plan for conducting a SWOT analysis as part of your Strategic Plan, including data sources that could be used. Explain how the setting and individuals conducting the analysis might influence the process and results of the SWOT analysis. Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses. By Day 6 Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by offering constructive feedback or offering another strategy or aspect of analysis that could be included in their SWOT analysis.