NURS 6241 Week4 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…

NURS 6241 Week 2 discussion: 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…

NURS 6241 Week 3 discussion: The Influence of Mission and Vision on Planning As you read the following mission statements, think about what you might deduce about each organization: “To transform the nation’s health through the power of pursing” (American Nurses Association) “The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of…

NURS 6241-week 8 discussion: Balanced Scorecard How does an organization gauge whether strategic changes are creating sound business results? To create a balanced scorecard, a nurse executive will identify performance metrics and an evaluation plan in four major, interrelated areas: finances, customer/stakeholder satisfaction, internal business practices, and plans for future learning and growth. The effective…

NURS 6241 Week 1 Discussion 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…

NURS 6231 Week 8: Process Mapping Section 3: Quality Measurement and Assessment Review the complete Assignment description presented in Weeks 6 and 7. Submit Section 3 by Day 7.   Section 4: Quality Improvement Strategies   For this section of your Course Project, you create a process map to examine a current process related to…

NURS 6231 Week 10: Interdisciplinary Collaboration Section 6: Quality Improvement Plan   In this section of the Course Project, you synthesize your analysis and recommendations into an action plan for implementing the quality improvement initiative. To prepare:    Begin to develop a plan for implementing your quality improvement initiative, including the redesigned process that…

Week 9: Evaluating Outcomes Section 5: Evaluation Plan   To prepare:    Review the information on evaluation, including data representation and quality monitoring, presented in the Learning Resources.    Review your work on the Course Project thus far, particularly Sections 3 and 4.    Think about how your quality improvement initiative could…

NURS 6231 Week 7: Improvement Science Section 3: Quality Measurement and Assessment Continue working on Section 3, introduced in Week 6. To prepare:    Think about the quality improvement issue that you are addressing and the associated plan you are developing. Consider the following:   o What is the overall purpose, or aim, of…

NURS 6231 Week 4: Organizational Systems and Structures Part 2 Section 1: Organizational Systems and Structures Evaluation   As you continue your evaluation of a health care organization, it is essential to pay attention to culture. Organizational culture provides the context in which all interactions and processes occur, and is therefore central to any effort…