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Strategic development begins with the mission, vision, and values as defined by the organization and then discovers how to best complement the organization’s vision. Providing a strategic plan gives structure to employees to follow a vision, direction for the practice and influences the environment (Strategic Planning, 2009). There are numerous methods for strategy planning, although most all of them have similar principal elements, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Furthermore, breaking it down into a nursing process of four stages in the strategy process formulation, operationalizing, execution, and monitoring (Waxman, 2013). 

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The DNP practice scholar has the skills, knowledge, experience, and ability to be a strong political advocate. Yet, despite this collective awareness, many nurses avoid becoming political engaged in health policy within the community and in some cases, within the organizations where they work.

This week, the focus was on understanding healthcare systems and the role of the DNP practice scholar as advocate for the patient, the community, and joining the national healthcare conversation. Reflect upon the development of your political competency and address the following:

1. Consider a time when you had the opportunity to become politically involved in an issue (at work or in your community). If you pursued the opportunity what were the results? If you did not, what were the reasons?
2. As you reflect on this week’s learning activities and your role as a practice scholar, discuss the area of your political competency that needs further development.
3. Review the Twitter feed, locate an interesting article or issue and share your thoughts on this issue with the class.
4. Compose a 140-character Tweet that shares your thoughts and opinions about the Tweet. Be mindful Twitter only allows 140 characters (be concise). Share this Tweet in the discussion.

1. Background
2. Clinical problem statement.
3. Purpose of the change proposal in relation to providing patient care in the changing health care system.
4. PICOT question.
5. Literature search strategy employed.
6. Evaluation of the literature.
7. Applicable change or nursing theory utilized.
8. Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures.
9. Discussion of how evidence-based practice was used in creating the intervention plan.
10. Plan for evaluating the proposed nursing intervention.
11. Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome.
12. Appendix section, if tables, graphs, surveys, educational materials, etc. are created.

my question: In youths ages of 14-22  (P), do educational programs on substance abuse (I) compared to no educational programs  C) reduce substance abuse (O) within one year (T)? 

This week’s assignment is Part 1 – Introduction and Problem Statement.

First, the student will use the previously approved PICOT question.     

1. Provide a title that conveys or describes the assignment–not just “Part 1”, or “Introduction and Problem Statement”.
2. Introduction – Provide an introduction to your topic or project. The introduction gives the reader an accurate, concrete understanding what the project will cover and what can be gained from implementation of this project.
3. Overview of the Problem – Provide a synopsis of the problem and some indication of why the problem is worth exploring or what contribution the proposed project is apt to make to practice.
4. Conclusion
5. References – Cite references using APA 7th ed. Manual.

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Expectations

• Due: Monday, 11:59 pm PT
• Format: Completed Word doc with references in APA 7th ed. format