Discussion: Identifying and Engaging Stakeholders for Strategic Planning

Stakeholders can facilitate the success, or failure, of a strategic plan.

Identifying internal and external stakeholders and building productive relationships should be an intentional and well-conceived part of the strategic planning process. As a nurse leader-manager involved in strategic planning, it is important that you consider who could be impacted by a proposed change and how the change may affect individuals’ roles, responsibilities, and relationships. It is also essential to think about which stakeholders may be able to offer expertise, capital, and/or sway to help exercise the strategic plan and generate buy-in.

In this Discussion, you identify stakeholders who can assist with carrying forward a strategic plan.

Your Instructor has assigned you to a small group for this Discussion. Craft your stakeholder description independently; through the collegial exchange that follows, you will offer each other suggestions for refinement. As in Weeks 2 and 3, use this small group Discussion to delve deeply into the concepts being presented as they are foundational to this course.

To prepare:

Reflect on a planned change effort you have experienced.

Consider the following questions:

• How do you think stakeholder involvement may have impacted the outcome of this planned change?
• Were the right stakeholders involved? Did the stakeholders help to carry out the plan as needed?
• Should other stakeholders have been engaged? If so, how could relationships with additional stakeholders have been cultivated to better support the plan?
• How does reflecting on this instance of planned change inform your perspective on what is needed to engage stakeholders to successfully promote other strategic changes?

Review the Mountain View Health Center case study, and reflect on the focus of your postings in the Week 2 Discussion 2 and the Week 3 Discussion.

Conduct additional research as necessary to strengthen your understanding of the process of involving stakeholders in strategic planning and to deepen your thinking about the organization. For instance, you may research organizations with similarities to Mountain View, and examine information related to stakeholder involvement.

Consider the following questions:

• Which internal and external stakeholders should be involved in strategic planning related to this case study?
• What assets and/or perspectives would each of these stakeholders offer to the process?
• What role would each potential stakeholder play in helping to move forward a strategic plan?
• When and how should the stakeholders become involved?
• How would you cultivate relationships with these stakeholders to produce the best possible results?
• How would the appropriate selection of stakeholders and their involvement promote the likelihood of successful adoption and implementation of a strategic plan?

Post a description of internal and external stakeholders who should be involved in strategic planning at Mountain View Health Center. Propose strategies for cultivating relationships with these stakeholders. Explain how their involvement would promote the likelihood of success for the strategic plan.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by analyzing the selection of stakeholders and the strategies outlined for engagement.

Required Readings

Sare, M. V., & Ogilvie, L. (2010). Strategic planning for nurses: Change management in health care. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Chapter 6, “Strategic Planning: Why It’s Not Just for the Boardroom Anymore” (pp. 105–115)

Chapter 11, “Eight Cautionary Tales of Strategic Planning” (pp. 215–226)

Note: You are only required to read the “Hail, Hail, the Gang Is Not All Here” section of the chapter this week.

These chapters address stakeholder involvement in strategic planning.

Galunic, C., & Hermreck, I. (2012). How to help employees ‘get’ strategy. Harvard Business Review, 90(12), 24.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article addresses the influence of senior management/leadership on employees’ understanding of and commitment to organizational strategy.

Harmon, R. B., Fontaine, D., Plews-Ogan, M., & Williams, A. (2012). Achieving transformational change: Using appreciative inquiry for strategic planning in a school of nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing, 28(2), 119–124.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

The authors discuss stakeholder involvement and other aspects of the strategic planning process engaged in by the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

Murphy-Hoefer, R., Andrade, M. S., Maines, D. E., & Martin, M. (2011). Stakeholder input in establishing an evaluation plan for tobacco counter-marketing campaigns. American Journal of Health Education, 42(2), 66–73.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

As you read this article, consider how stakeholder involvement may contribute to successful strategic planning.

Required Media

 Laureate Education (Producer). (2013b). Case study: Mountain View Health Center [Interactive media]. Retrieved from CDN database. (NURS 6241)

This interactive multimedia piece presents a case study of an organization, with information about the types of activities performed there, organizational structure, strategic priorities, and financial allocations. You will use this as a resource for this week’s Discussion

write an Initial Post with a description of 2 patients, one with a dermatological problem and one with a cardiovascular problem. You do not need a complete assessment of each patient, just a reference to the pertinent Body System. Your post needs to be at least 250 words, and requires full references in APA format for any resource you use.

Your first patient has a cardiovascular problem. Use the cardiovascular medical word elements chart from your textbook to develop at least 10 medical terms that would be appropriate for use in evaluating a cardiovascular complaint. Make sure you list at least 3 tests and 3 procedures having to do with your patient’s condition.

Your second patient presents a problem of the skin. This time, use the integumentary medical word elements chart from your text to help you come up with at least 10 terms that relate to your patient’s disorder. Describe 3 tests and 3 procedures that might be helpful to gather information

Examine a major change in your life, whether personal or work-related, that you found challenging and difficult to make.

2) Describe the situation in a paper of 1,000–1,200 words. Include the factors discussed in the module and how they affected your reactions to the change. Include a discussion of how these factors could have been used to make the change easier or smoother.

Links to modules 

https://www.prosci.com/change-management/thought-leadership-library/change-management-process?utm_source=tutorial-change-process-detailed&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=cmHCA 675- Prosci’s Change Management Methodology

Examine a major change in your life, whether personal or work-related, that you found challenging and difficult to make.

2) Describe the situation in a paper of 1,000–1,200 words. Include the factors discussed in the module and how they affected your reactions to the change. Include a discussion of how these factors could have been used to make the change easier or smoother.

Links to modules 

https://www.prosci.com/change-management/thought-leadership-library/change-management-process?utm_source=tutorial-change-process-detailed&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=cm

Considering the potentially negative consequences of unintended pregnancy for a woman’s health and well-being, effective contraceptive treatments are an important part of gynecologic care. There are a variety of contraceptive treatment methods available for women, including hormonal, barrier, and fertility awareness options. Each method has its own strengths and limitations, and each patient often has individual factors that might also impact appropriateness of use. In your role as the advanced practice nurse, it is important to keep in mind that while you may make contraceptive recommendations to patients, contraceptive selection is a joint decision between the patient and the provider. For this Discussion, consider which contraceptive treatments would be most appropriate for the patients in the following three case studies:

Case Study 1: Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP)
A 23-year-old Caucasian female presents with concerns about mood swings around the time of her menses. She believes she has PMS and wants to know if there is medication to control it.

Case Study 2: Hormonal
A 25-year-old Latina female presents with menstrual cramping that has been getting worse over time. She has never been pregnant and she has one male sex partner. Her gynecologic exam is normal.

Case Study 3: IUD
A 33-year-old Caucasian female is being seen in clinic for contraception. She is using birth control pills, but forgets to take them because her work schedule changes every week. She has been married for 14 years and has two children. She is looking for an effective method that will be easy to remember. She has a history of chronic headaches and hypertension during pregnancy. She has never been treated for a sexually transmitted infection and is in a mutually monogamous relationship. Family history is significant for an aunt with breast cancer. She smokes half a pack of cigarettes per day. She is 5 ft. 8 in. and 215 lbs. Her vital signs are: BP 120/78, p 72, reg.

To prepare:

·         Review Chapter 12 of the Schuiling and Likis text and the Dragoman et al. article in this week’s Learning Resources.

·         Select one of the three provided case studies. Reflect on the patient information.

·         Consider an appropriate contraception treatment for the patient case study you selected.

·         Think about how you might facilitate the selection of contraception treatments with patients who do not agree with your recommendations.

 NOTE: Write one & half page at $5

I prefer you work on case study 2: Hormonal

References must be within 5 year. APA format. Plagiarism free. 

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