Strategic Planning for Advanced Nursing Practice

<div>1.&nbsp;Introduction.-&nbsp;1.1&nbsp;Defining strategic planning.-&nbsp;1.2&nbsp;Policy and policy theory defined.-&nbsp;1.3&nbsp;Significance of a strategic approach.-&nbsp;2.&nbsp;Critical Points to consider.-&nbsp;2.1&nbsp;Defining the Process.-&nbsp;2.1.1&nbsp;Agenda setting.-&nbsp;2.1.2&nbsp;Policymakers and their networks.-&nbsp;2.1.3&nbsp;Influencing policy decisions.-&nbsp;2.1.4&nbsp;Nurses as policymakers.-&nbsp;2.2&nbsp;Models and Frameworks.-&nbsp;2.2.1&nbsp;PEPPA Framework.-&nbsp;2.2.2&nbsp;Schober APN Policy Framework.-&nbsp;2.2.3&nbsp;Additional models/frameworks.-&nbsp;3.&nbsp;Theories of Social Policy.-&nbsp;3.1&nbsp;Hall, Land & Parker Agenda Setting Framework.-&nbsp;3.2&nbsp;Kingdon’s ‘Garbage Can Model’.-&nbsp;3.3&nbsp;Lindblom’s Disjointed Incrementalism.- 3.4&nbsp;Walt’s framework for policy implementation.- 3.5&nbsp;Commentary on social theories for nursing.-&nbsp;4. Evidence Based Policy Decisions.-&nbsp;4.1 Reality: Is evidence used to make decisions?.-&nbsp;4.2&nbsp;The policy agenda and decisions.-&nbsp;5.&nbsp;Diplomacy and Negotiation.-&nbsp;5.1 Nurses’ stages of political engagement.-&nbsp;5.2 Acquiring the necessary skills.- 5.2.1 Communication: A beneficial policy approach.- 6.&nbsp;Needs Assessment of the Health System.-&nbsp;6.1&nbsp;Effective Reform.-&nbsp;6.2&nbsp;Beneficial debate and discussion.-&nbsp;6.3&nbsp;Research, evaluation and quality improvement.-&nbsp;7.&nbsp;Indicators and Outcomes.-&nbsp;7.1 How can I know if I am on the correct path?.-&nbsp;7.2 Evaluation and adaptation.-&nbsp;7.3 Policy Analysis Models.-&nbsp;8.&nbsp;Coordination: Rational versus ad hoc development</div>