For this assignment, you will create a strategic plan for a nursing service of your choice. Some examples include; a new short stay nursing unit, a new cardiopulmonary rehabilitation unit, an existing medical-surgical nursing unit. Your strategic plan should be well written in a manner that would be presentable to the Board of Directors at a healthcare organization. Formal APA format is not required. Rather, make this project visually appealing in an effort to also sell to the reader your plan. Review the strategic plan of your organization and use that as a template for the format. Graphics and tables are encouraged. The strategic plan must include at minimum the following:

A SWOT analysis identifying the organizational competencies and strategic advantages
A mission statement
A vision statement
A summary of strategic thinking and key stakeholders as identified in the strategic plan for the organization
Strategies evident in the plan (corporate-level, divisional-level, organizational-level, and/or unit-level
A brief competitive analysis
A summary of appropriate directional strategies
A summary of appropriate strategic alternatives
A summary of appropriate value-adding services
Recommendations to ensure the future success of the organization