1. Discuss the difference between a DNP and a PhD in nursing. Discuss which of these you would choose to pursue if you decide to continue your education to the doctoral level and explain why. 2. Choose a legislator on the state or federal level who is also a nurse and discuss the importance of the legislator/nurse's role as advocate for improving health care delivery. What specific bills has the legislator/nurse sponsored or supported that have influenced health care. 3. Research legislation that has occurred within the last 5 years at the state or federal level as a result of nurse advocacy. Describe the legislation and what was accomplished. What additional steps need to be taken to continue advocacy for this issue? 4. Discuss a formal role where a nurse is in a position of leadership. Outline the essential responsibilities of that role and the educational preparation required. Explain what leadership traits, styles, or qualities are required to be successful in this role and why. 5. The influence of leadership can be far-reaching in practice and improving patient outcomes even when not in a formal role. Describe advocacy strategies that you can use as a leader to create positive change in your current workplace. In response to peers, describe a time when you provided leadership and the outcome. Was there anything that you would do differently?

Assignment Content This assignment is intended to help you use leadership skills to gather project members from cross functional departments and skill sets and lead them in the fulfillment and implementation of a mock project.Discover the various responsibilities of a project manager by organizing a project. See Chapter 19, sections 19.9 and Cases. Apply project management tools and a PM outline type of your choice to structure and plan the project by defining, planning, and controlling. The project will be a continuation of how to improve the process you chose in Weeks 1 and 2. Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint (supported by Excel and Word as needed) presentation, with detailed speaker notes, that includes the following: Project description Project Management Charts (Critical Path, Gant Chart, etc.) Improved Process Flow Chart from Week 1 Meeting cadence/rhythm and timing Metrics to measure the project’s success Financial and budgetary considerations Description of the project reporting structure

Review the SWOT Analysis Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation prior to completing this assignment. Based on the Business Plan scenario, conduct a SWOT analysis to generate a list of perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the health care organization. Strengths and weaknesses are traits internal to the health care organization (e.g., strong physician loyalty to hospital, aging building, and availability of financial resources). Opportunities and threats are external to the health care organization (e.g., a mall facility available for lease or a competitor organization opening two physician practices in your market). Use the SWOT Analysis worksheet to complete this assignment. Write a 700- to 1,400-word analysis that incorporates the key components of a SWOT analysis for the scenario described above to generate a list of perceived strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Your analysis should: Analyze how this SWOT analysis will be used to form a final recommendation in the full business plan. Analyze the limitations and advantages of conducting a SWOT analysis on your own (versus with a group of stakeholders). Use the table provided to record your analysis of the information from the strategic planning scenario and generate two factors for each of the SWOT categories (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).