DNP 815 Case Report: Application of Theory to Organizational Mission, Vision, and the Christian Worldview

Organization’s Mission and Vision to Theory and Model

Organizational mission and vision are essential for any organization as they indicate and explain why an organization exists and what the organization aspires to achieve, both in the current terms and in the future. Grand Canyon Univerity has mission and vision statements that are rooted in Christianity and have biblical connections. Therefore, this section explores the mission and vision of Grand Canyon University.

Mission and Vision

The Grand Canyon University’s mission is “to prepare learners to become global citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and responsible leaders by providing an academically challenging, values-based curriculum from the context of our Christian heritage” (Grand Canyon Univerity, 2021). This mission statement implies that the university places emphasis on the connection between Christian values and what kinds of benefits the students are likely to achieve or obtain when they take up their studies at Grand Canyon University.

The university’s vision statement states that ” through a future centered around hybrid campus system, Grand Canyon University is a premier Christain University, educating people to lead and serve”(Grand Canyon Univerity, 2021).  This vision statement implies that the university uses a holistic approach by incorporating Christian heritage to achieve the set goals.

Connection of Mission and Vision to Nursing Theory.

Dorothy Orem’s Self-Care theory has been selected to be used as a guide of the Project. This theory focuses on a person’s ability to carry out self-care as “the practice of activities that individuals initiate and perform on their own behalf to maintain life, health, and well-being (Butts & Rich, 2018). This theory has three interrelated sub-theories, including the theory of nursing systems, the self-care deficit theory, and the theory of self-care. The mission statement has a close connection with the theory. For example, the university aims to train students to be critical thinkers and responsible leaders. The sense of responsibility implies that an individual has to take charge of every aspect of their life. Such an idea is reiterated in one of the assumptions that make Dorothea Orem’s theory. From the theory, individuals need to be responsible and self-reliant when it comes to their own care as well as family members in need of care. Even though it is more related to care, this assumption prompts an individual to be more responsible.

  The Grand Canyon’s vision is also connected to Orem’s theory. The vision statement focuses on training students to lead and serve.  Part of the theory is the universal self-care requisites. The universal self-care requisites are connected to maintaining the integrity of human functioning and structure and the life process; thus, they are usually referred to as daily living activities. Various activities form part of the universal self-care requisites, including maintaining a balance between rest and activity, providing care connected to excrements and the elimination process, maintaining adequate food intake, sufficient air intake, and adequate water intake(Butts & Rich, 2018). The implication is that an individual has to take responsibility and lead all their lives’ activities to achieve the right balance and accomplish all the requisites. An individual capable of leading their own life can lead others too. Therefore, through the use of this aspect of the theory, a person can learn to lead, which is the major focus of Grand Canyon University’s vision statement.

Connection of Mission and Vision to Evidence-based Change Model.

The evidence-based change model that will be used in this Project is the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA).The Plan-Do-Study-Act model is one of the evidence-based models that has been widely applied in implementing various initiatives in nursing. This model entails four stages applied in solving problems to carry out a change and improve a process. The first step entails planning, followed by doing, studying, and finally acting before the cycle restarts as the need arises (Christoff, 2018). The organization’s mission and vision also align with the PDSA model. For example, the mission is aligned to the planning phase in that for the university to mold the students to become responsible leaders and critical thinkers; the leadership has to plan by identifying th