A new strategic planning model for a community-based nursing services program

Models provide a way of envisioning effective action within a process. This paper discusses the application of the Boswell-Hensley Strategic Planning Model in the development of a community-based nursing service program. While the concepts, processes, and examples represented in this model are aimed specifically at community-based nursing service, the model can be applied to other health care services. The Boswell-Hensley model works on the assumption that humans with kindred motivations can agree on mutual goals and form rewarding partnerships that in the long term will advance the collective interest.