Strategic planning in hospitals. Applications for nurse executives.
Strategic planning has been used in business to strengthen competitive position and improve overall performance. This method of analysis also offers nurse executives a way to increase management effectiveness by matching departmental strengths with environmental opportunities. A strategic planning method developed for application by nurse executives at the departmental level is presented.
D000288:Administrative Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States