title: Strategic planning in hospitals. Applications for nurse executives.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States