title: Strategic planning: a road map to the future.
abstract: The strategic planning process enables the nurse executive to create a climate in which the nursing staff can participate freely in identifying and implementing needed changes. Because rapid change is a relatively recent development in healthcare, many are not prepared to cope effectively. Following a needs assessment and internal analysis, a collaborative process was used to define the values and culture needed for the hospital to achieve its vision. Six implementation strategies are discussed.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Hillebrand
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques