title: Strategic planning. A practical approach.
abstract: A successful organization, whether a corporation or a department within that corporation, will, in most instances, have a plan, a blueprint for action, that establishes goals and a direction for the future. The author outlines initial and subsequent efforts of the department of nursing at a large military medical center to establish an annual strategic planning conference and to develop, implement, and maintain a department of nursing strategic plan.
authors.affiliation: Army Nurse Corps, 7th Medical Command, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Bombard
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration