title: Establishing a nursing strategic agenda: the whys and wherefores.
abstract: The health system nursing leader is responsible for providing high-quality, service-oriented nursing care to deliver such care with disciplined cost management; to lead and develop a group of nursing executives and managers at the facility level; to establish nursing professional development programs; to build and maintain an effective supply of nurses; and to advocate for nurses and patients. Balancing these imperatives requires thoughtful strategic planning and disciplined execution. In their absence, organizations flounder to address a single problem in isolation and struggle to perform against outcomes. One organization approached the challenge by engaging in a comprehensive, accelerated strategic planning process. The experience brought together 11 hospital nursing executives in consensus around a prioritized strategic agenda. This article is a case study of the approach used to define a nursing agenda.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. youngc@ccf.org
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D032921:Consensus; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003363:Cost Control; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009820:Ohio; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011361:Professional Competence; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration