title: Strategy as solution: developing a nursing strategic plan.
abstract: This month, the Executive Director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center provides a look at the importance of having a nursing strategic plan especially when working to create a research agenda.
authors.affiliation: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. Karen.drenkard@ana.org
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Drenkard
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques