Exam 18: Strategic Planning and Goal Setting

Objectives developed in the strategic plan must be reviewed regularly for what reason(s).(Select all that apply.)

From your observation of planning activities in the organization,you have noticed that planning and decision making occur at various levels of the organization.The nurse manager has overall responsibility for which of the following?

The clinic nurse understands that the advantages of planning include:

Through its strategic planning processes,the strategic planning team at Pacific Hospital learns that nursing staff members are uncomfortable with using evidence-informed practice,and that they perceive that only limited resources are available to support translation of evidence into their usual practice.Because this issue has been identified,the team determines that a plan of action is required to address the issue.Who should be involved in determining this plan?

As a nursing leadership student,you have had the opportunity to develop a palliative care manual that will be used by the palliative care network (PCN)in your region for teaching health care providers.The PCN has requested that you provide a prioritized strategic plan of action for the manual on a province-/territory-wide basis.What is the first priority?

The process of developing,negotiating,and formalizing the targets of an organization is:

In assessing the internal environment,the strategic planning team at Pacific Hospital discovers that 90% of staff members have no idea what the current mission statement means.This is probably related to:

A community-based pain management program is being planned for your region.As a coordinator of a home care agency,you have been requested to develop a conceptual framework,mission statement,philosophy,and objectives for the program.In what order will you pursue this endeavour?

To conduct assessment of the internal environment,the strategic planning team for Pacific Hospital:

As a unit manager,you can promote goal commitment by:

The reasons that nursing administrators sometimes do not plan in a systematic manner include:

Pacific Hospital's strategic planning team develops a process to include staff in development of the mission statement.Which of the following statements would indicate that staff members have been able to develop an effective mission statement?

The purpose of strategic planning includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Planning is a process designed to achieve goals in dynamic,competitive environments.What is the first step that you,as a new manager,will undertake to develop a strategic plan of action for a program about congestive heart failure?

Which of the following represents a well-written objective?

Hirsch (2014)indicates that technology has a strong influence on care delivery,nurse leaders,and organizations.Nurses must be at the forefront of influencing the implementation of new technologies.How can nurses use this influence to provide safer and inclusive care? (Select all that apply.)

Of the following types of environmental assessments,which is an example of a patient trend assessment?

The nurse manager is conducting an organizational "SWOT" analysis.When the final step is completed,which of the following would the nurse manager be assessing?

After a year staff members at Pacific Hospital are frustrated,and the implementation of evidence-informed practice has gone poorly.In responding to this situation,the strategic planning team at Pacific Hospital:

The executive team at Hospital XYZ develops a polished strategic plan that includes a mission statement,goals,objectives,and a business plan for various initiatives in the plan.The executive team ensured that the plan was communicated internally and externally.After 2 years,no significant progress has been made toward any of the goals.What has been omitted in the plan?