Strategic Planning for Nurse Leaders: Exploring Literature

Overview

For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to explore the scholarly literature related to the construct of strategic planning within the context of healthcare and nursing leadership.

Instructions

After conducting a thorough literature review about strategic planning and its value within the business side of healthcare, write a narrative discussion considering the following questions.

1. Explain the purpose of Strategic Planning.
2. Highlight themes found in the literature.
   1. What are the steps to successful strategic planning? (see rubric)
   1. Use supporting models.
   1. How does strategic planning aid in decision making and forecasting within healthcare?
3. Summarize findings and discuss the ways in which nursing leaders utilize the ideas related to strategic planning to support successful operational outcomes.
4. What is the responsibility of the following roles in strategic planning?
   1. Chief Nursing Officer
   1. Nursing Director/Manager
   1. Bedside Nurse/Frontline Caregivers
5. Apply these concepts or themes to your current/future practice.

Support your position(s) with evidence from the chosen sources (minimum of 5 – 7 scholarly sources in addition to your textbooks). References must be published within the past 5 years. Include a title page and reference page in current APA format. Include Level Headings in APA format.

The paper must be 5 – 7 pages (excluding the required title page and reference page). The entire submission must be in current APA format.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.