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The Essential Role of Planning in Nursing Management

Planning is a fundamental management function for nursing managers, involving systematic decision-making regarding objectives, methodologies, and responsibilities. It serves various purposes, including goal identification, organizational coordination, focus on objectives, and resource optimization. Effective planning is critical at multiple organizational levels and timeframes, ensuring stability with flexibility to adapt to changes. Key components include mission, philosophy, goals, and rules, with application by staff nurses, head nurses, and nursing directors being crucial for the efficient administration of nursing services.

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The Essential Role of Planning in Nursing Management

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  1. Planning

  2. Definition Planning is a basic function of management of all nursing managers. It is a systematic process of deciding in advancewhat to do, how to do it and who to do it

  3. Importance / purposes of planning 1- To identify the goals alternatives. 2- To provide coordinate effort within organization. 3- To discover the end for change. 4- To focus attention on objectives. 5- To facilitate control. 6- To make economical operation possible by effective utilizing available personnel and facilities.

  4. Planning Hierarchy/foundation of planning Mission Philosophy Goals Objectives Policies Procedures Rules

  5. Classification of plans Classification of plans 3- Organizational level 1- Duration 2-Specificity 1-short-term 1- strategic planning 2-medium-term 2- tactical planning 3-long-term A. single-use plan B. standing plan 1- policies 1- goals& objectives 2- procedures 2- standards 3- rules 3- budgets 4- regulations 4- schedule

  6. Planning process Developing time of objectives. Establishing procedures Formulating standards Determining objectives Developing policies Determining resources

  7. Characteristics of effective planning: 1- It should be made on clear defined objectives. 2- It should be logical, clear, simple ad balanced. 3- It should have stability while providing for flexibility . In nursing is essential to meet emergencies or changing situations . 4-It should be realistic and use available resources.

  8. Applications of planning in the nursing services administration department 1-Application of planning by the staff nurse. Application of planning by the head nurse.2- Application of planning by the nursing director.3-

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