Question 1

The strategic planning process shares many similarities with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mission statement. 
B)  The nursing process. 
C)  The goal-setting process. 
D)  The writing of objectives. 
A)  The mission statement. 
B)  The nursing process. 
C)  The goal-setting process. 
D)  The writing of objectives.

Question 2

Northwestern Hospital has decided to implement peer review.As a clinical leader in the emergency department,you have overall responsibility for ensuring that this is in place by next month.The most important step in this process is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide an educational session for staff on peer review. 
B)  Revise the mission statement,objectives,and performance standards. 
C)  Develop objectives and performance standards with employees. 
D)  Implement objectives and performance standards. 
A)  Provide an educational session for staff on peer review. 
B)  Revise the mission statement,objectives,and performance standards. 
C)  Develop objectives and performance standards with employees. 
D)  Implement objectives and performance standards.

Question 3

In establishing the strategic plan for effective use of evidence to guide nursing practice at Pacific Hospital,the nursing unit managers take the next step,which is the implementation.Implementation would probably involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  Revisiting the mission statement and objectives. 
B)  Reevaluating external and internal factors affecting evidence-informed practice. 
C)  Preparing a budget to support implementation. 
D)  Developing unit-based objectives related to the plan. 
A)  Revisiting the mission statement and objectives. 
B)  Reevaluating external and internal factors affecting evidence-informed practice. 
C)  Preparing a budget to support implementation. 
D)  Developing unit-based objectives related to the plan.

Question 4

The chief nursing officer has to write a strategic plan.The most difficult stage in the strategic planning process is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessment of the external and internal environment. 
B)  Review of mission statement,goals,and objectives. 
C)  Identification of strategies. 
D)  Implementation of strategies. 
A)  Assessment of the external and internal environment. 
B)  Review of mission statement,goals,and objectives. 
C)  Identification of strategies. 
D)  Implementation of strategies.

Question 5

Which of the following reflects a characteristic of an organizational environmental assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It relates only to administration. 
B)  It is an informal evaluation of relationships. 
C)  It does not include the organizational climate. 
D)  It involves comparison of data against benchmarks. 
A)  It relates only to administration. 
B)  It is an informal evaluation of relationships. 
C)  It does not include the organizational climate. 
D)  It involves comparison of data against benchmarks.

Question 6

Which of the following represents an effective goal statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Involve patients and families in planning health care." 
B)  "To revise clinical guidelines for incontinence care from evidence within 6 months." 
C)  "Patients and families are partners first in care planning." 
D)  "To acquire $4 million in additional funding within 12 months to support clinical education programs for dementia." 
A)  "Involve patients and families in planning health care." 
B)  "To revise clinical guidelines for incontinence care from evidence within 6 months." 
C)  "Patients and families are partners first in care planning." 
D)  "To acquire $4 million in additional funding within 12 months to support clinical education programs for dementia."

Question 7

Construction of properly worded and written objectives most often begin with which word?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Illustrate." 
B)  "Demonstrate." 
C)  "To." 
D)  "Develop." 
A)  "Illustrate." 
B)  "Demonstrate." 
C)  "To." 
D)  "Develop."

The strategic planning process shares many similarities with which of the following?

Northwestern Hospital has decided to implement peer review.As a clinical leader in the emergency department,you have overall responsibility for ensuring that this is in place by next month.The most important step in this process is to:

In establishing the strategic plan for effective use of evidence to guide nursing practice at Pacific Hospital,the nursing unit managers take the next step,which is the implementation.Implementation would probably involve:

The chief nursing officer has to write a strategic plan.The most difficult stage in the strategic planning process is:

Which of the following reflects a characteristic of an organizational environmental assessment?

Which of the following represents an effective goal statement?

Construction of properly worded and written objectives most often begin with which word?

Leading, managing, and Following

Developing the Role of Leader

Developing the Role of Manager

Nursing Leadership in Indigenous Health

Patient Focus

Ethical Issues

Legal Issues

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Health Care Organizations

Understanding and Designing Organizational Structures

Cultural Diversity in Health Care

Power, politics, and Influence

Caring and Communicating in Nursing With Technology

Managing Costs and Budgets

Care Delivery Strategies

Staffing and Scheduling

Selecting, developing, and Evaluating Staff

Nursing Leading Change: a Relational Emancipatory Framework for Health and Social

Building Teams Through Communication and Partnerships

Collective Nursing Advocacy

Understanding Quality, risk, and Safety

Translating Research Into Practice

Understanding and Resolving Conflict

Managing Personnel Challenges

Workplace Violence and Incivility

Inter- and Intraprofessional Practice and Leading in Professional Practice Settings

Role Transition

Self-Management: Stress and Time

Thriving for the Future

Leading and Managing Your Career

Nursing Students As Leaders

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Exam 18: Strategic Planning and Goal Setting

The strategic planning process shares many similarities with which of the following?

Northwestern Hospital has decided to implement peer review.As a clinical leader in the emergency department,you have overall responsibility for ensuring that this is in place by next month.The most important step in this process is to:

In establishing the strategic plan for effective use of evidence to guide nursing practice at Pacific Hospital,the nursing unit managers take the next step,which is the implementation.Implementation would probably involve:

The chief nursing officer has to write a strategic plan.The most difficult stage in the strategic planning process is:

Which of the following reflects a characteristic of an organizational environmental assessment?

Which of the following represents an effective goal statement?

Construction of properly worded and written objectives most often begin with which word?

Leading, managing, and Following

Developing the Role of Leader

Developing the Role of Manager

Nursing Leadership in Indigenous Health

Patient Focus

Ethical Issues

Legal Issues

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Health Care Organizations

Understanding and Designing Organizational Structures

Cultural Diversity in Health Care

Power, politics, and Influence

Caring and Communicating in Nursing With Technology

Managing Costs and Budgets

Care Delivery Strategies

Staffing and Scheduling

Selecting, developing, and Evaluating Staff

Nursing Leading Change: a Relational Emancipatory Framework for Health and Social

Building Teams Through Communication and Partnerships

Collective Nursing Advocacy

Understanding Quality, risk, and Safety

Translating Research Into Practice

Understanding and Resolving Conflict

Managing Personnel Challenges

Workplace Violence and Incivility

Inter- and Intraprofessional Practice and Leading in Professional Practice Settings

Role Transition

Self-Management: Stress and Time

Thriving for the Future

Leading and Managing Your Career

Nursing Students As Leaders

Filters