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Nursing management
Dr .Mohammed Jebreldar Abuanja Nimer
Associate professor of community health Nursing
International University of Africa
Lecture No 5
planning
Definition
It is a continual process that moves from setting the mission to
setting operational objectives.
**It is always future oriented
**Planning directs mangers thinking toward what they expect to do, why it will be
done, where it will be done, when expect to do it, how it will be done, and who is
going to do it.
Purposes of planning
1. Achieving goals and objectives.
2. It gives meaning to work.
3. It helps in coping with crisis situations.
4. It is cost effectives.
5. Discover the need for change.
6. Effective utilization of available personnel and facilities.
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Planning process consists of five steps:
Step 1. Establish objectives.
Step 2. Analyze situation.
Step 3. Determine alternative course of action.
Step 4. Evaluate alternative.
Step 5. Choose and implement plan.
Characteristic of good plan:
1. Clearly stated objectives.
2. Putting into action.
3. Communicated effectively.
4. Economically feasible.
5. Represents an integrated whole.
6. Improve patient care and educate the nursing staff
Types of planning:
(1)Annual planning
(2)Long range planning
Annual planning
It is planning for one year to describe the staffing operational costs
Long range planning
***It is planning for 3 to 5 years for district health services for new facilities, equipment
and staff
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Strategic plan
Definition:
It is an assessment departmental strengths and weakness.
**Nursing directors are responsible for developing strategies.
Objectives of strategic plan:
1. 1-To provide a time frame work .
2. To ensure that resources are utilized in efficient way.
3. To facilitate the coordination.
4. To enable a continuous evaluation .
Application of planning by staff nurse
A. Drawn the nursing care plan based on the patient needs.
B. Develop time framework for her daily activities.
C. Determine the equipment needed to accomplish the designed plan.
D. Determine the needed emergency equipment.
E. Determine the time needed to accomplish her special duties.
F. Update the designed plan and replan for the new patient problems.
Application of planning by head nurse
A. Develop the time frame for her daily activities (nursing round,
participation in the medical round, conferences, and committees).
B. Design the assignment sheet to distribute work to the nursing staff.
C. Check the nursing care plan for the nurse.
D. Determine the number of staff nurses needed to deliver nursing care.
E. Determine the equipment needed for the unit.
F. Determine the equipment which will be needed in emergency.
