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What is the primary focus of operational or short-range plans?
What is the primary focus of operational or short-range plans?
What is the typical duration for which operational plans are applicable?
What is the typical duration for which operational plans are applicable?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of short-range planning?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of short-range planning?
How frequently can short-term planning be conducted?
How frequently can short-term planning be conducted?
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What is the purpose of using strengths in short-range planning?
What is the purpose of using strengths in short-range planning?
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What characterizes reactive planning?
What characterizes reactive planning?
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What is a common outcome of reactive planning?
What is a common outcome of reactive planning?
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Which term refers to the tendency to resist change?
Which term refers to the tendency to resist change?
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What is a defining trait of interactive planning?
What is a defining trait of interactive planning?
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Which characteristic is associated with pre-activism?
Which characteristic is associated with pre-activism?
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Why might inactivism result in slow changes?
Why might inactivism result in slow changes?
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What is often a goal of organizational management?
What is often a goal of organizational management?
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Which of the following statements about goals is true?
Which of the following statements about goals is true?
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What is the typical length of a resume?
What is the typical length of a resume?
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Which of the following elements is NOT typically included in a resume?
Which of the following elements is NOT typically included in a resume?
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How does the layout of a resume differ from that of a curriculum vitae?
How does the layout of a resume differ from that of a curriculum vitae?
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What is the main purpose of a resume?
What is the main purpose of a resume?
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Which of the following should typically be included in the optional add-ons of a resume?
Which of the following should typically be included in the optional add-ons of a resume?
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When updating your resume, what aspect should you continuously revise?
When updating your resume, what aspect should you continuously revise?
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Where should references be placed in a resume?
Where should references be placed in a resume?
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What characteristic defines a curriculum vitae as opposed to a resume?
What characteristic defines a curriculum vitae as opposed to a resume?
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What is primarily affected by the method of performing nursing care?
What is primarily affected by the method of performing nursing care?
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Which area requires policy formulation to protect patient rights?
Which area requires policy formulation to protect patient rights?
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What contributes to the efficiency of job performance in nursing care?
What contributes to the efficiency of job performance in nursing care?
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What describes the proportions of nursing provided by professional nurses versus non-professionals?
What describes the proportions of nursing provided by professional nurses versus non-professionals?
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Which method of patient assignment involves a dedicated nurse for each patient?
Which method of patient assignment involves a dedicated nurse for each patient?
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What is a common purpose of job descriptions in nursing?
What is a common purpose of job descriptions in nursing?
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In what way can centralized services benefit nursing practice?
In what way can centralized services benefit nursing practice?
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What role do professional organizations play in nursing policy?
What role do professional organizations play in nursing policy?
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What is the main characteristic of a desired aim or condition in organizational goals?
What is the main characteristic of a desired aim or condition in organizational goals?
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Which of the following best describes policies within an organization?
Which of the following best describes policies within an organization?
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What is the nature of objectives that accompany a desired aim in an organization?
What is the nature of objectives that accompany a desired aim in an organization?
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What is a characteristic of procedures in the context of organizational implementation?
What is a characteristic of procedures in the context of organizational implementation?
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Which of the following best describes a strategy in an organizational context?
Which of the following best describes a strategy in an organizational context?
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What should be the nature of the objectives included in organizational planning?
What should be the nature of the objectives included in organizational planning?
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What is the purpose of developing and scheduling strategies and programs in an organization?
What is the purpose of developing and scheduling strategies and programs in an organization?
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What is the primary characteristic of a budget as described in the organizational context?
What is the primary characteristic of a budget as described in the organizational context?
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Study Notes
Resume vs. Curriculum Vitae
- Resume: brief summary (1-2 pages)
- Resume: tailored to the specific job applying for
- Curriculum Vitae: more detailed, often more than 2 pages
- Curriculum Vitae: will stay put and only the cover letter changes
Resume and CV Elements
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Resume Elements:
- Job Title
- Employer Name
- City and Country
- Dates of Employment
- Summary of contributions, achievements, and responsibilities
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CV Optional Add-Ons:
- Honors & Awards
- Include Scholarships and award dates
- Skills/Highlights
- Include relevant and valuable skills
- References
- Separate document matching the resume's format
- Honors & Awards
Operational or Short-Range Plans
- "How does one do things right"
- Day-to-day maintenance activities
- Plan time frame: 1 hour to 3 years
- Plans are often less complex than strategic or long-range plans
- May be done annually, quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly
- Focus on policies for rules, regulations, and procedures
- Step-by-step process for accomplishing particular objectives
Reactive Planning
- Occurs after a problem already exists
- Planning efforts are directed at returning the organization to a previous state
- Done in response to a crisis
- Can lead to hasty decisions and mistakes
Inactivism
- Seek the status quo, and spend energy preventing change
- Maintain conformity
- Changes occur slowly and incrementally
Pre-Activism
- Future Oriented
- Utilize technology to accelerate change
- Do not value experience, believe the future is always preferable to the present
Interactive
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Consider past, present, and future plans - Focus on the organization's purposes
- Goals:
- Desired aim or condition one is willing to work toward
- Change with time and require periodic reevaluation
- Have multiple objectives with target dates
- Long-term aims that are ambitious and realistic
- Objectives:
- Similar to goals
- Motivate people to a specific end
- Broad statements of intent derived from the beliefs that influence nursing practice
- Must be translated into specific goals and objectives
- Policies:
- Guidelines for the safe and efficient achievement of organizational objectives
- Procedures
- Specific directions for implementing written policies
- Provide guidelines for thinking and actions
- Specific steps for thinking and actions
Goals
- Individual Goals: Personal goals based on desired life outcomes
- Group Goals: organizational goals on a smaller scale
- Organizational Goals: Management goals of the organization to justify its existence
- Short-term Goals
- Long-term Goals
Developing Strategies, Programs, and Projects
- Strategy:
- Improved quality of care
- Impacts number of hours of bedside care
- Decrease the cost of nursing care
- Determine nursing negligence
- Improved quality of care
- DOH, BON, Professional Organizations, and Nursing Programs
- Policies:
- Guidelines for the safe and efficient achievement of organizational objectives
- Areas requiring policy formulation:
- Confusion about responsibility
- Protection of patient and family rights
- Personnel management and welfare
- Methods of Performing Nursing Care
- Simple or complex
- Documentation methods
- Proportion of Nursing Provided
- Professional nurses
- Non-professionals
- Amount & Quality of Supervision Available
- Job description efficiency
- Job classification
- Method of Patient Assignment
- Functional, case, team, or primary
- Amount & Kind of Labor
- Labor-saving devices & equipment
- Amount of Centralized Service Provided
- Sterile supply, central oxygen supply, linen supply
- Nursing Services Requirements of Ancillary Departments
- Clinics, admitting office, ER
- Reports required by administration
- Affiliation of nursing students or medical students
Multitasking
- Trying to get more things done in less time
Budget
- A process of planning
- Developed in various formats depending on organizational structure
- Annual operating plan
- Financial "roadmap" and plan
- Estimate of future costs
- Plan for using manpower, material, and other resources
- Covers capital projects
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