A nurse matches client needs, provider strengths and competence, and agency resources. Which of the following types of planning is being used?
a. Strategic planning
b. Program planning
c. Management planning
d. Process planning
ANS: A
Matching client needs, provider strengths and competence, and agency resources is considered strategic planning. Program planning reflects the desires to implement a reality-based program that can be readily evaluated and can reduce the number of unexpected events that occur in a defined population. Management planning assists managers to determine whether the resources of the agency are used properly to actually implement the agency programs. Process planning is not a type of planning discussed by the text.
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