A nurse leader is developing a plan to coordinate health care services in the community. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse leader to take initially?
a. Apply a team approach to assure all points of view are represented
b. Monitor that the plan is correctly imple-mented
c. Organize the plan in a sequential manner
d. Create a shared vision, goals, and meas-urable objectives
ANS: D
Organizing and monitoring occur later in the process. Although planning is a collaborative activi-ty, the foundation of planning rests with creation of the shared vision, goals, and measurable outcomes, which is achieved through a team approach.
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