When developing a plan to coordinate health care services in the community, which action would be most appropriate for the nurse leader to take?
a. Apply a team approach to assure all points of view are represented.
b. Monitor that the plan is correctly implemented.
c. Organize the plan in a sequential manner.
d. Create a shared vision, goals, and measurable objectives.
D
Organizing and monitoring occur later in the process. Although planning is a collaborative activ-ity, 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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