This document discusses planning in nursing service and management. It defines planning as pre-determining a course of action to arrive at a desired result, and as a continuous process of assessing goals, implementing and evaluating plans, and adapting to new information. The document also discusses why managers may fail to plan effectively, the different levels of management and their planning responsibilities, and the four major aspects of planning as formulation, rules and regulations, intermediate activities and projects, and top management planning.

1. FOR THE NURSING
SERVICE
MARIYA LUZ R. FORTES, R.N.

2. Define the meaning of planning in an
organization or in nursing service.
Able to identify and understand why managers
fail to plan effectively.
Able to classify the level of management and
identify the scope of planning and what their
responsibilities in the organization.
Able to comprehend the four major aspects of
planning.

3. is defined as pre-determining a course of action
in order to arrive at a desired result.
(Venzon, 2006)
A CONTINUOUS PROCESS of assessing, establishing
goals and ob
jectives, implementing and
evaluating them, and sub jecting these to change
as new facts are known.
(Douglas, 1986 in Venzon)

4. Planning leads to the achievement of goals
and objectives.
Planning gives meaning to work.
Planning provides for effective use of
available resources and facilities.
Planning helps in coping with crises. Hospital
should provide for disaster plans.
Planning is cost effective.

5. Planning is based on past and future
activities.
Planning leads to the realization of the need
for change.
Planning provides the basis for control.
Planning is necessary for effective control.

6. Lack of Knowledge of the Philosophy, Goals, and
Objectives of the agency or lack understanding of
the significance of the planning process.
They may not know how to manage their time to
devote for planning.
They may lack confidence in formulating plans or
may fear that planning may bring about unwanted
changes that they are unwilling to undertake or are
unable to cope with.

7. Top
Management
Middle
Management
Lower Management

8. Top
Management
• or the Nursing Directors, Chief Nurses or
Directors of Nursing and their assistants.
• Their responsibility covers the over-all
management of the organization’s Nursing
Service.

9. Middle
Management
• Or the Nursing Supervisors
• Direct the activities to actually implement the
broad operating policies of the organization
such as staffing and delivery of services to
the units.

10. Lower
Management
• or the First – Level management, the Head
Nurses or Senior Nurses ( including Charge
Nurses or team leaders
• Do the daily and weekly plans for the
administration of direct patient care in their
respective units.

11. Formulation
RULES &
REGULATIONS
INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL Activities Projects
PLANNING
TOP
MIDDLE
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT LOWER
MANAGEMENT

12. Planning should contribute to objectives
Planning precedes all other processes of
management
Planning pervades all levels
Planning should be efficient