An in-depth guide to preparing accurate nursing budgets, this book will help you improve your financial skills
and contribute to your organization�s strategic planning. It discusses the different types of budgeting, the budgeting
process, forecasting, variance analysis, and costing out nursing services. A variety of settings are included:
hospitals, long-term care, home health, community health, managed care, and others. With this guide, you�ll learn
how to communicate effectively with financial managers, succeed in your role in the budgeting process, and assist
in the delivery of high-quality patient care at the lowest possible cost.
Key Features
Each chapter includes Learning Objectives to focus your study and a Summary and Implications for Nurse Managers
to reinforce what you�ve learned.
Additional Suggested Readings provides helpful resources for further research and study.
An appendix includes numerous sample budget forms and instructions, allowing you to see firsthand the various
types of budgeting forms used in day-to-day practice.
New to this Edition
New "Budgeting for Information Systems" chapter describes how to budget for information technology
(IT), what kind of personnel you should consider hiring to support the nursing IT function, and how to evaluate
IT products.
New "Budgeting for the Operating Room" chapter covers key stakeholders in the budget development
process, developing the prioritization process, and specialized aspects of the operating room budget.
A discussion of magnet hospitals has been added, including the cost implications of applying for �magnet� status.
Coverage now includes different delivery care models and their potential budgetary impact to a health care
organization, along with Clinical Ladders and the budgetary implications of nurses "testing-up" the ladder.
Budgeting for clinics and same-day surgery facilities is described.
Updated and expanded content discusses budget variance analysis and interpretation of budget reports that differ
from the planned budget.
Includes the budget implications of outsourcing, and how to determine whether outsourcing is cost-effective
for a particular service.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: The Different Types of Budgets
2. The Budgeting Process
3. Motivation and Incentives
4. Cost Concepts
5. Personnel Issues
6. Forecasting
7. Strategic Planning and Business Plans
8. The Operating Budget
9. Revenue Budgeting
10. Capital Budgeting (Technical Appendix: Quantitative Methods for Capital Budgeting)
11. Performance Budgeting
12. Cash Budgeting
13. Variance Analysis
14. Variance Analysis: Examples, Extensions, and Caveats
15. Budgeting for Information Systems
16. Budgeting for the Operating Room
17. Benchmarking, Productivity, and Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
18. Costing Out Nursing Services
Additional Suggested Readings
Glossary
Appendix: Sample Budget Forms and Instructions
