Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives
- 4th Edition - July 27, 2012
- Authors: Cheryl Jones, Steven A. Finkler, Christine T. Kovner
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 0 0 8 8 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 3 3 4 2 - 2
Covering the financial topics all nurse managers need to know and use, this book explains how financial management fits into the healthcare organization. Topics include ac… Read more
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Covering the financial topics all nurse managers need to know and use, this book explains how financial management fits into the healthcare organization. Topics include accounting principles, cost analysis, planning and control management of the organization's financial resources, and the use of management tools. In addition to current issues, this edition also addresses future directions in financial management.
- Nursing-focused content thoroughly describes health care finance and accounting from the nurse manager’s point of view.
- Numerous worksheets and tables including healthcare spreadsheets, budgets, and calculations illustrate numerous financial and accounting methods.
- Chapter opener features include learning objectives and an overview of chapter content to help you organize and summarize your notes.
- Key concepts definitions found at the end of each chapter help summarize your understanding of chapter content.
- Suggested Readings found at the end of each chapter give additional reading and research opportunities.
Part I: A Financial Management Framework
1. Introduction and Overview
2. The Health Care Environment
3. The Role of Financial Management and Nurse Leadership in Health Care Organizations
4. Key Issues in Applied Economics
5. Quality, Costs, and Financing
Part II: Financial Accounting
6. Accounting Principles
7. Analysis of Financial Statement Information
Part III: Cost Analysis
8. Cost Management
9. Determining Health Care Costs and Prices
10. Costs and Other Issues Related to Recruiting and Retaining Staff
Part IV: Planning and Control
11. Strategic Management
12. Budgeting Concepts
13. Operating Budgets
14. Revenue Budgeting
15. Performance Budgeting
16. Controlling Operating Results
17. Variance Analysis: Examples, Extensions, and Caveats
18. Benchmarking, Productivity, and Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Part V: Managing Financial Resources
19. Short-Term Financial Resources
20. Long-Term Financial Resources
Part VI: Looking to the Future
21. Forecasting
22. The Nurse as Entrepreneur
23. Nursing and Financial Management: Current Issues and Future Directions
Glossary
- Edition: 4
- Published: July 27, 2012
- Language: English
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Cheryl Jones
Affiliations and expertise
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NCSF
Steven A. Finkler
Affiliations and expertise
Program in Health Policy and Management, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, NYCK
Christine T. Kovner
Affiliations and expertise
Division of Nursing, School of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY