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Posted: March 12th, 2024
NSG 4431 Guidelines for Budget Staffing Paper
Budget/Staffing Paper Guidelines
1) The purpose of this paper is to utilize Evidence-Based Practice to better understand the Budget and Staffing process as a nurse leader/manager. If you choose not to complete hours with a preceptor, you may choose to contact a nurse manager/leader and discuss the information needed for your paper.
2) The paper should be 4-5 pages (not including title & reference pages) and should be written in scholarly form, and follow APA formatting.
3) The anti-plagiarism site, Turnitin, will be used for submission of the paper.
4) Do a search for the literature to find a minimum of 3 articles of studies published in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals and published within the last 5 years. These articles should be published studies from journals and related to leadership, management, budget and/or staffing. DO NOT use unpublished Master’s theses or unpublished doctoral dissertations, as these sources are not published in a journal but available from a repository. The published journal articles should be studies related to the topic and used as resources to support the information in the paper. Use these journal articles to write and give support to the information in the paper. One or more chapters from text can/should also be used as additional resources to support the information. However, the specific chapter author(s) must be cited and referenced correctly.
Parts of the Paper
5) Title page
6) Introduction:
Describe the unit & facility in general terms. Do not give names or addresses. Describe the purpose of the paper.
7) Describe the Staffing (Heading, centered and bold) given in the following: The method of staffing on the unit; the method of care delivery. Analyze why this method of care delivery is used. Cite all information.
a. Personnel (Subheading, left margin, bold) Determine the personnel mix on each shift. List the number of RNs, LPNs, CNAs, Respiratory Techs etc. for any given day. The mix is/is not adequate for the acuity of the patients. Describe the types of shifts. Any flexibility in shift hours? Sharing of shifts? Cite supporting information.
b. Workload (Subheading, left margin, bold) How does the nurse manager analyze the workload and make staffing decisions accordingly? Give specific examples without giving names. Do staff members feel staffing is adequate and do the members have any input into staffing decisions? Describe. Cite supporting information.
8) Describe the Budget (Heading, centered and bold) given in the following: Identify and discuss the type of budget plan used on the unit of preceptorship. Identify the “time frame” for the budget – describe the time frame fully. Cite supporting information.
a. Reimbursement (Subheading, left margin, bold) Describe how Nursing is directly/or indirectly reimbursed for nursing services. Identify services for which nursing is directly reimbursed and which services are not reimbursed. How does the nurse manager have input into determining staff salaries? Discuss. Cite supporting information.
b. Staff Input (Subheading, left margin, bold) Describe whether or how staff are aware of the budget and whether or not there is input. If not input, discuss whether this would be an advantage or disadvantage. Cite supporting information.
9) Do an Analysis (Heading, centered and bold) Based on readings from the literature and actual long-term statistical, describe whether the budget and staffing adequate. If cuts in budget, staffing or both needed, describe if these actions would have a detrimental effect on the unit. Cite supporting information. If an increase in budget was needed, staffing or both describe how the process by which this changes may be made. Discuss and give support from the literature. This section is the Analysis – several paragraphs are necessary to thoroughly discuss the information. Use the literature to support.
10) Summary (Heading, centered and bold) Conclude the paper and summarize the information. This section need to be ½ to ¾ of a page in length. Cite supporting information.
11) Reference page
NSG 4431 Guidelines for Budget Staffing Paper
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