ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES: PREPARATION OF THE NURSING DEPARTMENT BUDGET

Learning the process of budgeting and allocating resources is essential to nurses in management positions. This process is a tool which forces the setting of goals in three major areas — supplies, capital, and salaries. Nurses must become involved in cost control if accountability is to be real.

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Published in:The Journal of nursing administration 1977-09, Vol.7 (7), p.31-36
Main Author: Schmied, Elsie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Costs and Cost Analysis
Economics, Hospital
Economics, Nursing
Income
Nursing
Nursing Service, Hospital
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
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Summary:Learning the process of budgeting and allocating resources is essential to nurses in management positions. This process is a tool which forces the setting of goals in three major areas — supplies, capital, and salaries. Nurses must become involved in cost control if accountability is to be real.
ISSN:0002-0443
1539-0721
DOI:10.1097/00005110-197707070-00006