Budgeting and Cost Containment
Instructions:
As a bedside nurse it is important to understand how you can contribute to budget neutrality to be a good steward of your organization’s resources.
Consider an issue that is present in today’s health care system and discuss how you as the bedside nurse might address it in your daily practice.
Consider finding a current article that supports your viewpoint as well as using the principles we learning this week. Some suggestions are listed below:
Extraneous overtime
Tardiness
Missed Meals
Cost containment related to supplies
Downsizing