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Staffing Flashcards

1
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Funds r/t For Profit

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Excess funds are given to investors

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2
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Funds r/t Not For Profit

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Excess funds are used to expand health services in the community

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3
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Revenue Center and Cost Center are considered actual revenue and expenses or expected revenue and expenses

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Actual revenue and expenses

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4
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Revenue Center is

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an account used to record income

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5
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Cost Center is

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an account used to record expenses

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6
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Variance is

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the difference between what was budgeted and the actual results (trends)

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7
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Types of Budgets

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Operational
Capital
Special Purpose/Construction

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8
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What is a budget

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a formal quantitative expression for acquiring and distributing funds

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9
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A tool to help allocation decisions and plan for expenditures in a 12 month period

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Budget

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10
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Basic Concept of a Budget

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Revenue (money brought in as payment for goods/svc)

Expense (cost of producing a product)

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Budgets use actual revenue and expenses or expected revenue and expenses

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Expected revenue and expenses

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12
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Budget planning

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collaborative planning with all levels of mgmt

review of strategic plan

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13
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who sets the objectives of budget planning

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Sr. managers

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14
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who devises budgets based on trends in pt. care

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mid or unit managers

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15
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what are operational expenses budget

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operation of facility for the year (salaries, meds, supplies)

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16
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what is capital budget

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long term assets (monitors…cost of 500.00 or more; lasts longer than a yr)

17
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what is special purpose budget

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used for 1 time activities, not included in operational budget (screenings)

18
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what are direct/variable costs

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costs that change with volume of patients (meds)

19
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what are indirect/fixed costs

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doesn’t change with volume of patients (electric)

20
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what are critical pathways

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predetermined course of progress pt. should make after admission for dx or surgery

21
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what is the fiscal responsibility to the pt.

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most efficient resources to max. health benefit to pt.
early discharge planning
understand costs of care/reimbursement system

22
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the fiscal responsibility to the pt. is the most important/primary fxn, T or F

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True

23
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what is the fiscal responsibility to the employing institution

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quality pt. care
use resources wisely
understand pymt. systems

24
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what is a sign-on bonus

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money for staying X amt. of yrs

25
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what is a retention bonus

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after 1 yr, tuition reimbursement

26
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what is incentive pay

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experienced RN’s get paid more to work eve/night shift or 12 hr shifts

27
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what is staffing

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appropriate number of providers to care for actual number of patients (cost effective quality pt. care)

28
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Unit leaders must anticipate staffing needs

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4-8 hours prior to next shift

29
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what is traditional staffing

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8 hr shifts

30
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if an RN works 36 hrs/wk they can receive

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FT benefits

31
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(3) 12 hr shifts is associated with

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medical errors

32
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what is a weekend program

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(2) 12 hr shifts - paid rate of working 40 hrs during the week

33
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what is a pt. classification system

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calculates the number of hrs required to perform tasks based on complexity of task (pt acuity)

34
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nursing care hours per patient day

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amt of RN care required per patient in a 24hr period

35
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role of the RN manager in staffing (5)

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satisfaction (RN and Patients)
safety
schedule
staffing
support
36
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Staffing challenges

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occupancy - when calculated? keep beds full at 12am
acuity - affects staffing, nothing to measure
attendance - if people are happy, attendance improves
competency - make sure everyone is up to date
patient satisfaction

37
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Safety in Staffing

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what caused it, ways to prevent it from occurring again
ulcers
restraints
falls
infections
violence
38
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support in staffing

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recognition
reward
ethical issues
time mgmt

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