Question

Nurse leaders have many responsibilities when it comes to the development of the budget.

What issues would be considered most important for the nurse leader in this process?

•How should a nurse leader prepare to handle minimum staffing requirement costs in the budget process in case this is challenged?

•Besides a department budget approach, what other alternatives are available in the budgeting process?

Answer 1

The responsibility of a nurse leader stands high when it comes to the budgetting process in a healthcare sector. They form a major portion in the development of an organization with the staff.

The most important issue which can be faced by the nurse leader is the quality of the care delivered.

The nurse leader should be prepared to handle minimum staffing requirements in the following way

• Involving the nurse in nursing education programs continuously to be updated
• Proper distribution of skilled nurse to variety of patient to not hamper the quality service
• Getting feedback from patient as well as the staff to improve the services
• Proper communication helps to avoid any untoward incidents in The workplace.

The other process of budgetting is priority based budgeting, zero based budgeting, fixed budget or flexed budgets ,continuous budgets.