Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Continuous process of assessing and establishing goals and obj. And implementing and evaluating and controlling them

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Planning

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Subject to change as new facts are known

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Planning

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Deciding in advance what to do, how to do a particular task, when to do it, and who is to do it

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Planning

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Types of plan

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S- strategic plan
O- operating plan
C- continuous or rolling plan

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5
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  • Usually prepared by the upper levels of management.
  • BASIS FOR OPERATIONAL PLAN
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Strategic plan

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  • act. In specific departments of an org.
  • deals w/ tactics or techniques for accomplishing things
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Operating plan

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Mapping day-to-day act.

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Continuous or rolling plan

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Purposes of planning

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  • increase chance of success by focusing in results
  • force analytic thinking and eval. Of alternatives, therefore improving decisions
  • orient people to act. Instead of reaction
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Principles of planning

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  • based on the vision, mission, philo, and clearly obj of org
  • continuous process
  • pervasive within the entire org covering the diff departments
  • utilizes all available resources
  • precise in its scope and nature, realistic and focused on its expected outcome
  • time bound
  • documented for proper dissemination
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Characteristics of a good plan

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  • precise, w/ clear obj, w/ desired results and methods for eval.
  • guide by policies or procedure
  • indicates priorities
  • dev. Actions that are flexible and realistic
  • include most practical methods
  • pervade while org.
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Effectiveness of a plan:

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  • enhanced by the environment in which the nursing personnel work
    • climate promotes good working rel. and leads toward achievement of identified goals
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Elements of planning

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F- forecasting
S- setting vision, mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives
D- developing and scheduling programs/projects/activities, set time frame
P- prepare budget and allocation resources
E- establish policies, procedure, and standards

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13
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Looking into the future and decide in advance where the agency would like to be done in order to get there

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Forecasting

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It outlines the org. Future role and fnx. It gives the agency something to strive for.

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Vision

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Pre-established and often self-imposed obj. Or purpose

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Mission

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Statement of beliefs and values that directs one practice. Gives direction towards attainment of a certain goal

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Philosophy

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17
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Desired aims or condition towards which one is willing to work

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Goal

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18
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Statement of a desired short-term condition or achievement, with measurable end result to be accomplish by specific terms or indiv. With time limit

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Objectives

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19
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Planning formula: what, when, where, why, who, how, can

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Kron’s formula

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Allocating one’s time through setting goals, assigning priorities, identifying and eliminating wasted time and using managerial technique to reach goals effectively

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Time management

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Principles of time management

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  • planning for contingencies- thinking of other options
  • lists of tasks- calendar of acts.
  • inventory- looking at the task done and not done
  • sequencing- prioritizing
  • setting and keeping deadlines- do not procrastinate
  • delegating- give a portion of the task to those who can do it
22
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When several tasks are done in less time

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Multitasking

23
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Budgeting is a systematic financial translation of a plan. A tool for planning, monitoring, and controlling cost and meeting expenses

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Prepare budget and allocation resources

24
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Allocates resources for NURSING program and delivery of pt. Care

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Nursing budget

25
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Designed to meet future service expectation for pt., provide pt. Care at min. Cost

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Hospital budget

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A plan for future act. Such as revenue, expense, capital, and cash budget

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Budget plan

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Income and management expects to generate during the planning period

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Revenue budget

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Expected act. In operational financial terms in a given period of time

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Expense budget

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Program acquisition, disposal and improvements in the institutions physical capacity

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Capital budget

30
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Money received., cash receipt and disbursement during the planning period

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Cash budget

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Portrays a company’s expenses, expected costs, and estimated income, considering the quarterly or the annual performance

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Operating budget

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  • estimation of cash flows of a business
  • weekly/monthly/quarterly/annually budget
  • actual operating budget in detail
  • day-to
    -day-to-day budget and represents money coming in and going out
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Cash budget

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-budgets for nursing personnels are based on quantitative workload measurements such as pt. Acuity sys.

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Personnel budget

34
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Classified as long-term asset

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Equipment

35
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Utilized over a longer period of time, it often depreciates
Equipment is tangible property

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Supplies and equipment budget

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  • budget allocating money for acquisition or maintenance of fixed assets such as land, buildings, and equipment.
  • major purchases and investments
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Capital budget

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Uses of budgets

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  • planning: preparation of budget, forecasting future resource
  • monitoring and motivation: monitoring use of resources, effectiveness of planning process, motivating tool for managers
  • communication: coordination and communication vehicle within an org.
38
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Systematic plan that is an informed best estimate by nurse administrators of revenues and nursing expenses

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Nursing budget

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3 purposes of nursing budget

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Plan, motivate, and serve

40
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Budget stages

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  • formulation stage
  • review and enactment stage
  • execution stage
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  • dev. obj. And mnagement plans
  • gather all financial, historical, and statistical data
  • analyze data
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Formulation stage

42
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Direct and eval. Expenses and receipts
Revise budget if indicated

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Execution stage

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Types of expenses or costs

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F- fixed costs
V- variable costs
S- sunk costs
D- direct costs
I- indirect costs

44
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Not related to volume
Remain constant
Rentals, loans, taxes

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Fixed costs

45
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Production costs
Change in proportion
Raw material, labor, production, commission, cards, freight

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Variable costs

46
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Fixed expenses cannot be recovered even prog. Is cancelled
Advertising, research and dev., hiring employees, training/seminars

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Sunk costs

47
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Costs of providing the product or service and are often considered to be those directly related to pt. Care (ginamit ng pt.)

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Direst costs

48
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Expenses cannot be traced back
Not directly related to pt. Care
Legal expenses, admin salary, housekeeping, office exp se and building maintenance

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Indirect costs

49
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Standing plans used repeatedly, or guides or basic rules that govern action at all levels in the org.

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Policies

50
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Are specific guide to action

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Procedures

51
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Minimal level of achievement acceptable to meet the set objectives

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Standards