N5341 Final Budget Project
Financial Budget Project
The purpose of this assignment is to give the student the opportunity to develop a presentation of
a Financial Budget issue in their department and defend applying strategies learned in class. This
presentation will be presented orally to a minimum of 3 people: (Nurse manger, CNO, Executive
team, staff members, etc). If you cannot find minimum of 3 people a time will be set up to
skype/facetime presentation to faculty.
In this course, you have been asked to provide an analysis of a current nursing or patient care
problem which has an impact on the hospital’s budget. Specifically, you have described the
problem, demonstrated a proposed analysis of the problem, identified the potential impact of the
problem on the current budget and recommended potential solutions to the problem. For your
final project you will create a power point presentation, including notes pages to explain each of
the concepts in depth. This presentation will be presented orally to a minimum of 3 people:
(Nurse manger, CNO, Executive team, staff members, etc). If you cannot find minimum of 3
people a time will be set up to skype/facetime presentation to faculty.
Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on the Financial Issues Assignment.
NOTE: All assignments and discussion posts are expected to be completed on time.
Tasks
Article Synthesis
(25 pts)
Target
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Clear and strong synthesis
and critical analysis of 2
peer-reviewed articles
related to the identified
financial management
issue. Include how
literature is applicable to
the identified financial
issue
General statements of
article synthesis, missing
one article summary, no
application to the identified
financial issue.
No synthesis of articles of
financial management
issue
(0 pts)
(10 pts)
(20 pts)
Technology
(25 pts)
Demonstration of
integration of information
technology in the solution
to the problem with
literature to support
technology
(20 pts)
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General statements or
missing Demonstration of
integration of information
technology in the solution
to the problem with
literature to support
technology (10 pts)
No statements or missing
Demonstration of
integration of information
technology in the solution
to the problem with
literature to support
technology (0 pts)
N5341 Final Budget Project
Financial Analysis
(25 pts)
Provides detailed analysis
of the financial problem
and explanation of
potential budget impact.
Identification of the role of
the nurse in the process of
analysis of the information
needed for budget
development. Supports
financial analysis with
peer-review publications.
(20 pts)
Solutions to Financial
Issue
(15 pts)
Describes at least two
solutions to the identified
problem, provides a
background for selection of
these solutions including
expert opinions and
current literature.
Discusses a process for
implementation of these
strategies. Identify a
specific nursing role in the
creation of the solution
(20 pts)
General or no discussion
of analysis of the financial
problem, no explanation of
potential budget impact.
Identification of the role of
the nurse in the process of
analysis of the information
needed for budget
development. Does not
supports financial analysis
with peer-review
publications.(10 pts)
No analysis of the financial
problem and no
explanation of potential
budget impact.
Identification of the role of
the nurse in the process of
analysis of the information
needed for budget
development. Not
supported with peer-review
publications.
Missing at least two
solutions to the identified
problem, does not
provides a background for
selection of these solutions
including expert opinions
and current literature.
Does not discusses a
process for implementation
of these strategies.
Identify a specific nursing
role in the creation of the
solution
No solutions to the
identified problem,
provides a background for
selection of these
solutions. Missing expert
opinions and no current
literature. Missing a
process for implementation
of these strategies.
Missing a specific nursing
role in the creation of the
solution
(0 pts)
(0 pts)
(10 pts)
APA format
(10 pts)
Articles and lists the APA
references correctly.
Introduction and
conclusion. This includes
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation as well as
formatting – no errors.
Attendance roster with 3
attendees (10 pts)
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Articles and lists the APA
references correctly.
Missing introduction or
conclusion. This includes
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation as well as
formatting – 1-3 errors.
Articles and lists the APA
references correctly.
Missing introduction and
conclusion. This includes
grammar, spelling, and
punctuation as well as
formatting – more than 3
Attendance roster with less errors. Attendance
documentation missing (0
than 3 attendees (6pts)
pts)