N4455 Nursing Leadership and Management
UTA
Module 3 Assignment 1: Financial Management Case Study vFall21(1)
Name:
Date:
Overview: Financial Management Case Study
One of the important duties of a nurse leader is to manage personnel and personnel budgets. In this assignment, you will assume the role of a nurse manager. You will use given data to make important decisions regarding budgets and staffing.
Some nurse managers have computer spreadsheets or software applications to help them make decisions regarding budgets and staffing. You will only need simple mathematical operations* to perform the needed calculations in this assignment because the scenario has been simplified. Furthermore, some data have been provided for you that a nurse leader might need to gather or compute in a real setting. Still, you will get a glimpse of the complexity of responsibilities nurse leaders shoulder regarding financial management.
· To calculate the percent of the whole a given number represents, follow these steps:
Change the percentage to a decimal number by moving the decimal twice to the left (or dividing by 100).
Multiply the new decimal number by the whole.
Example: What is 30% of 70?
30%= .30; (.30) × 70 = 21
· To find out what percentage a number represents in relation to the whole, follow these steps:
Divide the number by the whole (usually the small number by the large number).
Change the decimal answer to percent by moving the decimal twice to the right (or multiplying by 100).
Example: What percent of 45 is 10?
10 ÷ 45 = .222; so, 10 is 22% of 45.
* You will only need addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Case Study
You are the manager for 3 West, a medical/surgical unit. You have been given the following data to assist you in preparing your budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Patient Data
Average Daily Census (ADC): 55
Budget based on 6.2 Avg. Hours per patient day (HPPD)
(6.2 HPPD excludes Nurse Manager and unit secretaries)
Staff Data
Total FTEs 40 Variable FTEs
1 Nurse Manager
3 Unit Secretaries
44 Total FTEs
Staffing Mix
RN 75%
LVN 10%
NA 15%
Average Salary Scale per Employee
Benefits are 35% of annual salaries
Nurse Manager
$77,000.00 per year
Registered Nurses (RN)
$30.00 per hour
Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN)
$21.00 per hour
Nurse Aides (NA)
$14.00 per hour
Unit Secretary (US)
$12.00 per hour
Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on this assignment.
Criteria
Target
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Question 1
Both % and FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(13-16 Points)
Either % or FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-12 points)
Neither % nor FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Question 2
All column (except Hours and Salary) totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(17-20 Points)
At least 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-16 points)
Less than 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Question 3
A. Table
All six values within ± 2 of correct answers
(6-8 points)
At least five values within ± 2 of correct answers
(1-7 points)
Less than five values within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-1 point)
B. Significance of variance in HPPD
Response is clearly stated and explains some potential details, ramifications, and/or solutions
(6-8 points)
Response states some potential details or ramifications
(27 points)
Response is unclear or lacks potential details or ramifications
(0-2 points)
C. Implications for nurse leader
Response shows keen understanding of responsibilities of the nurse leader regarding staff budgets
(6-8 points)
Response shows some knowledge of responsibilities of the nurse leader
(2-7 points)
Response fails to demonstrate knowledge of responsibilities of the nurse leader
(0-1 point)
Question 4
All columns (except Hours and Salary) totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(17-20 Points)
At least 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-16 points)
Less than 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Question 5
All columns (except Hours and Salary) totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(17-20 points)
At least 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-16 points)
Less than 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Questions
1. How many RNs, LVNs, and NAs, by category, are on the staff of 3 West? (Round FTEs to the nearest tenth.) Compute totals for each column.
Positions
Variable FTEs
% by Position
FTEs by Position
RN
40
0.75
30
LVN
40
NA
40
Totals
2. Compute the annual salary budget for 3 West.
Compute totals for appropriate columns.
Positions
FTEs
Salary
Hours
Salary Subtotals
Amount of Benefits
Total
MANAGER
1.0
$77,000
XXXX
$77,000
RN
30
$30.00
2080
$1,872,000
LVN
2080
NA
2080
Sec
2080
Totals
XXXXX
XXXXXX
3. Your hospital unit, 3 West, is a 60-bed general medical-surgical unit. Over the past year, the ADC (Ave. Daily Census) was 53 patients.
Use the following data on 3 West during the last year to perform these calculations and answer these questions.
A. Complete this table to calculate the actual average hours of care required per patient day (HPPD) for the patients in 3 West. Round to the nearest tenth
Acuity Mix
Average Hours of Care Required
Average Daily Census
(ADC)
Total Hours of Care Per Day
I
1.4
8
11.2
II
3.9
21
III
5.6
19
IV
8.8
5
Totals
53
Hours per patient day (HPPD)
B. Remember that your established personnel budget for 3 West assumes a HPPD of 6.2. If your calculated HPPD is different, explain the significance of the variance. (If your calculated HPPD is different than 6.2, you must write more than, We need more/less nurses.)
What is the Significance of the variance? If you believe you need more staff, what will be your rationale for making this requires? If you have too much staff, what would your proposal be for bringing your staffing into a better balance?
C. What are the implications for the Nurse Manager? As an example, based on your conclusions in Section B, what other observations would you make as you review your total budget and what would you expect to see as a result? (Ex: supply costs; overtime hours, average census of 50 on a 60 bed unit, etc.)
4. You have set two new goals for your unit for the next year related to personnel:
· Provide stronger unit management support on evening and night shifts and in the absence of the manager.
· Correct unfavorable efficiency variances due to overtime.
To accomplish these goals, you plan to make these changes:
· Add 1.0 RN FTE position
· Eliminate 1.5 LVN positions
· Add 1.5 FTEs NA positions
· Add 1.0 Assistant HN position at $65,000/year
Calculate ONLY the cost of the proposed recommendations for 3 West. Compute totals for each column. If the change represents a reduction in the budget for that category, record the total as a negative number. If it represents an increase in the budget for that category, record the total as a positive number.
Positions
FTEs
Salary
Hours
Salary Subtotals
Benefits
Total
RN
1
LVN
-1.5
NA
1.5
AHN
1
65,000
XXXXX
Totals
2
XXXXX
XXXXX
5. Assume your proposal was approved. Calculate the new personnel budget (You will use your budget from question 2 and account for the changes you requested in question 4). Compute totals for each column.
Positions
FTEs
Salary
Hours
Salary Subtotals
Benefits
Total
Manager
1
$77,000
XXXXX
AHN
1
$65,000
XXXXX
RN
31
LVN
NA
Sec
Totals
XXXXX
XXXXX
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N4455 Nursing Leadership and Management
UTA
Module 3 Assignment 1: Financial Management Case Study vFall21(1)
Name:
Date:
Overview: Financial Management Case Study
One of the important duties of a nurse leader is to manage personnel and personnel budgets. In this assignment, you will assume the role of a nurse manager. You will use given data to make important decisions regarding budgets and staffing.
Some nurse managers have computer spreadsheets or software applications to help them make decisions regarding budgets and staffing. You will only need simple mathematical operations* to perform the needed calculations in this assignment because the scenario has been simplified. Furthermore, some data have been provided for you that a nurse leader might need to gather or compute in a real setting. Still, you will get a glimpse of the complexity of responsibilities nurse leaders shoulder regarding financial management.
· To calculate the percent of the whole a given number represents, follow these steps:
Change the percentage to a decimal number by moving the decimal twice to the left (or dividing by 100).
Multiply the new decimal number by the whole.
Example: What is 30% of 70?
30%= .30; (.30) × 70 = 21
· To find out what percentage a number represents in relation to the whole, follow these steps:
Divide the number by the whole (usually the small number by the large number).
Change the decimal answer to percent by moving the decimal twice to the right (or multiplying by 100).
Example: What percent of 45 is 10?
10 ÷ 45 = .222; so, 10 is 22% of 45.
* You will only need addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Case Study
You are the manager for 3 West, a medical/surgical unit. You have been given the following data to assist you in preparing your budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Patient Data
Average Daily Census (ADC): 55
Budget based on 6.2 Avg. Hours per patient day (HPPD)
(6.2 HPPD excludes Nurse Manager and unit secretaries)
Staff Data
Total FTEs 40 Variable FTEs
1 Nurse Manager
3 Unit Secretaries
44 Total FTEs
Staffing Mix
RN 75%
LVN 10%
NA 15%
Average Salary Scale per Employee
Benefits are 35% of annual salaries
Nurse Manager
$77,000.00 per year
Registered Nurses (RN)
$30.00 per hour
Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN)
$21.00 per hour
Nurse Aides (NA)
$14.00 per hour
Unit Secretary (US)
$12.00 per hour
Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on this assignment.
Criteria
Target
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Question 1
Both % and FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(13-16 Points)
Either % or FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-12 points)
Neither % nor FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Question 2
All column (except Hours and Salary) totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(17-20 Points)
At least 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-16 points)
Less than 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Question 3
A. Table
All six values within ± 2 of correct answers
(6-8 points)
At least five values within ± 2 of correct answers
(1-7 points)
Less than five values within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-1 point)
B. Significance of variance in HPPD
Response is clearly stated and explains some potential details, ramifications, and/or solutions
(6-8 points)
Response states some potential details or ramifications
(27 points)
Response is unclear or lacks potential details or ramifications
(0-2 points)
C. Implications for nurse leader
Response shows keen understanding of responsibilities of the nurse leader regarding staff budgets
(6-8 points)
Response shows some knowledge of responsibilities of the nurse leader
(2-7 points)
Response fails to demonstrate knowledge of responsibilities of the nurse leader
(0-1 point)
Question 4
All columns (except Hours and Salary) totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(17-20 Points)
At least 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-16 points)
Less than 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Question 5
All columns (except Hours and Salary) totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(17-20 points)
At least 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-16 points)
Less than 3 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Questions
1. How many RNs, LVNs, and NAs, by category, are on the staff of 3 West? (Round FTEs to the nearest tenth.) Compute totals for each column.
Positions
Variable FTEs
% by Position
FTEs by Position
RN
40
0.75
30
LVN
40
NA
40
Totals
2. Compute the annual salary budget for 3 West.
Compute totals for appropriate columns.
Positions
FTEs
Salary
Hours
Salary Subtotals
Amount of Benefits
Total
MANAGER
1.0
$77,000
XXXX
$77,000
RN
30
$30.00
2080
$1,872,000
LVN
2080
NA
2080
Sec
2080
Totals
XXXXX
XXXXXX
3. Your hospital unit, 3 West, is a 60-bed general medical-surgical unit. Over the past year, the ADC (Ave. Daily Census) was 53 patients.
Use the following data on 3 West during the last year to perform these calculations and answer these questions.
A. Complete this table to calculate the actual average hours of care required per patient day (HPPD) for the patients in 3 West. Round to the nearest tenth
Acuity Mix
Average Hours of Care Required
Average Daily Census
(ADC)
Total Hours of Care Per Day
I
1.4
8
11.2
II
3.9
21
III
5.6
19
IV
8.8
5
Totals
53
Hours per patient day (HPPD)
B. Remember that your established personnel budget for 3 West assumes a HPPD of 6.2. If your calculated HPPD is different, explain the significance of the variance. (If your calculated HPPD is different than 6.2, you must write more than, We need more/less nurses.)
What is the Significance of the variance? If you believe you need more staff, what will be your rationale for making this requires? If you have too much staff, what would your proposal be for bringing your staffing into a better balance?
C. What are the implications for the Nurse Manager? As an example, based on your conclusions in Section B, what other observations would you make as you review your total budget and what would you expect to see as a result? (Ex: supply costs; overtime hours, average census of 50 on a 60 bed unit, etc.)
4. You have set two new goals for your unit for the next year related to personnel:
· Provide stronger unit management support on evening and night shifts and in the absence of the manager.
· Correct unfavorable efficiency variances due to overtime.
To accomplish these goals, you plan to make these changes:
· Add 1.0 RN FTE position
· Eliminate 1.5 LVN positions
· Add 1.5 FTEs NA positions
· Add 1.0 Assistant HN position at $65,000/year
Calculate ONLY the cost of the proposed recommendations for 3 West. Compute totals for each column. If the change represents a reduction in the budget for that category, record the total as a negative number. If it represents an increase in the budget for that category, record the total as a positive number.
Positions
FTEs
Salary
Hours
Salary Subtotals
Benefits
Total
RN
1
LVN
-1.5
NA
1.5
AHN
1
65,000
XXXXX
Totals
2
XXXXX
XXXXX
5. Assume your proposal was approved. Calculate the new personnel budget (You will use your budget from question 2 and account for the changes you requested in question 4). Compute totals for each column.
Positions
FTEs
Salary
Hours
Salary Subtotals
Benefits
Total
Manager
1
$77,000
XXXXX
AHN
1
$65,000
XXXXX
RN
31
LVN
NA
Sec
Totals
XXXXX
XXXXX
©2020 University of Texas at Arlington Page 4 of 7
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Biology
Business & Finance
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geography
Geology
Education
Engineering
English
Environmental science
Spanish
Government
History
Human Resource Management
Information Systems
Law
Literature
Mathematics
Nursing
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
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