Search:

Product Information All Elsevier Sites   Advanced Product Search
SiteStat.jsp
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR NURSE MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVES
Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives
To order this title, and for more information, click here
Third Edition

By
Steven Finkler, PhD, CPA, Program in Health Policy and Management, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, NY
Christine Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Division of Nursing, School of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY
Cheryl Jones, RN, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC

Description
Covering the financial topics all nurse managers need to know and use, this book explains how financial management fits into the healthcare organization. You'll study accounting principles, cost analysis, planning and control management of the organization's financial resources, and the use of management tools. In addition to current issues, this edition also addresses future directions in financial management.

Contents


I. A Financial Management Framework


Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview

Chapter 2: The Health Care Environment

Chapter 3: The Role of Financial Management and Nurse Leadership in Health Care Organization

Chapter 4: Key Issues in Applied Economics

Chapter 5: Quality, Costs and Financing

NEW!




II. Financial Accounting


Chapter 6: Accounting Principles

Chapter 7: Analysis of Financial Statement Information

Appendix 7A: Additional Sample Financial Statements



III. Cost Analysis


Chapter 8: Cost Management

Chapter 9: Determining Health Care Costs and Prices

Chapter 10: Costs and Other Issues Related to Recruiting and Retaining Staff



IV. Planning and Control


Chapter 11: Strategic Management

Chapter 12: Budgeting Concepts

Appendix 12A: Time Value of Money

Chapter 13: Operating Budgets

Chapter 14: Revenue Budgeting

NEW!


Chapter 15: Performance Budgeting

Chapter 16: Controlling Operating Results

Chapter 17: Variance Analysis: Examples, Extensions, and Caveats

NEW!


Chapter 18: Benchmarking, Productivity, and Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

NEW!




V. Managing Financial Resources


Chapter 19: Short-Term Financial Resources

Chapter 20: Long-Term Financial Resources



VI. Additional Management Tools


Chapter 21: The Use of Computers in Financial Management

Chapter 22: Forecasting and Other Methods for Decision Making

Chapter 23: Marketing

Chapter 24: The Nurse as Entrepreneur



VII. Looking to the Future


Chapter 25: Nursing and Financial Management: Current Issues and Future Directions

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 544 pages, publication date: APR-2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3342-4
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3342-4
Imprint: SAUNDERS


029/241
Last update: 10 Sep 2009
Book contents
Table of contents
Reviews
Submit your review
Bookmark this page
Recommend this publication
Overview of all books
Printer-friendly version   Printer-friendly version