Description
Deliverable: Develop one component of an evidence-based
resourcing plan. Scenario: The hospital leadership team has already
allocated the major capital expenditures for the heart failure clinic,
such as the facility, legal services, IT, and security services.
However, as a member of the nurse team, you have been asked to develop
one component of a resourcing plan for the next leadership meeting.
You may use any combination of documents (for example, a spreadsheet
or a table) in addition to explanatory information to convey
information clearly and succinctly. Choose one of the following:
Budget: • Apply evidence-based management strategies and best
practices for resourcing health care services. Identify the business
plan budget categories and subcategories (not necessarily the actual
cost) to establish a new clinic. Start-up expenses. Examine fixed
and variable costs. Capital budget items. Examples: salary and
benefits, staffing mix, specialized equipment or materials, et cetera.
Contingency fund and parameters. • Apply legal and professional
standards for resourcing outpatient services. Explain the alignment
to best practices and professional standards for cost effective
outpatient services. How will uninsured or underinsured patients be
managed? • Describe management and accountability tools and procedures
used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes. What
data resources and tools analyze costs, health insurance, and
hospitalization services? How will billing be handled? How will
you determine if outpatient management is cost-effective? How does
transparency impact the consumer? Staffing Plan: • Apply
evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing
health care services. • Identify the disciplines and skill mix needed
for appropriate staffing. • Estimate staffing requirements by
discipline and staffing ratios (evidence-based). • Develop a sample
staffing schedule. • How will you staff to meet corporate diversity
goals or the needs of diverse patients? • Explain how delegation,
collaboration, negotiation will affect staffing plan. How does a
union contract affect the staffing plan or schedule? Examine the
Nurse Practice Act for your state. How does the Nurse Practice Act
affect your staffing plan? • Apply legal and professional standards
for resourcing outpatient services. Align your staffing plan to best
practices, the Nurse Practice Act for your state, scope of practice,
and the Joint Commission standards for outpatients. • Describe
management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage
health delivery services and patient outcomes. How will you know if
staffing is cost-effective? How will you know if staffing mix or
schedule impacts patient outcomes? Additional Requirements • Written
communication: Written communication should be free of errors that
detract from the overall message. • APA formatting: Resources and
in-text citations should be formatted according to current APA style
and formatting. • Length: The plan should be 3–4 pages in content
length, double-spaced. • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12
point. • Number of resources: Support your plan with a minimum of
three peer-reviewed resources, in addition to professional standards.
