Author Question: A nurse manager acts as a fiscal manager on the unit. The nurse manager's most likely duty is to: ... (Read 174 times)

justinmsk · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse manager acts as a fiscal manager on the unit. The nurse manager's most likely duty is to:

a. Be proactive in the fiscal planning
b. Guide the formulation of justification for requests for resources
c. Coordinate the fiscal planning
d. Analyze expenses

Question 2

A nurse manager has to submit a proposal to the administration for the staffing needs of the intensive care unit. The nurse manager will be working with what type of budget?

a. Operating budget
b. Revenue-and-expense budget
c. Personnel budget
d. Capital expenditure budget

macagnavarro · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The fiscal manager coordinates fiscal planning, plans to budget, organizes the justification, implements the budget process, determines resource requirements within the existing constraints, and evaluates technology.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Personnel budgets estimate the cost of direct labor required to fulfill the agency's objectives. The nurse manager decides on the types of nursing care necessary to meet the nursing needs of the estimated patient population.