How would you go about determining what is the most important request?

How would you go about determining what is the most important request?

Your staff have come to you with several requests for new equipment for the nursing unit. How would you go about determining what is the most important request? What next steps would you take in regards to the operational budget and these requests?

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How would you go about determining what is the most important request?

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How would you go about determining what is the most important request?

Topic 1 DQ 2

In some work settings nurse managers have a high influence on the units budget, and are able to make request and changes based on the units needs (Penner, 2017). When nurses come with request for different supples the nurse manager must look at what is most important and help increase quality care in the patients. I would think that it should not only be up to the nurse manager on what equipment is needed over the other. First we should look at the cost of the equipment and see if there is extra money in the budget to pay for the asked equipment. I would then take this to our Unit Council so that the entire team has a say in what they feel they need first if the budget allows. Unit Council gives employees a say and is important for moral of the staff (Shiskowsky & Krugman, 2016). It takes the decision-making process from authorative to a shared process (Shiskowsky & Krugman, 2016). The nurse manager could also look into budget adjustments and cancel things that are not needed at this time in order to have the funds for the new equipment (Penner, 2017). Explaining cost to the council and what equipment can be afford now as apposed to the other ones to be budgeted for the following year, can help staff feel like they get a say in what they feel is needed first and what can wait.

References

Penner, S. J. (2017). Economics and financial management for nurses and nurse leaders (3rd ed.). Springer Publishing Company.

Shiskowsky, K., & Krugman, M. (2016, January 13). Jump-starting unit-based councils. American Nurse. 

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Staff have amazing ideas and always want the best for their patients, and bring products forward they have seen in other facilities, on social media sites or online they believe will increase the quality of patient care. A Capital purchase is a large purchase or special purchase that most likely has not been budgeted for in the annual budget. As indicated in our textbook many organizations create a special purchase budget, this is a budget created for special produces or programs that may occur during the year that are not planned (Penner, 2016).  Other times a capital budget is for long-term investments that are at high-cost Capital budgets can be large items from building to equipment for a unit. When a decision is being made for capital items to be purchased for a unit a nurse manager should receive input from staff to help triage the items to be purchased as well as involving the nurses in the grant writing process to create some ownership (Penner, 2016).  Many factors need to be taken into consideration when a capital purchase is being made, especially when finances are tight, this is where politics and great communication come in.

How would you go about determining what is the most important request?

First the review of the product for quality, safety and cost effectiveness and if the purchase is very necessary for the functioning of the unit.

Second the reduce of impact on the unit and or return on investment should be investigated, is a capital item will save time, improve quality or have the ability to bill for the process can aid in offsetting the cost of the item.

Third a business case can be developed to present these factors to senior leadership on improvement this item will have for the organization.

Nurses should be included in the budgeting process; this helps prevent the manager from carrying the burden of saying no. Through Education to the staff of the process, what is entailed in the capital process as will involving them in the process. Helping nurses understand the magnitude of the capital process and expenditures can emphasize the need to nurses of the process and the implication this purchase can print is a leadership skill that helps serve the nurses and organization to how the process affects every aspect of the organization (Murray, 2017).