NR533 Week 3 Forecasting Assignment

NR533 Week 3 Forecasting Assignment

NR533 Week 3 Forecasting Assignment

Forecasting Assignment

The Forecasting assignment must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3. The guidelines and grading rubric are located below in the Course Resources.

Purpose

The purposes of this assignment are to (a) identify and articulate key concepts of forecasting and budgeting strategies for your cardiac unit at Saint Louis Medical Center (SLMC), which includes evaluating variance analyses as they apply to nursing budgets within healthcare organizations; and (b) formulate a revenue and expense budget for a nursing unit within a healthcare organization and communicate the information in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner.

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Outcomes

CO 1: Create a business plan based on evidence-based best practices that promotes high quality, safe, patient-centered care. (PO 1, 5)

CO 2: Demonstrate an understanding of holistic care principles and caring healthcare environments through the application of evidence-based financial principles. (PO 1, 2, 5)

Due Date:Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end ofWeek 3 into the CCN Dropbox

Total Points Possible: 200

Requirements:

This paper will be graded on quality of paper information, use of citations, use of standard English grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components.
Create this assignment using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell that the document is saved as an MS Word document because it will end in.docx.
Submit the paper to the appropriate CCN Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday of the week due. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic.
The length of the paper is to be no greater than three pages, excluding title page and reference page. Extra pages will not be read by the instructor and will not count toward your grade.

Preparing the paper

Note: Use the resources in Doc Sharing related to SLMC to assist in completion of this assignment; Week 3 Forecasting Background and SLMC information as needed.

Clear introduction of your forecasting assignment is in the introduction paragraph, including a sentence that states the purpose of your paper.
Clearly articulate key concepts of your forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC.
Include of a minimum of three sources of scholarly, empirical evidence that supports your budget strategies for the cardiac unit at SLMC. See resources under Doc Sharing related to SLMC.
Identify budget strategies to keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget.
Provide concluding statements that should summarize your overall forecasting assignment content.
The paper will be three pages maximum, excluding title and reference page(s).

Note: If you go over the paper length, the information will not be graded by the instructor.

Title and reference page(s) must be in APA format (6th edition).
Use 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins on all sides of the paper.

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Rubric: Week 3: Forecasting Rubric

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction

Introduction clearly introduces your forecasting assignment and purpose of assignment.

30.0 pts

Introduction clearly introduces your forecast and purpose of assignment.

26.0 pts

Introduction introduces your forecast with minor lack of clarity or elements.

24.0 pts

Introduction of forecast lacks occasional important element or specificity.

11.0 pts

Introduction of forecast has multiple instances of inaccuracies

0.0 pts

Introduction is not present.

30.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeForecasting Budget Concepts

Identification of key concepts of your forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is clearly articulated.

45.0 pts

Identification of key concepts of your forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is clearly articulated with no inaccuracy.

40.0 pts

Identification of key concepts of your forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is clearly articulated with rare inaccuracy.

36.0 pts

Identification of key concepts of your forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is clearly articulated but lacks occasional important elements or specificity.

17.0 pts

Identification of key concepts of your forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is clearly articulated but has multiple instances of inaccuracies.

0.0 pts

Identification of key concepts of your forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is not present.

45.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvidence

Minimum of three scholarly, empirical evidence sources supporting your budget strategies for the cardiac care unit at SLMC.

30.0 pts

At least three empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your budget strategies for the cardiac care unit at SLMC are included.

26.0 pts

Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your budget strategies for the cardiac care unit at SLMC are included with rare inaccuracy or only two sources are included.

24.0 pts

Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your budget strategies for the cardiac care unit at SLMC lack an occasional important element or specificity or less than two sources are included.

11.0 pts

Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your budget strategy for the cardiac care unit at SLMC have multiple instances of inaccuracies.

0.0 pts

Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your budget strategy are not present.

30.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBudget Strategies

Identify budget strategies to keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget.

40.0 pts

Clearly identifies budget strategies to keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget.

35.0 pts

Identifies budget strategies to keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget, with missing elements.

32.0 pts

Identifies budget strategies with a moderate impact to keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget.

15.0 pts

Identifies budget strategies with limited impact to keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget.

0.0 pts

Budget strategies are not identified.

40.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion

Concluding statements summarizing content are present.

30.0 pts

Concluding statements summarizing content are present and accurate.

26.0 pts

Concluding statements summarizing content are present with rare inaccuracy or missing elements.

24.0 pts

Concluding statements summarizing content lack an occasional important element or specificity.

11.0 pts

Concluding statements summarizing content have multiple instances of inaccuracies.

0.0 pts

Concluding statements summarizing content are missing.

30.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeText, title page, and references are consistent with APA format

Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.

10.0 pts

Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.

9.0 pts

Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format with 1-2 exceptions.

8.0 pts

There are 3-4 APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or reference page(s).

4.0 pts

There are 5 APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or reference page(s).

0.0 pts

There are 6 or more APA format errors in the text, title page, and reference page(s).

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdeas and information from other sources are cited correctly

Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.

10.0 pts

Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.

9.0 pts

Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly with one exception.

8.0 pts

Ideas and information from other sources are cited with two errors.

4.0 pts

Ideas and information from other sources are cited with 3 or more errors.

0.0 pts

Ideas and information from other sources are not cited.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed

Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.

5.0 pts

Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.

4.0 pts

Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed with 1-2 exceptions.

3.0 pts

Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work with 3-4 exceptions.

2.0 pts

Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work with 5 exceptions.

0.0 pts

Rules of grammar, spelling, words usage, and punctuation are followed with more than 6 exceptions.

5.0 pts

Total Points: 200.0