Financial Management for Nurse Managers: Merging the Heart with the Dollar: Merging the Heart with the Dollar 5th Edition ISBN: 9781284230932

Financial Management for Nurse Managers: Merging the Heart with the Dollar, Fifth Edition

This essential text provides a comprehensive and practical foundation in financial management specifically designed for nurse leaders. It addresses the unique fiscal challenges encountered in hospitals, ambulatory clinics, long-term care, and home health settings.

The Fifth Edition takes an evidence-based approach to demystify complex topics, including healthcare economics, reimbursement models, accounting, budgeting, and strategic financial planning. It brings these critical concepts to life through updated case studies, expanded ambulatory care examples, and a new exercise on financial emergency preparedness. With its straightforward budgeting activities and real-world applications, this guide empowers nursing students and professionals to make fiscally sound decisions without compromising the core values of patient care.