ABSTRACT
Creating and maintaining a professional practice environment that ensures quality patient outcomes continues to be a challenge in a cost-constrained health care environment. The ability to be recognized for excellence by nursing colleagues is made possible by the Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program. This article will describe the application preparation, site visit, and evaluation experience of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
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American Nurses' Association , Awards and Prizes , Credentialing , Nursing Service, Hospital/standards , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Humans , Program Evaluation , United StatesABSTRACT
In this era of intense competition for restrained healthcare resources, a sound financial system can provide the foundation for evaluating care requirements while balancing allocation and deployment of resources. The authors describe one nursing division's comprehensive budgetary decision support model. This model has enabled achievement of rigorous budgetary goals while maintaining high standards of quality. The budgetary decision support model was internally created; however, it is applicable and easily adaptable to any healthcare organization.
