Verifying the Variance

Required Readings

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

• Chapter 4, “Measuring Nursing Care” (pp. 85–110)
• Chapter 5, Reporting and Managing Budgets” (pp. 111–135)

Healthcare Financial Management Association. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.hfma.org/

Walden University. (2018). ASC software assistance: Microsoft Excel. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ASCsoftware/mso…

Document: Week 4 Sunnyside Nursing Home Staffing Plan (Excel document)

Document: Week 4 Assignment Template (PowerPoint)

Required Media

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2018). Calculating the budget variance [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 19 minutes.