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.
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.
Rubric
Week 3: Forecasting
Rubric
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Week 3: Forecasting Rubric
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Criteria
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Ratings
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Pts
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This
criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction
Introduction clearly introduces
your forecasting assignment and purpose of assignment.
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30.0 pts
Introduction clearly introduces your
forecast and purpose of assignment.
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26.0 pts
Introduction introduces your forecast
with minor lack of clarity or elements.
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24.0 pts
Introduction of forecast lacks
occasional important element or specificity.
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11.0 pts
Introduction of forecast has multiple
instances of inaccuracies
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0.0 pts
Introduction is not present.
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30.0 pts
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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.
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45.0 pts
Identification of key concepts of your
forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is clearly articulated with
no inaccuracy.
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40.0 pts
Identification of key concepts of your
forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is clearly articulated with
rare inaccuracy.
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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.
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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.
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0.0 pts
Identification of key concepts of your
forecasting budget for the cardiac unit at SLMC is not present.
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45.0 pts
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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.
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30.0 pts
At least three empirical, scholarly
evidence sources supporting your budget strategies for the cardiac care
unit at SLMC are included.
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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.
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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.
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11.0 pts
Empirical, scholarly evidence sources
supporting your budget strategy for the cardiac care unit at SLMC have
multiple instances of inaccuracies.
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0.0 pts
Empirical, scholarly evidence sources
supporting your budget strategy are not present.
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30.0 pts
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This
criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBudget Strategies
Identify budget strategies to
keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget.
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40.0 pts
Clearly identifies budget strategies to
keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget.
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35.0 pts
Identifies budget strategies to keep
your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget, with missing elements.
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32.0 pts
Identifies budget strategies with a
moderate impact to keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within
budget.
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15.0 pts
Identifies budget strategies with
limited impact to keep your forecast for the cardiac unit at SLMC within budget.
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0.0 pts
Budget strategies are not identified.
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40.0 pts
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This
criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion
Concluding statements summarizing
content are present.
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30.0 pts
Concluding statements summarizing
content are present and accurate.
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26.0 pts
Concluding statements summarizing
content are present with rare inaccuracy or missing elements.
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24.0 pts
Concluding statements summarizing
content lack an occasional important element or specificity.
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11.0 pts
Concluding statements summarizing
content have multiple instances of inaccuracies.
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0.0 pts
Concluding statements summarizing
content are missing.
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30.0 pts
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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.
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10.0 pts
Text, title page, and references are
consistent with APA format.
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9.0 pts
Text, title page, and references are
consistent with APA format with 1-2 exceptions.
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8.0 pts
There are 3-4 APA format errors in the
text, title page, and/or reference page(s).
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4.0 pts
There are 5 APA format errors in the
text, title page, and/or reference page(s).
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0.0 pts
There are 6 or more APA format errors
in the text, title page, and reference page(s).
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10.0 pts
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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.
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10.0 pts
Ideas and information from other
sources are cited correctly.
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9.0 pts
Ideas and information from other
sources are cited correctly with one exception.
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8.0 pts
Ideas and information from other
sources are cited with two errors.
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4.0 pts
Ideas and information from other
sources are cited with 3 or more errors.
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0.0 pts
Ideas and information from other
sources are not cited.
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10.0 pts
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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.
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5.0 pts
Rules of grammar, word usage, and
punctuation are followed.
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4.0 pts
Rules of grammar, word usage, and
punctuation are followed with 1-2 exceptions.
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3.0 pts
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage,
and punctuation are consistent with formal written work with 3-4 exceptions.
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2.0 pts
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage,
and punctuation are consistent with formal written work with 5 exceptions.
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0.0 pts
Rules of grammar, spelling, words
usage, and punctuation are followed with more than 6 exceptions.
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5.0 pts
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Total Points: 200.0
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