Foreword / Roxane Spitzer
Part I. The Big Picture of Health Care Finance
1. Financing U.S. Health Care: Past, Present, and Future: Implications for the Doctor of Nursing Practice / Ronda Hughes / KT Waxman
2. The Economic Context of Nursing Practice in the United States / Joanne Spetz
3. Insurance Coverage and Reimbursement in Acute and Non-Acute Settings / Carol A. Reineck
Part II. Budgeting for Acute and Ambulatory Care
4. Acute Care Utilization, Staffing, and Financial Indicators / Susan J. Penner / Michael D. Spencer
5. Budgeting for Acute Care Nursing Units / Chrys Marie Suby
6. Nurse Practitioner Strategies for Financial Success / Karen Van Leuven
7. Strategic Planning and Capital Budgeting / Mikhail Shneyder
Part III. Quality, Data Analysis, and Legal/Ethical Issues
8. Building the Business Case for Quality / Juli Maxworthy
9. Basic Data Analysis Techniques for DNP Nurse Leaders / Susan Prion
10. Financial Statements and the DNP: Essential Knowledge for Success / KT Waxman / Juli Maxworthy
11. Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in Health Care Financing / Judith Lambton
Part lV. A Business Skills for the Doctor of Nursing Practice
12. Entrepreneurial Leadership: Innovation and Business Acumen / KT Waxman / Marjorie Barter
13. Evolution of a Project: The DNP as Project Manager / Elena Capella / Kathleen M. Nakfoor
14. Health Care Grant Writing in Acute and Ambulatory Care / Mary Lynne Knighten
15. Teaching Financial Management in Practice and Academia / Fay L. Bower / Anna Mullins
16. Financing Nursing Care Around the World: Global Health Care / Lisa Gifford
