Research Guides: NUR274 Topics in Nursing: Social & Economic Issues

Professional Journals

Nursing Economic$ by Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Advances nursing leadership in health care, with a focus on tomorrow, by providing information and thoughtful analyses of current and emerging best practices in health care management, economics, and policymaking.

The Joint Commission
Accredits and certifies over 22,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
National Association Medical Staff Services
Committed to enhancing the professional development of and recognition for professionals in the medical staff and credentialing services field.

Healthcare Management and Economics: Perspectives on Public and Private Administration by Mika Markus Mervio (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013
Discusses public and private healthcare organizations by gathering perspectives on the differences in service, management, delivery, and efficiency.
Understanding Healthcare Financial Management, 4e by Louis C. Gapenski
Call Number: RA971.3 .G37 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Provides an operational knowledge of financial management theory and concepts, how to apply these ideas to real-world healthcare business settings, and how to use spreadsheet analysis for making effective financial decisions.
Code Green: Money-Driven Hospitals and the Dismantling of Nursing by Dana Beth Weinberg; Suzanne Gordon (Foreword by)
Call Number: RT5 .M4 W45 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Through a careful look at the effects of the restructuring strategies chosen and implemented by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the author examines management's efforts to balance service and survival. By showing the effects of hospital restructuring on nurses' ability to plan, evaluate, and deliver excellent care, Weinberg provides a stinging indictment of standard industry practices that underestimate the contribution nurses make both to hospitals and to patient care.