Guiding Questions: Capital BudgetGuiding Questions
Preparing and Managing a Capital Budget
This document is designed to give you questions to consider and additional guidance to help you successfully complete the Preparing and Managing a Capital Budget assessment. You may find it useful to use this document as a pre-writing exercise, an outlining tool, or as a final check to ensure that you have sufficiently addressed all the grading criteria for this assessment. This document is a resource to help you complete the assessment. Do not turn in this document as your assessment submission.Completing the Budget
Describe the capital acquisition.
What is the scope of the renovation?
What will the renovated lounge look like?
· Consider such factors as comfort, amenities, aesthetics, and capacity.
What is the timeline for the project?
Is your description of the renovation complete and accurate?
Justify the need for the capital acquisition.
In what ways will the renovation benefit the nursing staff?
· How will those benefits affect patient care?
Examine the mission of your organization or unit.
· How does the nurse’s lounge renovation support the mission and goals?
How are executive leaders likely to react to your budget?
Prepare the capital budget.
Does your budget have a minimum dollar amount?
Does the renovation include both direct and indirect expenses?
Have you included a budget line item for contingencies?
Describe the process for calculating costs.
What are your primary sources of cost information?
How current and reliable are your cost data?
What teams or individuals would you consult with in order to determine costs?
What are your methods of cost calculation?
Present a plan for budget management.
Who can you collaborate with to manage the budget?
· Examples include financial or administrative staff or budget committees.
What cost control methods would you employ?
How will you manage budget variances?
Explain how the renovation will affect the financial health of the organization.
Will the renovation yield a return on investment?
How long will it take for to recover the cost of the renovation?
Have you considered depreciation value?
Present budget data and information clearly and accurately.
Express your main points succinctly, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Proofread your budget to eliminate errors in your data and information.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support your budget data and information, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Is your supporting evidence clear and explicit?
Integrate relevant evidence from at least five scholarly or professional sources.Submission Reminders
Do you have a complete and accurate description of the renovation?
Have you provided solid justification for the renovation?
Is your budget complete and accurate?
Have you explained how you determined costs?
Have you presented your plan for managing the budget?
Have you explained how the renovation will affec ...
Guiding Questions Capital BudgetGuiding QuestionsPreparing
1. Guiding Questions: Capital BudgetGuiding Questions
Preparing and Managing a Capital Budget
This document is designed to give you questions to consider and
additional guidance to help you successfully complete the
Preparing and Managing a Capital Budget assessment. You may
find it useful to use this document as a pre-writing exercise, an
outlining tool, or as a final check to ensure that you have
sufficiently addressed all the grading criteria for this
assessment. This document is a resource to help you complete
the assessment. Do not turn in this document as your assessment
submission.Completing the Budget
Describe the capital acquisition.
What is the scope of the renovation?
What will the renovated lounge look like?
· Consider such factors as comfort, amenities, aesthetics, and
capacity.
What is the timeline for the project?
Is your description of the renovation complete and accurate?
Justify the need for the capital acquisition.
In what ways will the renovation benefit the nursing staff?
· How will those benefits affect patient care?
Examine the mission of your organization or unit.
· How does the nurse’s lounge renovation support the mission
and goals?
How are executive leaders likely to react to your budget?
Prepare the capital budget.
Does your budget have a minimum dollar amount?
Does the renovation include both direct and indirect expenses?
Have you included a budget line item for contingencies?
Describe the process for calculating costs.
What are your primary sources of cost information?
How current and reliable are your cost data?
2. What teams or individuals would you consult with in order to
determine costs?
What are your methods of cost calculation?
Present a plan for budget management.
Who can you collaborate with to manage the budget?
· Examples include financial or administrative staff or budget
committees.
What cost control methods would you employ?
How will you manage budget variances?
Explain how the renovation will affect the financial health of
the organization.
Will the renovation yield a return on investment?
How long will it take for to recover the cost of the renovation?
Have you considered depreciation value?
Present budget data and information clearly and accurately.
Express your main points succinctly, using correct grammar and
mechanics.
Proofread your budget to eliminate errors in your data and
information.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support
your budget data and information, correctly formatting citations
and references using APA style.
Is your supporting evidence clear and explicit?
Integrate relevant evidence from at least five scholarly or
professional sources.Submission Reminders
Do you have a complete and accurate description of the
renovation?
Have you provided solid justification for the renovati on?
Is your budget complete and accurate?
Have you explained how you determined costs?
Have you presented your plan for managing the budget?
Have you explained how the renovation will affect the financial
health of the organization?
Have you presented your budget data and information clearly
and accurately?
Are your claims and conclusions well-supported by at least five
4. Sexual ScriptsBlueprint or road map for sexual behavior
Difference Between Sexual Scripts and Gender Roles?Specific
directives about sexual behavior vs. general behavior related to
one’s gender
Sexual AmbiguitiesConfusion, not knowing how to behave or
what one’s role isExamples?
Who Should Open Your Car Door?
Who Should Pay?
Kiss (Or More) on the First Date?
5. Double StandardSomething applied more leniently to one group
than to anotherExamples?
Examples of Double StandardsTeenage boys can stay out later
than teenage girlsIt is permissible for teenage boys to engage in
premarital sex, but not girls
Older Women Not Usually With Younger MenDemi Moore and
Ashton Kutcher
But, Men Can Be With Younger WomenHugh Hefner…
Old Double StandardMales go to college, but not females, b/c
women will get married and men need the degree to support
their familiesToday more women in college than men!
Re: Double StandardsWhile generally condemned in the
abstract, they are also very commonMost people recognize
double standards, say they are not right, but continue or support
them in their own families
Differences in Culturally Prescribed ScriptsSome cultures try
and regulate dating behaviorChaperones to arranged
6. marriagesConflict when these cultural norms contrast with U.S.
dating scripts
Sources of Learning Sexual ScriptsWho teaches us our sexual
scripts?ParentsPeersSchoolMediaReligionEtc.
Traditional Sexual Scripts
Examples of Traditional
Sexual ScriptsMen ask women outMen pick up the woman, men
drive the car, men select the restaurant, men order for
womenMen pay for the dateMen should want/expect sexMen
initiate sex and establish what should happen
Contemporary Sexual Scripts
Examples of Contemporary
Sexual ScriptsMen or women can ask each other outMen or
women can pick up each other, either can drive the car, either
can select the restaurant, each can order their own food!Either
can pay or go “Dutch”Either can want/expect sex or notEither
7. can initiate sex and establish what should happen
Sexual Scripts for Homosexuals, BisexualsSame or similar
scripts
Sexual Scripts for People with Physical Disabilities
Sexual Scripts for the Elderly
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor with
Her Husband John and Pres. BushFirst woman Supreme Court
Justice appointed by Pres. Reagan in 1981Married in 1952; John
diagnosed w/ Alzheimer’s in 1990.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
From 1981-
2006http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/11/13/ocon
nor.husband.ap/index.html“Sandra Day O'Connor not jealous of
husband's new relationship”
John O’Connor and
8. Kayhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21773097/ns/us_news-life/
Sexual Responsibility as a Sexual Script & Double
StandardWho’s responsibility is it?
COMMUNICATION, POWER & CONFLICT
VERBAL & NOVERBAL
COMMUNICATIONVerbal part – expresses basic
contentNonverbal part – expresses?Attitude of the speakerHow
words are to be interpretedFull content of the message
FUNCTIONS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONThree
important functionsConveying interpersonal attitudesExpressing
emotionsHandling ongoing
interaction
FORMS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONProximityEye
contactTouch
9. FAMILY RULES &
COMMUNICATIONFamily rulesOften governed by
cultural/societal rulesGender role rules
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN COMMUNICATIONDifferences
pronounced in cross-sex communicationDifferences in verbal
and nonverbal communications
WOMEN’S COMMUNICATIONWomen smile more, express
wider range of emotions, maintain more eye contactWomen use
more qualifiers, more tag questions, more intensifiersWomen
speak in more polite and less insistent tones
MEN’S COMMUNICATIONMen use fewer words for color,
texture, food, relationships, and feelingsMen use more and
harsher profanityMen talk more and interrupt women moreMen
disclose less personal information to other men and restrict
themselves to safer topics such as sports, politics, or work
MORE ABOUT MENMen’s style of both verbal and nonverbal
communication fit more with positions of dominance, women’s
of subordination
COMMUNICATION PATTERNS &
10. MARITAL SATISFACTIONLook at: Premarital
communication,Intimacy (self-disclosure) as a predictor,The
“honeymoon effect,”Living together as a predictor, andCouples
who live together before marriage more likely to separate or
divorce (why?)
CONSEQUENCES OF LIVING TOGETHERPlaces couples
further along into the period when marital satisfaction may
decline anywayCohabitants tend to be younger, less religious,
and more likely to come from divorced homesLess matureMay
be less committed to marriageCohabita tion associated with
alcohol use, infidelity
MARITAL COMMUNICATION PATTERNS &
SATISFACTIONCouples in satisfied marriages tend to: Accept
conflict but engages in nondestructive methods of
resolutionHave less frequent conflictIntimacy – positive and
negative feelings, not just negative; more time spent
talkingMore equal levels of affectionAnd…
ENCODING AND DECODINGEncode?Able to send accurate
and effective verbal and nonverbal messagesDecode?Able to
understand such messages from their partners
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ENCODING & DECODING
11. Gender DifferencesWomen send clearer messagesWomen more
sensitive and responsive to men’s messagesMore likely to reply
to messages in generalWomen tend to be more expressive when
giving messages
Men more likely to be neutral (gives women impression they
don’t care)
MORE DIFFERENCESWomen set the tone for
argumentsWomen will escalate or de-escalate the argument
Women use emotional appeals and threats moreMen tend to
reason, seek conciliation, and find ways to postpone or end an
argument
MAJOR TYPE OF MARITAL COMMUNICATIONDemand-
withdraw communicationPattern in which one spouse makes an
effort to engage the other, and the other withdraws by leaving,
failing to reply, or changing the subjectWomen tend to demand
and men withdrawDepends on subject and who raises
itCommon, but not particularly healthy
STYLES OF MISCOMMUNICATIONVirginia Satir (1916-
1988)
12. ABOUT VIRGINIA SATIRVirginia Satir is one of the key
figures in the development of family therapy.She believed that a
healthy family life involved an open and reciprocal sharing of
affection, feelings, and love. She made enormous contributions
to family therapy in her clinical practice and training at Illinois
Psychiatric Institute and Palo Alto, CA Mental Research
Institute.
FOUR STYLES OF
MISCOMMUNICATIONPlacatersBlamersComputersDistractors
MISCOMMUNICATION & LIKELIHOOD OF DIVORCEFive
reactions to conflict particularly
problematic:ContemptCriticismDefensivenessStonewalling
(resisting partner’s complaint)Belligerence (defiant challenge)
WHY PEOPLE DON’T COMMUNICATETraditional gender
roles especially affect menFeelings of inadequacy for both men
and womenShame, guiltFearNot self-aware
FACTORS HELPING COMMUNICATIONTrust, feedback,
mutual affirmationTrust (belief in the reliability and integrity of
a person)What contributes to developing trust?Relationship
likely to continuePredict how a person will behavePerson has
other options but chooses to be with their partner
13. FEEDBACKFocus on “I” statementsFocus on behavior rather
than on the personFocus on observations rather than on
inferences or judgmentsFocus on a continuum, not on “always”
or “never”Focus on sharing ideas rather than giving advice, as
well as how much the recipient can processFocus feedback at an
appropriate time and place
MUTUAL AFFIRMATIONIncludes three elements:Mutual
acceptanceLiking each otherExpressing liking in both words and
actions
POWER, CONFLICT & INTIMACYPower – ability to influence
or make decisions about othersUsually not aware of power we
haveIntimate relationships not only based on love, but
powerTakes many forms – not just coercion and not constantly
exercisedUsually comes into play during important issues and
conflict
BASES OF MARITAL POWERFrench & Raven – 6 bases of
marital power:Coercive power (fear of punishment)Reward
power (get something in return)Expert power (belief partner has
greater knowledge)Legitimate power (accepting roles giving the
other person right to demand compliance)Referent power
(identifying with partner)Informational power (persuasiveness)
14. CONFLICTCouple is two individuals, not oneRetain their own
identities, needs, wants, etc.Paradox more intimacy increases
conflictDon’t fear conflictManner in which conflict is handled
important
TYPES OF CONFLICTBasic conflict (usually more
detrimental)Nonbasic conflict (less detrimental)Common
conflict areas:SexMoneyHouseworkOften all three are linked –
source of power and control
RESOLVING CONFLICTNegative
resolvers:ConfrontationConfrontation and
defensivenessComplaining and
defensivenessCoercionManipulationAvoidance
RESOLVING CONFLICTSPositive resolvers:Dealing with
anger – vent or suppressSummarizeParaphraseValidateClarify
MORE POSITIVE CONFLICT RESOLVERSSupport your
partnerAssertionReasonNegotiation (agreement as a gift,
bargaining, coexistence)
GOAL: GOOD COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT &
15. POWER RESOLUTION STRATEGIES RESULT IN
SATISFIED, HEALTHY COUPLES
Friendship, Love & Commitment
How Do You Define Love?Write 10 words that Love means to
youPrototypes of Love, Beverley Fehr (U. of Winnipeg)
Prototypes - ModelsIntimacy
- Self-DisclosureCommitment
- FaithfulnessUnconditional
Importance of LoveMother loveParental loveFriendship
loveRomantic love (links to sexuality and societal
restrictions)Sexual attraction and passion ranked well below
trust, honesty, and happiness in importance. When given a large
list of features, people appear unwilling to rate passion and
sexual feelings as important defining features of love—even
when the focus is on passionate love!
Styles of LoveJohn LeeErosLudusStorgeManiaAgapePragma
16. ErosGod of LustLove of beautyAttracted by the visualBurns
brightly,
often quickly fades
LudusLove is fun, a sportNot seriousNon-committal
StorgeLove based on friendshipWomen tend to be more storgic
ManiaObsessive lovePossessiveDependentControlling
AgapeSelfless loveAs a parent would love a childSacrifice
PragmaPractical loveOne looks for specific criteriaEducation,
occupation, religion, etc.
EHarmony.com, Match.com
17. Gender/Age Differences in Styles of LoveClyde & Susan
Hendrick (U. of Miami, TX Tech U.) Men – ludus; Women –
storge, pragmaMania is often the first love style of teens.
Relationships based on similar love styles were found to last
longer
Eric Fromm (1900-1980)
German Social PsychologistWrote The Art of Loving (1956)
Four Components of Love According to FrommCare - wanting
the best for those we loveResponsibility - being sensitive to the
needs of othersRespect - accepting them for who they
areKnowledge - being aware of needs/ values/goals/feelings of
oneself and others
Levels of Love According to FrommFromm identified levels of
development of loveInfantile love = I love you because I am
lovedImmature love = I love you because I need youMature love
= I need you because I love youErotic love = deceptive love b/c
it soon exhaustsHe popularized the idea of Self-Love - you have
to love yourself in order to love others - i.e. think yourself
18. worthy
Love – A Biopsychosocial ProcessChemicals are present in the
brain when people fall in love: Testosterone, Estrogen,
Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, and
Vasopressin. Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Serotonin are
more commonly found during the attraction phase. Higher levels
of Testosterone and Estrogen are present during the lustful
phase. Oxytocin and Vasopressin are linked to long term
bonding and relationships
Chemicals Related to AddictionsDopamine, Norepinephrine, and
SerotoninHigher in addicts (gamblers, drug and alcohol
abusers)Higher in people with OCD (obsessive compulsive
disorder)
How We Learn to Love –
Wheel TheoryIra & Harriet Reiss (U. of Minnesota)Rapport,
self-revelation, mutual dependency, intimacyAffected by one’s
sociocultural background and role conceptions
Triangular TheoryIntimacy, passion, commitment
Attachment TheoryJohn Bowlby (1907-1990)London born
psychoanalyst who postulated our early caregivers and
19. relationships with them affect the quality of our later
relationships
Styles of Infant Attachment Continue Through
AdulthoodSecureAnxious/ambivalentAvoidant
SECURE ADULTSRelatively easy to get close to
tohersComfortable depending on others and vice versaFeel they
are worthy of loveGenerally don’t worry about being leftHigher
rates of happiness, trust, satisfaction
ANXIOUS OR AMBIVALENT ADULTSThey feel others can’t
get as close as they wantFeel unworthy of love, need constant
approval Worry their partners do not really
love them or that they will leaveOften obsessive love
AVOIDANT ADULTSDiscomfort in being close to
othersDistrustful and fearful of becoming dependentMaintain
distance, avoid intimacyEither no relationships or multiple
partners
Early Deprivation StudiesRene Spitz (1940s), William Goldfarb
(1950s), John Bowlby (1950s)First year emotional deprivation
studies of orphans
20. Unrequited LoveCyrano styleGiselle styleDon Quixote style
The Cyrano StyleDesire to have a romantic relationship with
someone specifically regardless of how hopeless the love is
The Giselle StyleMisperceiving that a relationship is more
likely to happen than it is
The Don Quixote StyleGeneral desire to be in love, regardless
of whom we love (no specific love object)
Jealousy – The Green Eyed MonsterWhat is jealousy?Aversive
reaction that occurs because of a partner’s real, imagined, or
likely involvement with a third person
Types of JealousySuspicious jealousyReactive jealousy
Functions of JealousyWhy do we get jealous?Boundary
markerClarifies behavior
21. What Would Bother You More?Your mate has sex with someone
else but does not love them?
ORYour mate says they have fallen in love
with someone else but have not had sex with that person yet?
Gender Differences in JealousyDr. David Buss (1953-
)Educated at U. of Calif, BerkeleyTaught - Harvard, U. of
Michigan, U. of TexasResearch on mating strategies,
conflict between the sexes,
status, social reputation,
prestige, jealousy, homicide,
stalking
The Dangerous PassionWrote: The Dangerous Passion: Why
Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/buss-
passion.html?_r=1&oref=sloginGender differences result in:
Male Sexual JealousyFemale Sexual Jealousy
Male Sexual JealousyJealousy evolvedMen cannot be sure if
their partner’s children are their own, so they could be caring
for some other man’s childrenMany men today do not even live
with their own biological
children
Female Sexual JealousyWomen need men’s interest, attentio n,
resources, support, etc., so women who are most vigilant about
22. keeping their mates interest kept their support
Mating PsychologySince a man’s maximum lifetime
reproductive output is limited only by the number of
pregnancies he can cause, every extramarital encounter
represents another potential offspring.So, men developed short-
term mating psych.But a woman’s maximum lifetime
reproductive output is limited by the number of pregnancies she
can carry to term, and a single mate can provide a woman with
all the sperm she needs.So, women developed long-term mating
psych.
“Tacits” – Concealment, Vigilance, Undermining Self-
EsteemWe use techniques (“tacits”) to ward off rivals.The
typical battered woman reports that her husband "tries to limit
my contact with friends and family" (tactic of concealment),
"insists on knowing where I am at all times" (tactic of
vigilance), and "calls me names to put me down and make me
feel bad about myself" (tactic of undermining self-esteem).
Consequences of JealousyThus, jealousy helped our ancestors,
and us, to cope with a host of real reproductive threats.But, it
can be explosive and expose partners to extreme danger.The
dark side of jealousy causes men to explode violently to reduce
the odds that their partners will stray. Women seeking refuge at
shelters usually report that their husbands seethe with
jealousy.Jealousy is the leading cause of spousal battering and
puts women at risk of being killed.
23. So…Jealousy is not
romantic.Jealousy does not
mean you love
someone or they
love you.Jealousy is really not
necessary.
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