title: Financial perspectives for the perioperative nurse.
abstract: This article describes the preparation of the operating room budget and identifies six components that contribute to cost per case. The successful budget can be achieved by following a six-step budgetary process. The budget process is shown by sample tables.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shelver
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques