Focus on a quality campaign of aggressive early ambulation. How might you differently consider and articulate the value of this initiative?

a. Consider the value proposition of adding one unlicensed nursing assistive personnel (UAP) for every eight patients planned in a 24-bed medical–surgical nursing unit.

b. Assumptions: Average wage rate of the UAP is $31/hour; tax and benefit burden is 36.5%; nonproductive add of 21%; average hospital cost is $3,200/

patient/day. This initiative was able to yield an average reduction in length of stay of 0.4 days.

c. Consider the C-suite as your audience. How will you make the business case for this campaign?

d. Now consider the nursing unit and patients as your audience. What elements of the delivery change? What stays the same and why?