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Nurse practitioner's business practice and legal guide /

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"Now in its fifth edition, Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide continues to provide a solid foundation for students and practicing nurses to build confident and effective practices. A must-have resource for every new or current nurse practitioner (NP), it defines what a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buppert, Carolyn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2015]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Nursing > Practice > United States.
Nurse practitioners > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Nurse Practitioners > legislation & jurisprudence.
Nurse Practitioners > standards.
Practice Management > organization & administration.
Risk Management > methods.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • What is a nurse practitioner?
  • Legal scope of nurse practitioner practice
  • State regulation of nurse practitioner practice
  • Federal regulation of the nurse practitioner profession
  • Prescribing
  • Hospital privileges
  • Negligence and malpractice
  • Risk management
  • Reimbursement for nurse practitioner services
  • The employed nurse practitioner
  • Practice ownership : legal business considerations for the nurse practitioner owner
  • Lawmaking and health policy
  • Promoting the profession to the public
  • Standards of care for nurse practitioner practice
  • Measuring nurse practitioner performance
  • Resolving ethical dilemmas
  • Strategies for nurse practitioners.