Now in its Fourth Edition, best-selling 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 an NP is and does while explaining the legal scope with specific state and federal regulations.
Completely updated and revised with crucial state-by-state appendices, Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide, Fourth Edition offers expert insights on prescribing, hospital privileges, negligence and malpractice, risk management, health policy, ethics, and measuring NP performance. Further, it addresses important issues such as:
- Developing an employment relationship
- Undertaking a business venture
- Giving testimony before the state legislature
- Composing a letter to an insurance company about an unpaid bill
- Teaching at a school of nursing
- Serving as president of a state or national organization
Includes a CD-ROM with customizable evaluation forms and plans!
Contents
- Chapter 1 What Is a Nurse Practitioner?
- Chapter 2 Legal Scope of Nurse Practitioner Practice
- Chapter 3 State Regulation of Nurse Practitioner Practice
- Chapter 4 Federal Regulation of the Nurse Practitioner Profession
- Chapter 5 Prescribing
- Chapter 6 Hospital Privileges
- Chapter 7 Negligence and Malpractice
- Chapter 8 Risk Management
- Chapter 9 Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services
- Chapter 10 The Employed Nurse Practitioner
- Chapter 11 Practice Ownership: Legal Business Considerations for the Nurse Practitioner Owner
- Chapter 12 Lawmaking and Health Policy
- Chapter 13 Promoting the Profession to the Public
- Chapter 14 Standards of Care for Nurse Practitioner Practice
- Chapter 15 Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance
- Chapter 16 Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
- Chapter 17 Strategies for NPs
About the Author
- Carolyn Buppert, MSN, JD, ANP, is uniquely qualified to provide expert, practical business and legal guidance to NP, prospective NPs, and those who employ them. She currently maintains a legal practice specializing in legal and business issues in primary care. She is president of Better Life in Health Care Systems, which contracts with businesses for NP services. She also practices as an NP as Director of Student Health at St. John’s College in Bethesda, MD.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 520 pages
- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 4 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0763799742
- ISBN-13: 978-0763799748
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 1.4 inches
List Price: $114.95