Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide

by Carolyn Buppert

Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide, Seventh Edition is a must-have resource for every new or current nurse practitioner (NP). Drawing from the author’s extensive experience as an NP followed by nearly 30 years as a practicing attorney focused on the many and varied legal issues affecting NPs, it is unlike any other text. This unique resource explains and analyzes the legal issues relevant to NPs in a straightforward and easy-to-read approach. The Seventh Edition discusses NP competencies, how the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree relates to NPs, the differences in primary care and acute care NPs, definitions of medical bio-ethics terminology, malpractice cases and the lessons to learn from them, emerging issues in health policy, guidelines around prescribing opioids and controlled drugs, clinical performance measures, electronic health records, and other relevant and practical topics specific to NPs. In how many states can NPs write prescriptions? What can an NP do if an insurance company refuses to pay the bill for a patient’s visit? What should be covered in an employment contract? What is involved, legally, when starting a private practice? How does an NP know when to consult a physician? Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide, Seventh Edition answers these questions and more, making it an indispensable resource for practicing NPs, students, those employing NPs, and attorneys representing NPs or the medical facilities in which NPs are employed.

Genres: Nursing, Medical, Reference, Health Care

538 pages, Paperback

First published August 3, 2007

Reviews

[Candy Cox · Rating 2 out of 5]

Grad school..

[Amy Kowalewski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essential information for NP practice that is not easily found elsewhere. Recommended for all NPs.
However, the text was mostly focused on primary care APNs and very little was mentioned on the specialties. As a PMHNP, I would have liked her to write a bit about specific issues surrounding each specialty.

[Adrianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't expect to enjoy this book, but it answered so many questions I had. I really liked it in spite of myself.

[Rhonda Allums · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book !

[Rand Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plenty of stuff I hadn't considered. Don't be intimidated by the size. A good portion is detailing each state's laws and regulations...little of which will apply to you.

[Heather McGhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was for DNP/NNP year 1 semester 2.