Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide, 7th Edition

Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide, 7th Edition is a practical and comprehensive resource for current and aspiring nurse practitioners (NPs). Drawing on extensive clinical experience and nearly three decades of legal practice focused on healthcare and NP-related issues, this guide explains complex business, legal, ethical, and professional topics in a clear and accessible way.

The Seventh Edition addresses important issues affecting modern nurse practitioners, including NP competencies, DNP education, primary and acute care practice, medical bioethics, malpractice, health policy, controlled-substance prescribing, clinical performance measures, electronic health records, insurance reimbursement, employment contracts, and private practice.

Key Features

• Practical guidance on legal and business issues affecting nurse practitioners

• Explains NP competencies and professional responsibilities

• Examines the relationship between the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree and NP practice

• Compares primary care and acute care nurse practitioner roles

• Introduces essential medical bioethics terminology

• Reviews malpractice cases and lessons for clinical practice

• Covers emerging healthcare policy issues

• Discusses prescribing opioids and controlled substances

• Explores clinical performance measures and electronic health records

• Addresses insurance reimbursement and denied claims

• Explains important considerations for NP employment contracts

• Covers legal issues involved in starting a private practice

• Discusses when an NP should consult a physician

• Useful for NPs, students, employers, healthcare facilities, and attorneys

Ideal For

Nurse practitioners, NP students, DNP students, healthcare employers, medical practice managers, healthcare attorneys, and professionals involved in advanced nursing practice.

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