TY - BOOK AU - Buppert,Carolyn TI - Nurse practitioner's business practice and legal guide SN - 9780763799748 (hardbound) PY - 2012/// CY - Sudbury, MA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Nursing KW - Practice KW - United States KW - Nurse practitioners KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Nurse Practitioners KW - legislation & jurisprudence KW - Practice Management KW - organization & administration KW - Risk Management KW - methods N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -