TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nagelkerk,Jean M.
TI  - Starting your practice: a survival guide for nurse practitioners 
SN  - 9780323024884 [paperback]
PY  - 2006///
CY  - St Louis
PB  - Mosby Elsevier
KW  - Nurse practitioners
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Practice
KW  - Nurse Practitioners
KW  - Practice Management, Medical
KW  - organization & administration
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Unit I Finding the job you want -- 1 Starting out: deciding what job you want -- 2 Nurse practitioner socialization and marketing -- 3 Corresponding and interviewing with potential employers -- Unit II Tools you will need to get started -- 4 Preparing for np practice: certification and np state -- 5 negotiating an employment contract -- 6 Third-party reimbursement -- 7 Starting your nurse practitioner business -- 8 Coding and billing for nurse practitioners -- Unit III The tools you will need to practice -- 9 Documentation for the nurse practitioner -- 10 Client education -- 11 Risk management: tracking systems -- 12 Health care quality: evaluating clinical practice -- 13 Using technology to enhance practice -- Unit IV Your place in the community -- 14 Community involvement -- 15 Professional involvement -- 16 Professional collaboration -- 17 Professional responsibilities
ER  -