Fast Facts for the New Nurse Practitioner What You Really Need to Know in a Nutshell

Name: Fast Facts for the New Nurse Practitioner What You Really Need to Know in a Nutshell
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ISBN: 9780826105912

ISBN-10: 0826105912

ISBN-13: 9780826105912

Edition: 2010

Authors: Nadine M. Aktan

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This book is designed to assist Nurse Practitioner (NP) students and newly certified NPs alike, serving as a quick, easy-to-use manual that concisely explains everything NPs need to know for practice and transitioning into practice. The book guides the reader through all aspects of the process of becoming a new nurse practitioner, starting with the decision to become an NP to selecting educational programs and obtaining licensure. Other topics include searching for a mentor, surviving the first year of practice, and understanding legal issues. This is the all-in-one reference for potential or current NP students and newly practicing NPs. Its chapters contain learning objectives, check lists…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Springer
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments



Making the Decision



Why Become a Nurse Practitioner?



How to Begin



Selecting an Educational Program



Types of Programs



Scholarships, Resources, and More!



Finding the Right Clinical Preceptor



Important Things to Consider



Balancing It All!



Searching for a Mentor



What to Look for



You as a Mentor!



Attaining Your Certification and Licensure



Who? What? Where?



Passing!



What Comes Next?



Surviving and Thriving: Your First Year in Practice



First Job



Role Transition



Friends and Enemies



Administrative Issues



Bureaucracy



Discrimination



Institutional Violence



Understanding Legal Issues



Contracts



Malpractice



Avoiding Lawsuits



Ensuring a Collaborative Practice



The Collaborative Agreement



Selecting a Collaborative Physician



You're in Charge



Prescriptive Authority



Diagnostics



Referrals



Economics and Policy



The Nurse Practitioner and Our National Healthcare System



Into the Future



The Doctor of Nursing Practice


Index