Managing Your Practice: A Guide for Advanced Practice Nurses

Managing Your Practice: A Guide for Advanced Practice Nurses

Are you establishing a solo or collaborative health care practice? This concise reference book is designed to provide the basic business and management skills you need. It is packed with practical information, from writing your mission statement to preparing and implementing a business plan, to marketing and legal considerations. Three sample business plans are included as an appendix.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Managing Your Practice as an APN: The Basics, J.J. Fitzpatrick, A. Glasgow, T. Goudie, and J. Young
New Practice Models for APNs: Thinking Outside the Box, M.K. Bailey and E.B. Gross
Strategic Planning, T. Goudie
Merging the Professional and Business Models for APN Practice, A. Glasgow
Credentialing and Continuing Education, A. Glasgow
Financing the Practice, J.C. Thomas
Developing a Marketing Strategy, A. Glasgow
Negotiation: Getting What You Need, B.L. Kennedy
Effective Leadership in Practice Management, A. Glasgow
Collaborative APN Practice, A. Wolff
Practice and Information Management, J. Young
Quality Management, C.W. Thompson
Risk Management and Legal Issues, S. Comstock
Ethical Issues Relative to APN Practice, A. Glasgow
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Certifying Boards for Specific Practice Areas
Appendix 2: State Licensing Agencies
Appendix 3: Patient Survey of Health Care for a Practice
Appendix 4: Leadership Self Assessment
Appendix 5: State Positions on Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners
Appendix 6: Ethical Decision-Making Worksheet
Appendix 7: Quality Health Unlimited: A Sample Strategic Plan, E.B. Gross
Appendix 8: Time Out for Wellness: A Sample Business Plan, J. Thanavaro
Appendix 9: A Greenup Well Family Care Center: A Sample Business Plan, A. England, N. Fagan, B. Henrichon, B. Keller, and J. Thomas

Product Code: 128289

ISBN: 9780826119346

Authors: J. Fitzpatrick, A. Glasgow, J. Young