What type of schooling do I need to become a nurse practitioner? How do I choose the right clinical preceptor? How can I best prepare for my first year of practice? Written for those considering NP practice, current NP students, and newly certified NPs alike, this quick, easy-to-use manual covers everything there is to know about transitioning into the NP role and its rewards and challenges.
What type of schooling do I need to become a nurse practitioner? How do I choose the right clinical preceptor? How can I best prepare for my first year of practice? Written for those considering NP practice, current NP students, and newly certified NPs alike, this quick, easy-to-use manual covers everything there is to know about transitioning into the NP role and its rewards and challenges.
Nadine M. Aktan, PhD, APN-BC, served as the chairperson of nursing at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Dr. Aktan is currently professor of nursing focusing on teaching community health to future nurses and adult health and family practice to nurse practitioner students. She also practices as a family nurse practitioner at the Immedicenter, a primary care/urgent care/family practice with locations in Clifton, Bloomfield, and Totowa, New Jersey, and as a maternal-child and adult community health nurse for Valley Home Care in Paramus, New Jersey.
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Contents Foreword Kathleen A. Connolly, MEd, RN, APRN-BC Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Making the Decision 1. Why Become a Nurse Practitioner? 2. How to Begin Part II: Selecting an Educational Program 3. Types of Programs 4. Scholarships, Resources, and More Part III: Finding the Right Clinical Preceptor 5. Important Things to Consider 6. Balancing It All Part IV: Searching for a Mentor 7. What to Look For 8. You as a Mentor Part V: Attaining Your Certification and Licensure 9. Who? What? Where? 10. Passing 11. What Comes Next? Part VI: Surviving and Thriving: Your First Year in Practice 12. First Job 13. Role Transition 14. Friends and Enemies Part VII: Administrative Issues 15. Bureaucracy 16. Discrimination 17. Institutional Violence Part VIII: Understanding Legal Issues 18. Contracts 19. Malpractice 20. Avoiding Lawsuits 21. Dos and the Don’ts: Electronic Health Records Part IX: Collaboration 22. The Collaborative Agreement 23. Selecting a Collaborating Physician 24. Collaborative Practice: Harmonious or Burdensome? Part X: You’re in Charge 25. Prescriptive Authority 26. Diagnostics 27. Referrals 28. Marketing the Role to Nurses, Employers, and the Public Part XI: Economics, Policy, and Future Practice 29. Surviving Health Care Reform Today and Tomorrow 30. The Terminal Degree in Nursing: PhD, EdD, or DNP References Index
Contents Foreword Kathleen A. Connolly, MEd, RN, APRN-BC Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Making the Decision 1. Why Become a Nurse Practitioner? 2. How to Begin Part II: Selecting an Educational Program 3. Types of Programs 4. Scholarships, Resources, and More Part III: Finding the Right Clinical Preceptor 5. Important Things to Consider 6. Balancing It All Part IV: Searching for a Mentor 7. What to Look For 8. You as a Mentor Part V: Attaining Your Certification and Licensure 9. Who? What? Where? 10. Passing 11. What Comes Next? Part VI: Surviving and Thriving: Your First Year in Practice 12. First Job 13. Role Transition 14. Friends and Enemies Part VII: Administrative Issues 15. Bureaucracy 16. Discrimination 17. Institutional Violence Part VIII: Understanding Legal Issues 18. Contracts 19. Malpractice 20. Avoiding Lawsuits 21. Dos and the Don’ts: Electronic Health Records Part IX: Collaboration 22. The Collaborative Agreement 23. Selecting a Collaborating Physician 24. Collaborative Practice: Harmonious or Burdensome? Part X: You’re in Charge 25. Prescriptive Authority 26. Diagnostics 27. Referrals 28. Marketing the Role to Nurses, Employers, and the Public Part XI: Economics, Policy, and Future Practice 29. Surviving Health Care Reform Today and Tomorrow 30. The Terminal Degree in Nursing: PhD, EdD, or DNP References Index
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