博客來Brimming with essential, step-by-step guidance, this user-friendly manual walks newly graduated NPs through a logical and systematic process for transitioning into practice. From attaining national certification to finding a job to seeing patients and billing for services, the resource helps readers to gain confidence and solid footing as they embark on their careers.
Filled with practical information and strategies difficult to find in professional literature, the resource delves into the intricate processes of licensure, credentialing, legal compliance, and professional development. In-depth chapters cover certification exams, interviewing and negotiating for a job, obtaining a nursing license, securing National Provider Identifier and DEA numbers, state and federal laws and regulations, continuing education, core nursing values, advocacy, professional obligations, and attending to one’s own health and wellness. Chapters include references and links to federal and state web resources and digital features reinforce key information. Detailed checklists ensure that no steps are missed. Invaluable to graduating NPs, the book is also helpful to NP faculty seeking to assist students in a successful transition to practice.
Key Features:
- Delivers a strategic roadmap to help NP graduates transition with confidence
- Presents comprehensive and vital information that is difficult to access from other sources
- Provides in depth knowledge on all topics relevant to beginning practitioners from certification exams to licensure to job seeking to state/national regulations and more
- Includes references and links to federal and state web resources in each chapter
- Filled with strategies and tips from experienced NP educators and clinicians
