Managing Your Practice » (1st Edition)

Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, is the Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was Dean from 1982 through 1997. She has received numerous honors and awards including the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award 18 times. Dr. Fitzpatrick is widely published in nursing and health care literature. She is senior editor for the Annual Review of Nursing Research. series, now in its 24th volume. In 1998 Dr. Fitzpatrick was senior editor of the of the first volume of the classic Encyclopedia of Nursing Research as well as a series of Research Digests, including Nursing Research Digest, Maternal Child Health Nursing Research Digest, Geriatric Nursing Research Digest, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Research Digest. She is co-series editor for the Annual Review of Nursing Research (Annual, Springer Publishing Company); co-author, with Jeanne Novotny, Doris Lippman, and Nicole Sanders, of 101 Careers in Nursing (Springer paperback 2006); co-author, with Mary Jane Smith, of Best Practices in Nursing Education: Stories of Exemplary Teachers (Springer Publishing Company, 2005); co-editor, with Kristen S. Montgomery, of Internet for Nursing Research: A Guide to Strategies, Skills, and Resources (Springer Publishing Company, 2004); co-editor, with Ann Glasgow and Jane Young, of Managing Your Practice: A Guide for Advanced Practice Nurses (Springer Publishing Company, 2003); co-editor, with Kristen S. Montgomery, of Essentials of Internet Use in Nursing (Springer Publishing Company, 2002); co-editor, with Kristen S. Montgomery, of Internet Resources for Nurses (now in its second edition, Springer Publlishing Company, 2002); co-editor, with Carol Romano and Ruth Chasek, of The Nurses' Guide to Consumer Health Web Sites (Springer Publishing, 2001); and co-editor, with Sandra Deller, of Fundraising Skills for Health Care Executives (Spinger Publishing Company, 2000).

Beverly Ann Glasgow, RN, BSN, MS, MSN, is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) at the Family Medicine Clinic of Oxford in Mississippi. She received a BS and Masters degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Mississippi, a BSN from Union University, and a MSN form the University of Tennessee. She is a doctoral candidate in the Case Western Reserve University Bolton School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Program for advanced practice nurses. She has an extensive background in both nursing education and nursing practice. She has been Director of a Primary Care Clinic for 6 years and FNP for 2 years. Her doctoral research is focused on FNP's adherence to clinical practice guidelines. Her future goal is to establish a rural health care center in Mississippi and obtain certification as Emergency Nurse Practitioner to work in the initial telemedicine rural emergency rooms in Mississippi.

Jane N. Young, RN, MSN, CRNP, is President of Family Health Care in Boise, Idaho. She received undergraduate degrees from both Boise State University and Montana State University, and a MSN degree from the University of Portland. She completed the Nurse Practitioner certificate program at the University of Washington and is certified as a Pediatric, Adult, and Family Nurse Practitioner. She currently is a doctoral candidate in the Case Western Reserve University Bolton School of Nursing Program for advanced practice nurses. She was among the first nurse practitioners in the northwest, and currently owns and manages her own practice, Family Health Care. She has over 25 years in practice as an advanced practice nurse. Her doctoral research is focused on trust in the nurse practitioner patient relationship. Her future goal is to continue to serve her community and her patients through an integrated mind/body approach to health care.

Covering basic business and management skills for solo or collaborative health practices, this reference book contains 14 chapters on practice models, strategic planning, credentialing, financing, marketing, negotiation, leadership, information management, quality management, risk management, and ethical issues and other aspects of APN practice. Appendices feature three sample business plans. Contributors include health care professionals from around the United States. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Reviewer:Faith H Howarth, MSN, EdM(Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
Description:This is a thorough presentation of all of the relevant elements of practice development and initial management for advanced practice nurses. There is some duplication of topics and I would emphasize a bit more the immense importance of scoping the market, obtaining physician and administrative support and, perhaps, partnering with colleagues. There could be more information on navigating loan or grant application processes and using SBA, SCORE resources. For minority owned enterprises, there are many opportunities for financial support and RFP type services available that should be detailed.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide "...a basic reference for the APN" and "...to answer initial questions relating to establishing and maintaining an APN practice." This is a worthy (and timely) objective in this rapidly changing healthcare environment. This book essentially meets its objectives and does so by using knowledgeable contributors.
Audience:The book is written for the APN contemplating independent practice and seems to be primarily for the NP in clinical practice. Some elements address CNS options or interweave them as relevant. A graduate student could use this as a springboard to study or investigate
Features:The book covers all the elements which must be pondered in designing and establishing a practice, including different models and relationships. The best characteristics are that it provides an overview of all these elements, some quite detailed. Authors make it clear that a business plan is essential, an element that is often overlooked by healthcare practitioners. Not only do they often fail to have one, if they do have one, they often do one that is incomplete or unfavorable to their purposes. The writing generally flows well, but editors could have filtered out repetition or footnoted elements that will be covered in more detail in other chapters, such as the critical importance of computers and the correct hardware to facilitate record keeping, coding, and billing. The appendixes are quite good. Some of the mathematical forecasts are not detailed enough to suit me, but I really like the presentation on business philosophy, values, and ethics. Nurses are relationship-oriented and often need assistance in merging business plans and these softer elements so critical to our practice.
Assessment:The book meets the authors" purposes in a crisp, no-nonsense fashion. I know of no other publications like this..