Guidelines for developing a nurse practitioner practice
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The nurse practitioner (NP) guidelines at the National Cancer Institute-Medicine Branch (NCI-MB) provides a model for NP practice guidelines. Practice guidelines should include a job description, an NP/physician or collaborative practice agreement describing scope of practice, a list of required credentials, conditions for patient care and referral, and documentation of malpractice insurance. Within the NCI-MB guidelines, NPs provide primary care, admit and manage hospitalized patients, prescribe any drug, when certified, perform invasive procedures, and refer medically unstable patients.
Publication Name: The Nurse Practitioner
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0361-1817
Year: 1996
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How Many NPs Are Enough?
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The increasing number of nurse practitioner students enrolled in master's degree programs is discussed. Concerns include the quality of new graduates, the mismatch between the increasing number of graduates and the number of available jobs, and the effect on salaries. Employment statistics are also included.
Publication Name: The Nurse Practitioner
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0361-1817
Year: 1999
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Nurse Practitioners Assist with Kosovar Refugees
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A nursing administrator describes the activities of the US Public Health Service in receiving refugees from Kosovo, Yugoslavia, during the 1999 NATO-Yugoslavia conflict, at Fort Dix Army Base, New Jersey. Topics include the medical screening of the refugees and subsequent medical care provided.
Publication Name: The Nurse Practitioner
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0361-1817
Year: 1999
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