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A Note to Our Readers

Practice Management: A Business Guide for Nurse Practitioners is the only business journal written by and for nurse practitioners (NPs). This publication has become increasingly more essential with the changes in the healthcare system. NPs must be saRead More

Establishing a Niche Practice after Katrina

By KC Arnold, ANP, BC-ADM as told to Mary Carole McMann, MPHKC Arnold would be the first person to tell you that starting your own niche practice in diabetes management following a natural disaster of epic proportions—Hurricane Katrina—is fraught with special challenges. However, this is just what KC manaRead More

Marketing—Your Other Full-Time Job (Part 2 of 2)

By Barbara C. Phillips, NP as told to Mary Carole McMann, MPHThe first article in this two-part series discussed the essential role of marketing in a successful nurse practitioner (NP) practice and explained how to assess your current situation and identify your target patient population. Once you know where yRead More

Consider Alternate Revenue Streams

By Melanie Balestra, NP, ESQFor nurse practitioners (NPs) looking to supplement their existing income, there are several traditional and nontraditional avenues to consider. For example, they might choose to leverage their experience and skills as an expert witness or add servicRead More

A Note to Our Readers

Practice Management: A Business Guide for Nurse Practitioners is the only business journal written by and for nurse practitioners (NPs). This publication has become increasingly more essential with the changes in the healthcare system. NPs must be saRead More

Identifying Standards of Care for Women’s Health

By Carolyn Buppert, JD, NPStandard of care is one of those phrases—like scope of practice—for which there is a legal definition. The legal definition of standard of care is such reasonable and ordinary care, skill, and diligence as used by practitioners in good standing iRead More

Professional Survival in an Economic Crisis (Part 2 of 2)

By Melanie Balestra, NP, ESQIn today’s economy, many nurse practitioners (NPs) are looking for ways to increase their earnings by branching out on their own. The good news is…this can be accomplished with the help of strong business and marketing plans. Research, planning, Read More

Marketing—Your Other Full-Time Job (Part 1 of 2)

By Barbara C. Phillips, NP as told to Mary Carole McMann, MPHAlthough Barbara C. Phillips is a clinical nurse practitioner (NP), she may be best known as the founder of Nurse Practitioner Business Owner (NPBO™), which assists entrepreneurial NPs with business development and marketing. Since there were not mRead More

NPWH Announces 2010 Inspirations in Women’s Health Award

Do you know an NP whose achievements caring for women inspire others? Think of the person you work with or know of who makes you want to do your best. Maybe you know of someone whose example in clinical practice, research, or teaching helped you or oRead More

NNPS—Alive and Kicking!

THE NATIONAL NURSE PRACTITIONER SYMPOSIUM (NNPS) is alive and kicking! Get ready to join other nurse practitioners (NPs) in Copper Mountain, Colorado, on July 14–17, 2011. Almost 1000 NPs from around the country are expected to gather for 4 days ofRead More