Psychiatric Nursing, Psychotherapy, Medical Practice Management & Reimbursement, General & Miscellaneous - Nursing
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Overview
This book is a how-to manual for managing the business aspects of a private practice in psychiatric mental health nursing. The author shares the practical information gained from long experience in private practice, including the legal requirements for practice, how to start up a practice and market your services, how to explain what a nurse psychotherapist is to those who don't know, methods for record-keeping and billing, fee schedules, and negotiating third-party reimbursement.The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Carol Ren Kneisl, MS, RN, CS(Nursing Transitions, Inc.)Description: This book of four chapters and four appendixes focuses exclusively on the business aspects of developing a private practice in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
Purpose: The purpose is to share information about the private practice of psychiatric nursing. It achieves its objective completely.
Audience: The book is written for psychiatric nurses; however, it can be used by other mental health professionals. The author is credible; she is in full-time private practice and employs other mental health professionals in her company.
Features: There are no illustrations, and none are needed. The references are current and pertinent. The size and presentation are adequate. The strengths in this book are in the many tables, sample letters, appendices, and practical tips and hints for the advanced practice nurse.
Assessment: This book is just what the advanced practice psychiatric nurse is looking for if she or he is considering a career transition or is in the process of developing a private practice. It brings together the author's personal experiences in the business of advanced practice nursing and will certainly make business life easier for anyone wishing to develop a private practice. It should be in bookstores so individual advanced practice nurses can purchase their own copies. It should also be available in libraries.
Carol Ren Kneisl
This book of four chapters and four appendixes focuses exclusively on the business aspects of developing a private practice in psychiatric-mental health nursing. The purpose is to share information about the private practice of psychiatric nursing. It achieves its objective completely. The book is written for psychiatric nurses; however, it can be used by other mental health professionals. The author is credible; she is in full-time private practice and employs other mental health professionals in her company. There are no illustrations, and none are needed. The references are current and pertinent. The size and presentation are adequate. The strengths in this book are in the many tables, sample letters, appendices, and practical tips and hints for the advanced practice nurse. This book is just what the advanced practice psychiatric nurse is looking for if she or he is considering a career transition or is in the process of developing a private practice. It brings together the author's personal experiences in the business of advanced practice nursing and will certainly make business life easier for anyone wishing to develop a private practice. It should be in bookstores so individual advanced practice nurses can purchase their own copies. It should also be available in libraries.Carol Ren Kneisel
The strengths in this book are in the many tables, sample letters, appendices, and practical tips and hints for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse is looking for. . . and will certainly make business easier. . .5 Stars! from Doody
Book Details
Published
June 15, 1997
Publisher
New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1997.
Pages
184
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780826194404