Ch. 1. What is a nurse practitioner? -- Ch. 2. Legal scope of nurse practitioner practice -- Ch. 3. State regulation of nurse practitioner practice -- Ch. 4. Federal regulation of the nurse practitioner profession -- Ch. 5. Prescribing -- Ch. 6. Hospital privileges -- Ch. 7. Negligence and malpractice -- Ch. 8. Risk management -- Ch. 9. Reimbursement for nurse practitioner services -- Ch. 10. The employed nurse practitioner -- Ch. 11. Practice ownership : legal business considerations for the nurse practitioner owner -- Ch. 12. Lawmaking and health policy -- Ch. 13. Promoting the profession to the public -- Ch. 14. Standards of care for nurse practitioner practice -- Ch. 15. Measuring nurse practitioner performance -- Ch. 16. Resolving ethical dilemmas -- Ch. 17. Strategies for NPs
