Advanced Practice Registered Nurse as a Prescriber (eBook)

Marie Annette Brown, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, FAAN is Professor atthe University of Washington School of Nursing and a primary carenurse practitioner at the Women's Health Care Clinic at theUniversity of Washington Medical Center. Louise Kaplan PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, FAANP is Director ofNursing at St. Martin's University in Lacey, Washington.

Contributors ix

Preface xi

1 What Do APRN Prescribers Need to Understand? 3
Marie Annette Brown and Louise Kaplan

2 Embracing the Prescriber Role as an APRN 11
Louise Kaplan, Marie Annette Brown, Nancy J. Crigger, and Elizabeth K. Kessler

3 Creating a Practice Environment for Fully Autonomous Prescriptive Authority 39
Marie Annette Brown and Louise Kaplan

4 Strategies for Assessing, Monitoring, and Addressing Special Considerations with Controlled Substances 69
Pamela Stitzlein Davies

5 Managing Difficult Patient Situations 105
Donna Poole, Marie Annette Brown, and Louise Kaplan

6 The Influences of Pharmaceutical Marketing on APRN Prescribing 145
Elissa Ladd

7 Regulation of Prescriptive Authority 175
Tracy Klein

8 Legal Aspects of Prescribing 201
Carolyn Buppert

9 The Role of Cultural Competence in Prescribing Medications 229
Mary Sobralske, Louise Kaplan, and Marie Annette Brown

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"This comprehensive resource is excellent for student,novice, and experienced advanced practice nurses. The book isintended to help APRNs adopt the role of prescribing withcompetence and expertise. The evidence-based data will helppractitioners develop strong practices and provide patients withexpert care." (Doody's, 1 February2013)