This widely used text for students preparing to be nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, & nurse-midwives is extensively revised in this new edition. Focusing on role development rather than patient care, the book addresses such practical concerns of advanced practice nurses as: legal aspects of practice; beginning an independent practice, a collaborative practice, or negotiating for a job; third-party reimbursement; conflict resolution; interdisciplinary collaboration; credentialing & certification; quality improvement programs; overcoming sex stereotyping; effects of managed care; mentoring; communication; assertiveness; community assessment; & much more. Nine appendixes include evaluation tools for primary care & lists of research, funding, grant, organizational, scope of practice statements & standards, & on-line computer resources for nurses. In addition there are extensive new bibliographies & references for each chapter. "PERHAPS THE ONLY (TEXT) THAT ADDRESSES PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AFFECTING STUDENTS OF THESE PROFESSIONS."--Advance for Nurse Practitioners. "REPLETE WITH PERTINENT INFORMATION."--Clinical Nurse Specialist. Order from: The Tiresias Press, Inc., 116 Pinehurst Ave., New York, NY 10033. Add $4.00 post/hdlg. (212) 568-9570.