Business and Legal Essentials for Nurse Practitioners fosters a relationship between health business and law. The book addresses issues from negotiating an employment contract to establishing an independently owned nurse practitioner practice. Each section, in increments, provides greater detail from a legal standpoint and describes what resources and options are available to the nurse practitioner upon graduation and beyond. Written for the student, graduate, and practicing nurse practitioner, Business and Legal Essentials outlines the necessary steps to eventual practice ownership.