This document discusses several questions related to nurse practitioner practices: the benefits and disadvantages of independent versus collaborative practices, whether billing should be under the NP or physician's name, the pros and cons of requiring NPs to have a doctorate degree rather than a master's degree, and what networking organizations would be most helpful for a private NP practice.

1. DQ1:What are the benefits and disadvantages that a nurse
practitioner might encounter when starting an independent
practice? How might this differ from a collaborative practice?
DQ2:In a physician practice, should nurse practitioners have
insurance billing done under their names or should the billing
being submitted under the physician's name? Provide supportive
information.
DQ3:What are the benefits or disadvantages of the nurse
practitioner entry-level degree being at the doctorate level?
What evidence, if any, has there been to support the use of
Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees in place of master's prepared
nursing practitioners?
Dq4:Which networking organizations would be most beneficial
to a private NP practice? Justify your rationale.