Dr. Wirfs has completed, published, and presented six quantitative research studies focusing on academic leadership, nursing education, and clinical practice issues, including one for the Army Medical Department conducted during her 8 years reserve service in the Army Nurse Corps. Dr. Wirfs has co-authored family primary care certification review books and study materials, authored the Clinical Guide to Pharmacotherapeutics for the Primary Care Provider (19992014), and now The APRNs Complete Guide to Prescribing Drug Therapy 2017.
Dr. Wirfs has been inducted into several honor societies and is a long-time member of the National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), serving as clinical preceptor for several nurse practitioner programs. Since 2002, Dr. Wirfs has served as clinical director and primary care provider at the NOBTS Family Health Care Clinic, serving faculty, staff, students, and their families. She is also a founding member of the medical staff in part-time practice at Baptist Community Health Services, established post-Katrina in the New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward.
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The APRNs Complete Guide to Prescribing Drug Therapy
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This book is a quick reference for health care providers practicing in primary care settings. The information has been extrapolated from a variety of professional sources and is presented in condensed and summary form. It is not intended to replace or substitute for complete and current manufacturer prescribing information, current research, or knowledge and experience of the user. For complete prescribing information, including toxicities, drug interactions, contraindications, and precautions, the reader is directed to the manufacturers package insert and the published literature. The inclusion of a particular brand name neither implies nor suggests that the author or publisher advises or recommends the use of that particular product or considers it superior to similar products available by other brand names. Neither the author nor the publisher makes any warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the information, including any errors or omissions, herein.
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Title: The APRNs complete guide to prescribing drug therapy 2017 / Mari J. Wirfs.
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CONTENTS
REVIEWERS
Kelley M. Anderson, PhD, FNP
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, Washington, DC
Kathleen Bradbury-Golas, DNP, RN, FNP-C, ACNS-BC
Associate Clinical Professor, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Family Nurse Practitioner, Virtua Medical Group, Hammonton and Linwood, New Jersey
Lori Brien, MS, ACNP-BC
Instructor, AG-ACNP Program, Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, Washington, DC
Jill C. Cash, MSN, APN
Nurse Practitioner, Logan Primary Care, West Frankfort, Illinois
Catherine M. Concert, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, NE-BC, CNL, CGRN
Nurse PractitionerRadiation Oncology, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University Langone Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor, Pace University Lienhard School of Nursing, New York, New York
Aileen Fitzpatrick, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pace University Lienhard School of Nursing, New York, New York
Tracy P. George, DNP, APRN-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Amy V. Cockroft Fellow 20162017, Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina
Norma Stephens Hannigan, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, DCC, FAANP
Clinical Professor of Nursing, Coordinator, Accelerated Second Degree (A2D) Program/Sophomore Honors Program, Hunter College, CUNY Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, New York, New York
Ella T. Heitzler, PhD, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, RNC-OB
Assistant Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies, Washington, DC