Includes bibliographical references and index.

A history of healthcare and nursing / Karen Saucier Lundy -- Framework of professional nursing practice / Kathleen R. Masters -- Philosophy of nursing / Mary W. Stewart -- Moral and ethical dimensions in professional nursing practice / Janie Butts & Karen Rich -- Clinical judgment in professional nursing / Bonnie Saucier -- Education and socialization to the professional nursing role / Patricia Becker Hentz -- The social context of professional nursing / Mary W. Stewart -- Care of professional self / Dianna H. Douglas & Danny G. Willis -- Career management in professional nursing / Luann M. Daggett -- Professional nursing care of the client / Lizabeth L. Carlson -- The role of the professional nurse in patient education / Kathleen Masters -- Communication and the nurse-client relationship / Selen Steen Lauterbach -- Ethics in nursing relationships, professional practice, and healthcare / Janie Butts & Karen Rich -- Law and the professional nurse / Kathleen Driscoll -- Informatics and technology in nursing practice / Kay Coltharp Cater -- Developing professional nurses as leaders on the healthcare team / Anna Brock -- The role of the professional nurse in human resource management / Kandy Smith -- The role of the professional nurse in quality management / Cynthia Luther -- Economics of healthcare / Sherry Hartman.