The book stresses the importance of developing a multifaceted, adaptable approach to nursing that integrates all of its complexities, including philosophy, knowledge and knowing, and situational contingencies. Also addressed are the integral components of nursing practice, including essential tools, collaboration, knowledge application, competence, expertise, and quality of practice.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• The Definition of Nursing Practice
• Nursing Practice in the Context of the Health Care System, Society, and Culture
• A Model for Nursing Practice
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• 2. The Client of Nursing
• Nursing Perspective of Clients-Human Living
• Human Dignity and Self-Determination in the Context of Nursing Practice
• Client and Environment
• Client in the Context of Family
• Client in the Context of Society and Culture
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• 3. The Nursing Perspective for Practice
• Holism
• Health Orientation
• Person-Centeredness
• Caring
• Nursing Gaze as Operationalization of the Nursing Perspective
• The Nursing Perspective and a Nursing-Perspective
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• 4. Nursing Knowledge for Practice
• Nursing Epistemology
• Nursing's Substantive Knowledge Domains
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• Notes
• 5. Three Philosophies of Nursing Practice: Philosophies of Care, Therapy, and Professional Work
• The Philosophy of Care
• The Philosophy of Therapy
• The Philosophy of Professional Work
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• 6. Five Dimensions of Nursing Practice
• Characterization of Nursing Practice
• The Scientific Dimension
• The Technical Dimension
• The Ethical Dimension
• The Aesthetic Dimension
• The Existential Dimension
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• 7. The Process of Nursing Practice
• The Process of Deliberation
• The Process of Enactment
• The Perspective, the Knowledge, and the Philosophy of Practice in the Process
• The Dimension of Nursing Practice and the Process
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• Notes
• 8. Essential Tools of Nursing Practice
• Essential Tools in the General Practice Processes
• Caring and Person-Oriented Essential Tools
• Essential Tools of General Nursing Therapeutics
• Professional Role-Related Essential Tools
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• 9. Collaborative Practice
• Characteristics of Collaboration
• Critical Premises of Collaboration
• Processes of Collaboration
• Determinants of Collaboration
• Collaborative Practice in Nursing
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• 10. Knowledge Application in Nursing Practice
• Knowledge-Based Practice
• Processes of Knowledge Application in Nursing Practice
• Critical Reflective Inquiry in Nursing Practice
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• Note
• 11. Competence and Expertise in Nursing Practice, and Quality of Nursing Practice
• Competence in Nursing Practice
• Expertise in Nursing Practice
• Quality of Care and Quality of Nursing Practice
• Client Outcomes in Relation to Quality of Care
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• 12. Concluding Remarks
• Future of Nursing Practice
• Knowledge Development to Advance Nursing Practice
• Summary and Questions for Reflection and Further Deliberation
• Bibliography