"The Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition, is an essential document for every nurse practicing in the United States. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of nursing. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all registered nurses are expected to competently perform, regardless of role, population, specialty, and setting. Each standard is accompanied by detailed competencies for the three practice levels"-- Publisher website.

Scope of nursing practice -- Definition of nursing -- Other definitions -- Description of the Scope of Nursing Practice -- Development and function of the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice -- The art and science of nursing. The art of nursing ; Care and caring in nursing practice ; Professional nursing model ; Nursing process ; Ethics for nurses. Code of ethics provisions ; Ethical decision-making models. Case study: using the nursing process in ethical situations ; Respect, equity, inclusion, and social justice -- The science of nursing. Nursing knowledge and scholarly inquiry -- The how of nursing. Ways ; Processes ; Means ; Methods ; Manner ; Advocacy ; High-performing interprofessional teams ; Regulation of nursing practice -- Context and environment: when nursing occurs -- Professional registered nurses today: the who of nursing -- Licensure and education of registered nurses. Certified nurse-midwife (CNM) ; Certified nurse practitioner (CNP) ; Certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) ; Clinical nurse specialist (CNS) -- Professional competence, self-determination, and professional identity in nursing. Professional competence ; Self-determination ; Professional identity ; The professional responsibility of mentoring in nursing: paying it forward -- A potpourri of opportunities for the future -- Environment. Disaster planning and management ; Reimbursement and cost-effective care economic structures ; Structural competency ; Protection of healthcare workers ; Health -- Quality of life. Aging in place ; Palliative care conversations ; Reimagining nursing initiative -- Standards of Professional Nursing Practice -- Significance of standards -- The function of competencies in standards -- Standards of practice -- Standard 1. Assessment. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse ; Additional competencies for the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 2. Diagnosis. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse ; Additional competencies for the advance practice registered nurse -- Standard 3. Outcomes identification. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 4. Planning. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse ; Additional competencies for the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 5. Implementation. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse ; Additional competencies for the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 5A. Coordination of care. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse ; Additional competencies for the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 5B. Health teaching and health promotion. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 6. Evaluation. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standards of professional performance -- Standard 7. Ethics. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared register nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 8. Advocacy. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse ; Additional competencies for the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 9. Respectful and equitable practice. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 10. Communication. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 11: Collaboration. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the gradate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 12. Leadership. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 13. Education. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 14. Scholarly inquiry. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 15. Quality of practice. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse ; Additional competencies for the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 16. Professional practice evaluation. Competences ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse ; Additional competencies for the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 17. Resource stewardship. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level practice registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Standard 18. Environmental health. Competencies ; Additional competencies for the graduate-level prepared registered nurse, including the advanced practice registered nurse -- Glossary -- References -- Appendix A. Ethics, morals, and ethical theories and approaches. Ethics and morals ; Ethical theories and approaches ; Consequentialism and deontology ; Ethical principlism ; Ethics of care and virtue ethics -- Appendix B. Selected nurse theorists -- Appendix C. The development of essential nursing documents. A timeline of development -- Appendix D. Position statement: professional role competence. Definitions and concepts in competence -- Competence and competency in nursing practice -- Evaluating competence. Recommendations/Next steps -- References -- Index