1. Aspects of Nursing Common to All Nurses -- 2. Ethical Issues in Nursing -- 3. Legal and Licensing Aspects of Nursing -- 4. Evolution of Advanced Practice Nursing -- 5. Nurse Practitioner -- 6. Nurse-Midwifery -- 7. Clinical Nurse Specialist -- 8. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists -- 9. Reimbursement -- 10. Managed Care -- 11. Barriers to Practice -- 12. Malpractice -- 13. Merging Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist Roles --14. State Legislative Issues -- 15. Second Licensure Examination for Advanced Practice Nurses -- 16. Faculty Training and Faculty Practice Trends -- 17. Effectiveness of Advanced Practice Nurses -- 18. Epilogue: A Personal Note on Physicians and Nurses --App. A. Clinical Reasoning -- App. B. Maryland Nurse Practice Act for Nurse Practitioners -- App. C. Maryland Nurse Practice Act and Regulations for Nurse-Midwifery -- App. D. Code of Ethics of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
App. E. Practice Standards of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists -- App. F. Maryland Nurse Practice Act and Regulations for Nurse Anesthetists -- App. G. Professional Organizations of Advanced Practice Nursing
