"Compilation of articles previously published in the journal Nursing Leadership Forum (Springer Pub. Co.)"--T.p. verso

Point/counterpoint on contemporary issues. Case management : is it improving health outcomes? / Dominick L. Flarey, Lucille Lombardi Travis -- Continuous quality improvement : cult or science? / Janis P. Bellack, Farrokh Alemi -- Genetics counseling : should it be a basic competency for nurses? / Constance Visovsky, M. Linda Workman -- The shift of acute care from the hospital to the home : is it a good trend? / Christine A. Pierce, Bette K. Idemoto -- Holistic care : is it feasible in today's health care environment? / Barbara M. Dossey, Kathy Kolcaba -- Telehealth : can nursing values be preserved? / Josette Jones, Shirley M. Moore -- Building a better mousetrap : the upside of downsizing education / Cynthia Caroselli, Joanne Baggerly -- Sharing the vision : the views from nursing management and staff / Tara A. Cortes, Cynthia Caroselli -- Acute care nurse practitioners : an idea whose time has come? / Joan E. King, Barbara J. Daly -- Primary and secondary prevention : how much a part of nursing? / Nancy T. Artinian, Kimberly Adams-Davis -- Unlicensed personnel : a threat to nursing and patients? / Darlene L. Cox, Mary Jane Kalafut DiMattio. Interviews with nursing leaders. Interview with Imogene King, RN, EdD, FAAN / Sandra B. Lewenson -- Interview with Diane O. McGivern, RN, PhD, FAAN / Barbara Stevens Barnum -- Interview with Eugene Sawicki, RN, EdD, MDiv, JCL : when the nurse is a priest / Barbara Stevens Barnum -- Interview with Karen Soto, RN, BSN, and Rosalee Whyte, RN, BSN : the challenge of providing nursing care for the dying / Barbara Stevens Barnum -- Interview with Carolyn S. Zagury, MS, RN, CPC : nurse entrepreneur and publisher / Barbara Stevens Barnum -- Interview with Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz, EdD, RN / Sandra B. Lewenson -- Interview with Joan Lynaugh, RN, PhD, FAAN / Sandra B. Lewenson