Change and Innovation -- Becoming a Professional Nurse -- The Person of the Leader: The Capacity to Lead -- Conflict Skills for Clinical Leaders -- Staffing, Scheduling, and Patient Care Assignments: Models, Components, and Measures of Effectiveness -- Principles of Ethical Decision Making -- Leadership: The Foundation of Practice Partnership -- Resources for Healthcare Excellence -- Navigating the Care Network: Creating the Context for Professional Practice -- Managing Your Career: A Lifetime of Opportunities and Obligations -- Policy, Legislation, Licensing, and Professional Nurse Roles -- Delegation and Supervision: Essential Foundations for Practice -- Overcoming the Uneven Table: Negotiating the White Waters of the Profession -- Accountability and Ownership: The Centerpiece of Professional Practice -- Integrating Learning: Applying the Practices of Leadership --