pt. I. Professionalization -- 1. Building for the Next Century: Nursing's Bias Is Its Glory / Geraldene Felton -- 2. Nightingale II: Nursing in the New Millennium / JoEllen Koerner -- 3. A New Approach to the Regulation of Nursing Practice: Mutual Recognition / Carolyn J. Yocom and Katherine A. Thomas -- 4. Continued Competence of the Nurse: A New Look at an Old Problem / Charlie Jones-Dickson -- 5. Professional Nursing: Issues and Ethics / Beverly Kopala -- 6. Ethics in International Nursing: Issues and Questions / Anne J. Davis -- 7. Legal Perspectives in Nursing Education / Lois A. Lane and Craig Paterson -- 8. Federal Health Policy: Issues for the Nursing Profession in the 21st Century / Janet Heinrich and Mary Wakefield -- 9. Professional Associations for the Millennium: Surviving or Thriving? / Patricia E. Thompson and Ramon Lavandero -- 10. Future of Medicare: Implications for Nursing Practice, Education, and Research / Peter I. Buerhaus -- 11. The Future Registered Nurse Workforce in Health Care Delivery: Economic Considerations / Cheryl B. Jones -- pt. II. Nursing Education -- 12. From Revolution to Transformation: Curriculum Development in a New Millennium / Barbara C. Gaines -- 13. Program Evaluation in Nursing Education / Shirley L. Dooling and Barbara C. Gaines -- 14. Distributed Learning Strategies: Improving Educational Access in Nursing / Rosalee C. Yeaworth, Carol H. Pullen and Lani Zimmerman / [and others] -- 15. Teaching and Learning in On-Line Communities of Professional Practice in Nursing / Diane M. Billings -- 16. Strategies for Successfully Educating Nursing Students in the 21st Century / Amy A. Nichols and Andrea Renwanz-Boyle -- 17. Preparing Tomorrow's Nursing Leaders: Changing the Paradigm / Mary L. Fisher -- 18. Interdisciplinary Education for Nursing / Joyce J. Fitzpatrick -- 19. Global Perspectives on Graduate Nursing Education: Opportunities and Challenges / Shake Ketefian and Richard W. Redman -- 20. Doctoral Nursing Education: Approaches to Achieving Quality When Resources Are Limited / Elizabeth R. Lenz and Sally Brosz Hardin -- 21. Transitions: From Doctoral Preparation to Academic Career / Anastasia Fisher and Barbara Habermann -- 22. Tenure: A Continuing Issues for Academic Nursing / Juanita W. Fleming -- pt. III. Nursing Theory -- 23. Directions for Theory Development in Nursing: For an Increased Coherence in the New Century / Hesook Suzie Kim -- 24. Toward a Theory of Nursing Art / Peggy L. Chinn -- 25. Postmodern Nursing and Beyond / Jean M. Watson -- 26. Utilization of Nursing Knowledge and the Future of the Discipline / Jacqueline Fawcett and Mary G. Bourbonniere -- 27. The Neuman Systems Model: A Futuristic Care Perspective / Betty M. Neuman -- 28. An Assessment of Nursing Theories as Guides to Scientific Inquiry / Eleanor Donnelly -- pt. IV. Nursing Research -- 29. Interdisciplinary Efforts, Progress, and Promise: Cancer Nursing Research / Ada M. Lindsey -- 30. Emerging Research Issues in Mobility / Christine E. Kasper -- 31. Linking Nursing Language and Knowledge Development / Dorothy A. Jones -- 32. Harvesting Knowledge: Conducting a Systematic, Integrated Literature Review / Ida M. Androwich and Sheila A. Haas -- 33. Instrumentation Concerns for Multicultural Research / Robin Dawn Froman and Steven V. Owen -- 34. Evaluating Theory-Based Interventions Using Evidence Tables / Carol Deets and Euisoo Choi -- 35. Research Utilization and Evidence-Based Practice / Marita G. Titler -- 36. Research Preparation in the 21st Century / Kenneth P. Miller -- pt. V. Nursing Practice -- 37. Cultural Competence in a Changing Health Care Environment / Larry Purnell -- 38. Informatics for Nursing Practice / Kathleen R. Stevens and Elizabeth E. Weiner -- 39. The Critical Importance of Faculty Practice / Michael A. Carter -- 40. Partnerships for the New Millennium: Development of Clinical Decision-Making in a Practice Profession / Kathleen M. McCauley and Maureen P. McCausland -- 41. Nursing Practice Reimbursement Issues in the 21st Century / Karen R. Robinson, Hurdis M. Griffith and Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx -- 42. Advanced Practices Roles in Nursing: Preparation and Scope of Practice / Mikel L. Gray -- 43. Complementary and Healing Practices in Nursing / Mariah Snyder, Mary Jo Kreitzer and Marilyn Loen -- 44. Community Health Service: Now and in the Future / Judith W. Alexander -- 45. Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships: Models for Nursing Practice / Linda Hollinger-Smith -- 46. Palliative Care: One Does Not Need to Be Terminally Ill / Inge B. Corless -- 47. Impact of Home Health Care on Clinical Practice and Education / Mary Ann Schroeder and Carol O. Long -- 48. Health Care Consumer Choice: A Primary Care Perspective / Elizabeth F. Sefcik and Rebecca A. Patronis Jones -- 49. Parish Nursing: When the Population Served Is a Congregation / Mary Ann McDermott -- 50. Issues in Rural Health Care / Carol H. Pullen -- 51. Mobile Nursing Center for Vulnerable Populations / Catherine M. Todero -- 52. Nursing Centers: A Fit for the Future / Sara E. Barger -- 53. Nursing Entrepreneurship: Potential, Plausibility, and Prospects / Virginia J. Duffy -- 54. Genetics: New Directions for Nursing and Health Care / Jean F. Jenkins -- pt. VI. Nursing Administration -- Service -- 55. Into the Millennium: New Structures for Nursing Systems / Timothy P. Porter-O'Grady -- 56. Organizing Nursing in an Integrated Delivery System (IDS) / SueEllen Pinkerton -- 57. Case Management: Tomorrow's Vision / Rose M. Gerber -- 58. Managed Care Health Organizations: Implications for Nursing / Margaret M. Conger -- 59. Incorporating Interventions for Social and Environmental Risk Factors into Nursing Services / Jacqueline A. Dienemann, Jacquelyn C. Campbell and Jacqueline Agnew -- 60. Climbing Out of the Crab Bucket: Strategies for Resolving Conflict Among Nurses / Sandra P. Thomas -- 61. Creating Healthy Work Environments for Nursing Practice / Joanne M. Disch -- 62. Nurse Executive: Practice for the New Millennium / Margaret L. McClure -- pt. VII. Nursing Administration -- Academic -- 63. The Changing Roles of Faculty and Dean: The Impact of Market-Driven Educational Reform / Carol A. Lindeman -- 64. Academic Health Centers -- Dinosaurs or Models for the Millennium? / Sharon E. Hoffman -- 65. Schools of Nursing in Public and Private Sectors: Challenges and Opportunities / Sarah B. Keating and Shannon E. Perry -- 66. Associate Dean: The Protean Role / Marilyn E. Flood -- 67. Academic Roles and Faculty Development / Diana L. Biordi and Elizabeth A. McFarlane -- 68. Avoiding the Fatal "By-Pass Operation" in Facilitating Accountability / Norma L. Chaska -- 69. Dynamics of Discernment in Administrative Team Development / Andrea R. Lindell -- pt. VIII. The Future of Nursing -- 70. Healing into the Future: Re-Creating the Profession of Nursing Through Inner Work / Daniel J. Pesut -- 71. The Future of Nursing Education: Helping to Determine If Nursing Is to Be or Not to Be / Donna L. Boland -- 72. From Fragmentation to Integration in the Discipline of Nursing: Situation-Specific Theories / Afaf I. Meleis and Eun-Ok Im -- 73. Nursing Research into the 21st Century: The Opportunities and the Challenges / Patricia A. Grady -- 74. Toward a Philosophy of Healing Practices in Nursing / Phyllis Beck Kritek -- 75. Nursing in the New World of Health Care: A Vision or an Illusion? / Karleen M. Kerfoot -- 76. Looking to the Future of Academic Administrative Leadership / Joan L.F. Shaver -- 77. View from Another Planet / Grayce M. Sills and Carole A. Anderson.