The evolution of advanced practice in nursing / Jan Towers -- Advanced practice nursing in the current sociopolitical environment / Julie A. Stanik-Hutt -- The American healthcare system : implications for advanced practice registered nursing / Mary Knudtson -- Selected theories and models for advanced practice nursing / Michelle Walsh, Linda A. Bernhard -- Acute and primary care advanced practice nursing : past, present, and future / Margaret T. Bowers, Catherine L. Gilliss, Linda Lindsey Davis -- Formulation and approval of credentialing and clinical privileges / Geraldine 'Polly' Bednash, Leo A. Le Bel -- Reimbursement for expanded professional nursing practice services / Michael J. Kremer, Margaret Faut-Callahan -- Marketing the role : formulating, articulating, and negotiating advanced practice nursing positions / Christine E. Burke -- Advanced practice nursing : inquiry and evaluation / Deirdre K. Thornlow -- Publishing in nursing journals / Marilyn Winterton Edmunds -- Legal and ethical aspects of advanced nursing practice / Linda Callahan, Mary Jeanette Mannino -- Global health and international opportunities / Anita Hunter, Katherine Crabtree -- Advanced practice nursing and health policy / Eileen T. O'Grady -- The advanced practice registered nurse as educator / Margaret McAllister -- Clinical microsystem thinking and resources for advanced practice nursing / Gene Harkless -- Future of the ARPN practice and the impact of current healthcare trends / Jean Johnson, Joan Stanley