Table of contents: The nurse practitioner : historical perspectives on the art & science of nurse practitioneering -- Family focused clinical practice : considerations for the nurse practitioner -- Mental health and primary care : a critical intersection -- Culture and clinical practice : when the golden rule does not apply -- Clinical education in nurse practitioner programs -- Case presentation, consultation and collaboration in primary care -- Evidence-based practice -- Clinical prevention/community & population health -- Concepts of the professional -- Health policy and the nurse practitioner -- Quality, safety, and prescriptive authority -- Mentoring -- Reimbursement for nurse practitioner services -- Professional employment.