Here are all the concepts and theories returning and practicing RNs need to continue their education and reach the next level of professional practice. You’ll find in-depth coverage of the critical components of professional nursing practice, including effective communication, professional ethics, leadership, group theory, teaching/learning, and multicultural issues.   Explore the challenges and issues that are changing the field of nursing. Then, apply them to the situations you encounter in practice today . . . and to the challenges you’ll encounter tomorrow. —Dr. Charles M. Frye, President, West Haven University, Online Reviewer