Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Caring-based nursing: the art: Primary care in the twenty-first century: a circle of caring -- Caring and the advanced practice nurse -- Health promotion -- The art of diagnosis and treatment -- Evidence-based practice -- Caring-based nursing: Neurologic problems -- Skin problems -- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat problems -- Respiratory problems -- Cardiovascular problems -- Abdominal problems -- Renal problems -- Men's health problems -- Women's health problems -- Musculoskeletal problems -- Endocrine and metabolic problems -- Hematologic and immune problems -- Psychosocial problems -- Emergency problems -- Caring-based nursing: the practice: Palliative care -- Ethical and legal issues of a caring-based practice -- The business of advanced practice -- The 15-minute hour: practical psychotherapy for primary care -- Putting caring into practice: caring for self --