Dr. Jenny Spouse is Associate Dean for Practice Education at City University.

• Preface. Acknowledgements.1. Introducing Professional Learning in Nursing.1.1Nurse education 1971-1989.1.2 Reforming nurse education.1.3Organisation of the book.References.2. Researching Nurses' Professional Learning.2.1 The context of the research.2.2 The curriculum.2.3 The research design.2.4 The research participants.2.5 Data collection.2.6 Analysing the data.2.7.Quality assurance activities.References.3. Case Studies of Professional Development.3.1 Helen.3.2 Marie.3.3 Nicola.3.4 Jack.3.5 Grace.3.6 Ruth.References.4. Being a Nurse.4.1 Images of being a nurse.4.2 Caring and Intimacy.References.5. Feeling Like a Nurse.5.1 The nature of socialisation.5.2 Disconfirmation.5.3 Confusion.5.4 Impression management.5.5 Equilibrium.5.6 Feeling and acting like a nurse.References.6. Learning to be a Professional.6.1 Learning to relate to patients and their careers.6.2 Developing technical knowledge.6.3 Learning to bundle nursing activities together.6.4 Developing professional craft knowledge.6.5 Learning to manage feelings and emotions.6.6 Learning to cope with ethical dilemmas.6.7 Developing the essence of nursing and therapeutic action.6.8 Developing interprofessional relationships.6.9 Developing professional knowledge.References.7. Supporting Professional Development.7.1 breaking through.7.2 Mentorship.7.3 Explaining good mentorship.7.4 Learning by flying solo.7.5 Learning through story-telling.7.6 Learning through assessment of theory and practice.7.7 Students' professional development.References.8. Enhancing Nurses' Professional Learning.8.1 Conceptualising nurse education.8.2 Researching nurses' professional learning.8.3 Curriculum issues.8.4 Conceptualising mentorship in nurse education.8.5 Research and the future professional development of nurses.References.Index.