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2010 EditionNursing’s Social Policy Statement The Essence of the ProfessionAmerican Nurses AssociationSilver Spring, Maryland2010ContentsContributorsNursing’s Social Policy Statement: An OverviewThe Social Context of NursingThe Social Concerns in Health Care and NursingThe Authority for Practice for NursesThe Elements of Nursing’s Social ContractProfessional Collaboration in Health CareDefinition of NursingHuman ResponsesTheory ApplicationNursing ActionsOutcomesKnowledge Base for Nursing PracticeScope of Nursing PracticeSpecialization in Nursing PracticeAdvanced Nursing PracticeAdvanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)Additional Specialized Advanced Nursing RolesStandards of Professional Nursing Practice Definition and Function of StandardsDevelopment of StandardsStandards of Professional Nursing PracticeStandards of PracticeStandards of Professional PerformanceApplication of Scope and StandardsCode of Ethics for NursesAutonomy and Competent PracticeRegulation of Nursing PracticeProfessional RegulationLegal RegulationInstitutional Policies and ProceduresSelf-RegulationApplication of Nursing’s Social Policy StatementConclusionReferencesGlossaryAppendix A. Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, and Education (2008)Appendix B. Nursing’s Social Policy Statement, 2nd Edition (2003)Appendix C. Nursing’s Social Policy Statement (1995)Appendix D. Nursing: ASocial Policy Statement (1980)Appendix E. The Development of Foundational Nursing Documents and Professional Nursing: A TimelineIndexContributorsRevision of the Social Policy Statement Workgroup, 2009–2010Catherine E. Neuman, MSN, RN, NEA-BC – Co-ChairJohn F. Dixon, MSN, RN, NE-BC – Co-ChairBette K. Idemoto, PhD, RN, CCRN, ACNS-BCPamela A. Kulbok, DNSc, RN, PHCNS-BCJackie R. Pfeifer, RN, MSN, CCRN-CSC, CCNSCheryl-Ann Resha, EdD, MSN, RNSue Sendelbach, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAANAnn O’Sullivan, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNEKathleen M. White, PhD, RN, CNAA-BCANA Staff, 2009–2010Carol J. Bickford, PhD,