pt. I. Introduction to the Model. Ch. 1. Environment: The Health Care System and Its Institutions. Ch. 2. The Resource-Driven Model -- pt. II. Building a Nursing Program for the Future. Ch. 3. Nurse Executive As Strategist. Ch. 4. Analyzing Nursing Theories. Ch. 5. Model for Nursing Practice. Ch. 6. Nursing Division Philosophy. Ch. 7. Nursing Division's Mission and Objectives. Ch. 8. Nursing Goals and Management Goals -- pt. III. Building the Structure. Ch. 9. Governance Structures. Ch. 10. Organization and Departmentalization. Ch. 11. Committee Structure. Ch. 12. Restructured Practice. Ch. 13. Case Management -- pt. IV. Building the Culture and the Values. Ch. 14. Values-Based Leadership. Ch. 15. Ethics: Impact on Goals and Practices. Ch. 16. Empowering Staff in Today's Care Environment -- pt. V. Managing Productivity. Ch. 17. Concretizing Goal Statements: Functions and Standards. Ch. 18. Policies, Procedures, and Practices. Ch. 19. Assigning, Staffing, and Scheduling