Book excerpt: The Guide serves as a valuable resource for orienting nurses new to ambulatory care as well as developing comprehensive competency assessment programs. A wide selection of age specific and specialty care topics are covered, including telehealth. The 2nd Edition contains many enhancements: 1) updated content from the previous book with definitions, key tips, and examples; 2) chapters on nurse educator competencies, defining the educator's role in ambulatory care and providing guidance and tools for use in developing needed competency; 3) a tool kit for transitioning to ambulatory care with many helpful links and resources; and 4) an appendix containing sample orientation and competency tools that will help you develop your own tools.