Book excerpt: Nursing leadership needs the right tools to create an environment in which direct-care nurses can flourish. They need a common framework in which to voice their problems and solutions, form policy, and make decisions that have a clear effect on their work environment. Professional Governance for Nursing: The Framework for Accountability, Engagement, and Excellence is a complete "environment of practice" book covering concepts, roles, and application to support students and professionals in addressing contemporary issues affecting nursing organizations now and looking ahead. It covers all potential practice setting and focuses on providing the structure and examples of related behavior that exemplify professional practice. This unique text also addresses current Magnet organizations and those seeking to meet new Magnet standards. The focus on structure and the related behaviors that exemplify professional practice make Professional Governance for Nursing: The Framework for Accountability, Engagement, and Excellence a must-have resource for the final bridge semester for both advanced practice and graduating BSN nurses.