This second edition of Aggleton and Chambers’ presentation of nursing models and their application to nursing practice is a valuable resource for any nurse who is setting out to explore and apply nursing theory to practice. The uniformity of the structure and clarity of the language used will enhance students’ learning experience. Chapter one focuses upon the current context in which health care is delivered and promotes the use of nursing models as a tool for demonstrating professional accountability. Chapter two identifies and explains the key concepts that are integral to nursing theory and of vital importance when considering all or any one of the nursing models that follow. The remaining 11 chapters each embraces an individual model and provides a useful and broader overview than the previous edition of the choices available. They range from the reductionist approach represented by the medical model to nursing models that promote partnership and growth. A wide variety of nursing situations are introduced in the case studies used to illustrate the application of the models to nursing practice. This is an important feature and promotes the credibility of the book for all nursing disciplines. The book is ideal for pre-registration nursing students and others who need to gain an overall perspective of a variety of models that are available but may need to be complemented by texts which adopt a more in depth and critical approach.