Introduction; P.Godin .- Managing Risk in Community Practice: Nursing Risk and Decision Making; A.Alaszewski.- A 'Risk of the Job'? Violence Against Nurses from Patients and the Public As An Emerging Policy Issue; M.A.Elston, J.Gabe & M.O'Beirne.- The Rise of Risk Thinking in Mental Health Nursing; P.Godin.- Different Understandings of Risk Within a Forensic Mental Health Care Unit: A Cultural Approach; P.Godin, J.Davies, B.Heyman & M.Shaw.- The Very LOUD Discourses of Risk in Pregnancy; K.MacKinnon & L. McCoy.- Exploring the Issues of Risk and Freedom for Parents of Children with Life Limiting, Life Threatening and Chronic Health Problems; D.Pontin.- The Tension Between Autonomy and Safety in Nursing Adults with Learning Disabilities; B.Heyman & J.Davies.- Balancing Risk and Independence in Nursing Older Adults; K.Horton.- Managing Risk The Case of Sexualities and Sexual Health; A.Pryce .- Final Thoughts; P.Godin.