Transforming Care by Mary Molewyk Doornbos looks into what is distinctive about the Christian nurse. The First part of the book examines relationships between Christian faith and nursing, while analyzing concepts common to nursing literature.

The Second part of the book describes and evaluates the practice of nursing in three different ways of health care contexts;

1. Acute care settings
2. Mental health facilities
3. Community care contexts

The book also features sidebars throughout that offer thought-provoking quotations from well-known authors and nursing experts.