node_view

http://api.drupal.org/api/function/node_view/6


 * Generate a display of the given node.
 *
 * @param $node
 *   A node array or node object.
 * @param $teaser
 *   Whether to display the teaser only or the full form.
 * @param $page
 *   Whether the node is being displayed by itself as a page.
 * @param $links
 *   Whether or not to display node links. Links are omitted for node
previews.
 *
 * @return
 *   An HTML representation of the themed node.
 */
function node_view($node, $teaser = FALSE, $page = FALSE, $links = TRUE) {


A little too often I see people directly printing $node->body when node
content needs to be shown in page content. Therefore, please use this function where appropriate.