Physical Description:print xiv, 504 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Edition:5th ed.
Publisher:Toronto : Mosby/Elsevier, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I PROFESSION IN CANADA -- ch. 1 Canadian Health Care System / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- ch. 2 Nursing in Canada, 1600 to the Present: A Brief Account / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- ch. 3 Professionalization in Canadian Nursing / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- ch. 4 Professional Image: Impact and Strategies for Change / Marilynn J. Wood -- ch. 5 Issues of Gender and Diversity in Nursing / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- pt. II NURSING KNOWLEDGE -- ch. 6 Theoretical Issues in Nursing / Sally Thorne -- ch. 7 Thinking Philosophically in Nursing / June F. Kikuchi -- ch. 8 Nursing Research in Canada / Janice Lander -- ch. 9 Knowledge Translation and Evidence-Informed Practice / Marilynn J. Wood -- ch. 10 Health Informatics and Canadian Nursing Practice / Margaret Ann Kennedy -- pt. III NURSING CARE DELIVERY -- ch. 11 Primary Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities for the Nursing Profession / Linda Ogilvie -- ch. 12 Quality of Care: From Quality Assurance and Improvement to Cultures of Patient Safety / Carol A. Wong -- ch. 13 Practising Nurse and the Law / Lori L. Kerr -- ch. 14 Ethical Issues and Dilemmas in Nursing Practice / Marilynn J. Wood -- ch. 15 Shortage or Oversupply? The Nursing Workforce Pendulum / Leslie J. Roberts -- ch. 16 Political Awareness in Nursing / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- ch. 17 Emergence of Nursing Unions as a Social Force in Canada / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- pt. IV EDUCATING NURSES FOR THE FUTURE -- ch. 18 Origins and Development of Nursing Education in Canada / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- ch. 19 Entry to Practice: Striving for the Baccalaureate Standard / Marilynn J. Wood -- ch. 20 Credentialing in Nursing / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- ch. 21 Growth of Graduate Education in Nursing in Canada / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- ch. 22 Career Development in Nursing / Janet C. Ross-Kerr -- ch. 23 Monitoring Standards in Nursing Education / Marilynn J. Wood -- pt. V CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL NURSING -- ch. 24 International Nursing: Looking Beyond Our Borders / Jane L. MacDonald -- ch. 25 Internationalizing Nursing in Canada: Perspectives in Nursing Practice and Education / Susan E. French.
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