This article discusses changes in nurses training and new hospital management strategies. Illustrates how the work environment for nurses has transformed and introduces the controversy of technology vs hands-on care.
Presents contextual information on the history, roles and current regulation of the nurse practitioner (NP) profession in Canada with an updated statistical profile of the licensed NP workforce.
Presents an overview of recent literature on the education of nurses in the area of violence prevention, detection and intervention. Includes recommendations about education services and suggests areas for future research.
Provides information to prepare nurses to provide care with women from menarche to menopause, while empowering and encouraging each woman's ability for decision-making and self-care. Focuses on nursing interventions with the individual woman within the context of her family and her community, discusses complementary and medical therapies, and covers interactions with women during both outpatient and inpatient care. Includes an interactive CD-ROM of critical thinking case studies from a community-based/home care perspective, NCLEX review questions, community-based activities, a vocabulary review with sound pronunciations, and examples of forms for charting care.
Presents case studies different countries that illustrate the importance of gender education for health professionals. Includes tips and strategies that can help expand professional perspectives to include gender-related social understandings of health and illness.
Analyses policy statements, technical reports, nursing practice regulations and standards and reports related to nursing education for rural and remote areas.
