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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: The Profession in Canada 1. The Canadian Health Care System 2. Nursing in Canada, 1600s to the Present: A Brief Account 3. Professionalization in Canadian Nursing 4. The Professional Image: Impact and Strategies for Change 5. NEW! Gender in Nursing Part II: Nursing Knowledge 6. Theoretical Issues in Nursing in the 21st Century: Nursing Theorizing as Everyday Practice 7. Thinking Philosophically in Nursing 8. Nursing Research in Canada 9. Knowledge Translation and Evidence-Informed Practice 10. Health Informatics and Digital Health Part III: Nursing Care Delivery 11. Primary Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities for the Nursing Profession 12. Quality of Care: From Quality Assurance and Improvement to Cultures of Patient Safety 13. The Practising Nurse and the Law 14. NEW! Decolonizing and Anti-Oppressive Nursing Practice: Awareness, Allyship, and Action 15. Ethical Issues and Dilemmas in Nursing Practice 16. Collaboration in Nursing Practice 17. Shortage or Oversupply? The Nursing Workforce Pendulum 18. Political Influence in Nursing 19. Nursing Unions: A Social Force in Canada-Advocating for Nurses, Patients and Health Care Part IV: Educating Nurses for the Future 20. The Origins and Development of Nursing Education in Canada 21. Licensure, Credentialing, and Entry to Practice 22. The Growth of Graduate Education in Nursing in Canada 23. Career Development in Nursing 24. Monitoring Standards in Nursing Education Part V: Canadian and International Nursing 25. Global Health Nursing: Emerging Issues and Events Locally and Beyond 26. Internationalizing in Canadian Nursing