Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing 7th Edition

Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, Seventh Edition edited by Barbara J. Astle and Wendy Duggleby — Published by Elsevier

Get the solid foundation you need to practise nursing in Canada! This edition covers the nursing concepts, knowledge, research, and skills that are essential to professional nursing practice in Canada. The text's full-colour, easy-to-use approach addresses the entire scope of nursing care, reflecting Canadian standards, culture, and the latest in evidence-informed care.

Based on Potter & Perry's respected Fundamentals text and adapted and edited by a team of Canadian nursing experts, this book ensures that students understand Canada's health care system and health care issues as well as national nursing practice guidelines. Updated content includes Canadian statistics, research, references and resources, guidelines including the Canada's Food Guide and Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines, assessment and screening tools, and topics such as Bill C-45 (the Cannabis Act), COVID-19, and pandemic preparedness. A new chapter on Practical Nursing in Canada and unique real-life case studies with review questions round out the major new additions to this edition.

Dr. Barbara J. Astle, RN, PhD, FCAN, is Director of the MSN program and Associate Professor of Nursing at Trinity Western University, recognized as a leader in global health education, research literacy, and for her involvement in numerous national and international organizations. Dr. Wendy Duggleby, RN, PhD, is Professor Emerita at the University of Alberta, whose research interests include gero-oncology, psychosocial oncology, family caregivers, and palliative and end-of-life care, with a goal of enhancing quality of life for older adults and their families.