Prepared to Care
Nurses and Nursing in Alberta
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1998
- Category
- History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888642929
- Publish Date
- Sep 1998
- List Price
- $32.99
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Description
In Alberta, nurses have been central to the development of health care and to the growth of hospitals from the early settlement days. Nursing was an early and fundamental part of social organizations in the province. Ross Kerr follows the development in Alberta of public health nursing, district nursing, the evolution of nursing as a professional discipline, nursing education and organized nursing through the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses.
About the author
Janet C. Ross-Kerr is a professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. She is past president of the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses and has served on the board of the Canadian Nurses Association.
Editorial Reviews
"Prepared to Care is an exceptional overview of the history of nursing in Canada. Meticulously researched, clearly written, and very readable.. Prepared to Care should be read by nurses and laypeople alike." Ian W. Toal, CBRA