Building on its successful predecessor, Fundamentals of Canadian Nursing, 4th Canadian edition, provides students with an essential understanding of contemporary professional nursing practice in Canada. The 4th edition takes a broader, less prescriptive approach to nursing diagnoses and encourages students and nurses to use their knowledge, experience, and critical thinking skills to generate diagnoses or analyses. KEY TOPICS: Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice; Nursing Education in Canada; Nursing Research in Canada; Nursing Philosophies, Theories, Concepts, Frameworks, and Models; Values, Ethics, and Advocacy; Accountability and Legal Aspects of Nursing; Health, Wellness, and Illness; Health Promotion; The Canadian Health Care System; Environmental and Global Health Nursing; Cultural Care; Individual Care and Self-Concept; Nursing Care of Families; Community-Based Nursing; Rural and Remote Health Care; Complementary and Alternative Health Modalities; Concepts of Growth and Development; Development from Conception through Adolescence; You and Middle Adulthood; Older Adults; Clinical Reasoning and Critical Thinking; Caring and Communicating; The Nursing Process; Documenting and Reporting; Nursing Informatics and Technology; Teaching and Learning; Leading, Managing, and Delegating; Health Assessment; Vital Signs; Pain Assessment and Managements; Hygiene; Safety; Medications; Infection Prevention and Control; Skin Integrity and Wound Care; Caring for Perioperative Clients; Sensory Perception; Sleep; Activity and Exercise; Nutrition; Fecal Elimination; Urinary Elimination; Oxygenation and Circulation; Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance; Sexuality; Spirituality; Stress and Coping; Loss, Grieving, and Death MARKET: Appropriate for the Introduction to Nursing courses.