Nursing practice in the UK and North America - Eugene Levine|Peggy Leatt|Karin Poulton

There is considerable interest in comparative health systems in the English speaking world. The UK, Canada and the US have different approaches to the delivery of health care and all face the problem of escalating costs directly related to the proliferation of knowledge both in medicine and in the health sciences.;Major changes have also occurred in nursing education and practice. The trend is a movement away from an apprentice type of training to an academic preparation within the mainstream of higher education. The impact of new educational systems on the quality of care and the status of nursing is highlighted by the wealth of information supplied in this book.;The authors, starting with the oldest health care system in Britain, examine: the historical evolution of the health care and nursing systems; nursing education; the practice of nursing; the nurse at work; nursing research; and planning for nursing.;The book is a mine of information and statistics which illustrate both the present state of the art and forecast future trends. It is not only aimed at nurse administrators, planners, educators and researchers but should also be of interest to a wider audience of health care providers and students.