Canadian Family Practice Guidelines

Written specifically for the needs of family and adult nursing students, medical students, and primary care practitioners in Canada, this gold standard reference of family practice in America―named a 2013 Doody’s core title and 1st-place winner of the American Journal of Nursing book award in 2017―now provides current Canadian practice protocols for professional standards of care across the life span. Guidelines are delivered in a user-friendly, step-by-step instructional style for physical exams and diagnostic testing results in SI units; health maintenance recommendations approved by Health Canada; care guidelines including Canadian drug names and dietary information; information on culturally responsive care; and patient resources specific to Canada.

Practice guidelines are organized primarily by body system and delivered in outline format for quick and easy access. Each of more than 280 disorder protocols includes definition, incidence/prevalence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common findings, other signs and symptoms, subjective data, physical examination, diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, plan, follow-up, consultation/referral, and individual considerations. Also included are numerous Client Teaching Guides in PDF format for customization and downloading. Abundant references are specific to the Canadian health care system.

Key Features:

• Presents over 280 guidelines in consistent outline format
• Provides Canadian routine health maintenance guidelines, vaccinations, and screenings for HIV and HepC
• Covers individual care considerations for pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients
• Offers numerous Client Teaching Guides in digital format for clients to take home
• Purchase includes access to the ebook for use on most mobile devices or computers

Jill C. Cash, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with over 33 years of experience in primary care. She currently practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with the Vanderbilt Medical Group at Westhaven Family Practice in Franklin, Tennessee and serves as an Associate in Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She recently has been selected as the Educational Program Coordinator for the Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Academy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  

Cheryl A. Glass, MSN, APRN, WHNP, RN-BC, practices as a clinical research specialist for KEPRO in TennCare's Medical Solutions Unit in Nashville, Tennessee. She is also adjunct faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

Debbie Fraser, MN, NP, FCAN, is an Associate Professor and Curriculum Lead for the Nurse Practitioner Program at Athabasca University. In addition, Ms. Fraser holds various volunteer leadership roles with the Academy of Neonatal Nursing, and holds adjunct faculty positions in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Manitoba and in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. Ms. Fraser serves as editor-in-chief for the Neonatal Network journal. She has received many awards, including the Canadian Nurses Association Order of Merit for Nursing Education (2014). Ms Fraser has recently been appointed as one of the co-editors for the Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing. She  is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and is a regular chapter contributor in for a number of nursing textbooks. 

Margaret Edwards, PhD, RN, FCAN, is a professor and former dean in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University, where she has been instrumental in establishing what are regarded as Canada’s leading online nursing programs, playing a key role in developing and delivering exemplary online education offering rich learning experiences to build the capacity of nurses. Her ongoing research and scholarly activity focuses on nursing informatics and strengthening online learning.