Karen Lucas Breda is Associate Professor at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut.

• Acknowledgements Book AbstractPreface Merrill Singer The Context of Nursing and Globalization Karen Lucas BredaNursing in Colombia María Claudia Duque-Páramo and Martha Cecilia López-MaldonadoNursing in Chile Patricia Jara Concha, Veronica Behn Theune, Nestor Ortiz Rebolledo and Sandra Valenzuela SuazoNursing in ArgentinaMaria Alejandra Chervo, Eduardo Miguel Arzani and Teresa Isable Micozzi Nursing in Brazil Mariani da Gloria Miotto Wright, Maria Cecília Puntel de Almeida, Maria Itayra Coelho Souza Padilha, Helena M.S. Leal David, Gelson Luiz de Albuquerque and Jaqueline Da Silva Nursing in Mexico Lucila Cardenas Becerril, Maricela Sanchez Gandara, Beatriz Carmona Mejía and Beatriz Arana Gómez Nursing in CanadaSusan E. French and Jessica D. EmedNursing in the U.S.A. Karen Lucas Breda, Evelyn L. Barbee and Maria Zadoroznyj Synthesis of Case Studies: Implications for Global Nursing and Health Karen Lucas BredaEpilogue: Excerpt from "Canto General" Appendix A: Abbreviations and AcronymsAppendix B: Country Comparison of Nursing Titles & Educational PreparationAppendix C: Questions for Discussion and Dialogue

"As the reality of the global village approaches, nations of the Americas need to learn more about one another to foster cooperative movement toward a common good. This is as true in health care as in other areas of society. In attempting to further our understanding of the structure and substance of health care across the Americas, this book is truly unique in its scope and breadth of treatment. As such, it is a "must read" for health practitioners, policymakers, and researchers and students in nursing and other disciplines." - Janet C. Ross-Kerr, R.N., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada "In this day and age of national and international nursing and healthcare politics, the valuable information contained in this book is germane to social scientists and to all professionals in healthcare practice and education. Knowing the history of nursing's past as well as the present milieu is extremely important for understanding its future, both nationally and internationally. Importantly, the text is international in scope and discusses nursing in each country from a political and historical perspective. There are few, if any, texts that compare and contrast nursing from this frame of reference. This text gives the reader an opportunity to appreciate each country's history of nursing and the political impact on the educational process." - Sandra Brennan, Ph.D., PHCNS-BC, Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Phoenix On-Line Faculty, School of Advanced Studies, Doctor of Health Administration Program, North Salem, New Hampshire"

Karen Lucas Breda is Associate Professor at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut.

• Acknowledgements Book AbstractPreface Merrill Singer The Context of Nursing and Globalization Karen Lucas BredaNursing in Colombia María Claudia Duque-Páramo and Martha Cecilia López-MaldonadoNursing in Chile Patricia Jara Concha, Veronica Behn Theune, Nestor Ortiz Rebolledo and Sandra Valenzuela SuazoNursing in ArgentinaMaria Alejandra Chervo, Eduardo Miguel Arzani and Teresa Isable Micozzi Nursing in Brazil Mariani da Gloria Miotto Wright, Maria Cecília Puntel de Almeida, Maria Itayra Coelho Souza Padilha, Helena M.S. Leal David, Gelson Luiz de Albuquerque and Jaqueline Da Silva Nursing in Mexico Lucila Cardenas Becerril, Maricela Sanchez Gandara, Beatriz Carmona Mejía and Beatriz Arana Gómez Nursing in CanadaSusan E. French and Jessica D. EmedNursing in the U.S.A. Karen Lucas Breda, Evelyn L. Barbee and Maria Zadoroznyj Synthesis of Case Studies: Implications for Global Nursing and Health Karen Lucas BredaEpilogue: Excerpt from "Canto General" Appendix A: Abbreviations and AcronymsAppendix B: Country Comparison of Nursing Titles & Educational PreparationAppendix C: Questions for Discussion and Dialogue

"As the reality of the global village approaches, nations of the Americas need to learn more about one another to foster cooperative movement toward a common good. This is as true in health care as in other areas of society. In attempting to further our understanding of the structure and substance of health care across the Americas, this book is truly unique in its scope and breadth of treatment. As such, it is a "must read" for health practitioners, policymakers, and researchers and students in nursing and other disciplines." - Janet C. Ross-Kerr, R.N., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada "In this day and age of national and international nursing and healthcare politics, the valuable information contained in this book is germane to social scientists and to all professionals in healthcare practice and education. Knowing the history of nursing's past as well as the present milieu is extremely important for understanding its future, both nationally and internationally. Importantly, the text is international in scope and discusses nursing in each country from a political and historical perspective. There are few, if any, texts that compare and contrast nursing from this frame of reference. This text gives the reader an opportunity to appreciate each country's history of nursing and the political impact on the educational process." - Sandra Brennan, Ph.D., PHCNS-BC, Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Phoenix On-Line Faculty, School of Advanced Studies, Doctor of Health Administration Program, North Salem, New Hampshire"

Karen Lucas Breda is Associate Professor at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut.

• Acknowledgements Book AbstractPreface Merrill Singer The Context of Nursing and Globalization Karen Lucas BredaNursing in Colombia María Claudia Duque-Páramo and Martha Cecilia López-MaldonadoNursing in Chile Patricia Jara Concha, Veronica Behn Theune, Nestor Ortiz Rebolledo and Sandra Valenzuela SuazoNursing in ArgentinaMaria Alejandra Chervo, Eduardo Miguel Arzani and Teresa Isable Micozzi Nursing in Brazil Mariani da Gloria Miotto Wright, Maria Cecília Puntel de Almeida, Maria Itayra Coelho Souza Padilha, Helena M.S. Leal David, Gelson Luiz de Albuquerque and Jaqueline Da Silva Nursing in Mexico Lucila Cardenas Becerril, Maricela Sanchez Gandara, Beatriz Carmona Mejía and Beatriz Arana Gómez Nursing in CanadaSusan E. French and Jessica D. EmedNursing in the U.S.A. Karen Lucas Breda, Evelyn L. Barbee and Maria Zadoroznyj Synthesis of Case Studies: Implications for Global Nursing and Health Karen Lucas BredaEpilogue: Excerpt from "Canto General" Appendix A: Abbreviations and AcronymsAppendix B: Country Comparison of Nursing Titles & Educational PreparationAppendix C: Questions for Discussion and Dialogue

"As the reality of the global village approaches, nations of the Americas need to learn more about one another to foster cooperative movement toward a common good. This is as true in health care as in other areas of society. In attempting to further our understanding of the structure and substance of health care across the Americas, this book is truly unique in its scope and breadth of treatment. As such, it is a "must read" for health practitioners, policymakers, and researchers and students in nursing and other disciplines." - Janet C. Ross-Kerr, R.N., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada "In this day and age of national and international nursing and healthcare politics, the valuable information contained in this book is germane to social scientists and to all professionals in healthcare practice and education. Knowing the history of nursing's past as well as the present milieu is extremely important for understanding its future, both nationally and internationally. Importantly, the text is international in scope and discusses nursing in each country from a political and historical perspective. There are few, if any, texts that compare and contrast nursing from this frame of reference. This text gives the reader an opportunity to appreciate each country's history of nursing and the political impact on the educational process." - Sandra Brennan, Ph.D., PHCNS-BC, Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Phoenix On-Line Faculty, School of Advanced Studies, Doctor of Health Administration Program, North Salem, New Hampshire"