Longwoods Publishing Corporation
Editor-in-Chief
Ruth Martin-Misener, NP, PhD, FAAN, FCAN
Director and Professor, School of Nursing,
Assistant Dean, Research, Faculty of Health Dalhousie University,
Co-Director, Canadian Centre for Advanced Practice Nursing Research,
Affiliate Scientist, Nova Scotia Health,
Affiliate Scientist, Maritime SPOR Support Unit,
Halifax, NS
Editor, Policy and Innovation
Barb Mildon, RN, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Kawartha Lakes' Community Care Health & Care Network, Lindsay, ON
Editor, Practice
Mary J. McAllister, RN, PhD, FCAN
Adjunct Professor, Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Editor, Research
Joan Almost, RN, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Queen’s University, Scholar in Residence, Canadian Nurses Association, Kingston, ON
Book Editor
Gail J. Donner, RN, PhD
Partner, donnerwheeler, Professor Emeritus, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Editor Emeritus
Dorothy Pringle, OC, RN, PhD, FCAHS
Professor Emeritus & Dean Emeritus, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Executive Lead, Health Outcomes for Better Information & Care Ontario Ministry of Health & LTC
Editorial Advisory Committee
Chair
Sue VanDeVelde-Coke, RN, MBA, PhD
President & CEO, Kerry’s Place Autism Services, Aurora, ON
Alexandra Harris, RN, BNSc, MN/MHSc, PhD, CHE
Professional Practice Consultant, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON
Alison Kitson, BSc(Hons), DPhil, RN, FRCN, FAAN
Head, School of Nursing, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Kirsten Krull, RN, BAAN, MHSc, CHE
Vice President, Quality and Performance & Chief Nursing Executive, Hamilton Health Sciences, , Hamilton, ON
Barb Mildon, RN, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Kawartha Lakes' Community Care Health & Care Network, Lindsay, ON
Joy Peacock, BSN, MSc, RN
Chief Executive Officer, College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Sheri Lynn Price, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Nancy Purdy, RN, PhD
Associate Professor, Associate Director Collaborative Degree Program, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Walter Sermeus, RN, PhD
Professor in Healthcare Management, Program Director Master in Healthcare Management & Nursing Science Centre for Health Services & Nursing Research
KU Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy (Leuvens Instituut voor GezondheidszorgBeleid LIGB)
Leuven, Belgium
Lynn Stevenson, RN, PhD, FCCHL, ICD-D
Retired, Victoria, BC
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Anton Hart
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ISSN No. 1910-622X
eISSN No. 1929-6355