title: Advanced practice nursing in Canada: has the time really come?
abstract: Nurse practitioners in Canada have experienced many of the problems facing those in the UK. In this paper, first presented at this year's meeting of the Commonwealth Nurses' Federation, the authors explain the events.
authors.affiliation: University of Manitoba, Faculty of Nursing, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: de Leon-Demaré
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Askin
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration