Canadian Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (4th Edition) – eBook

About The Author

Joseph Osuji

Joseph Chinyere Osuji, BScN, MN, Ph.D., RN, is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Mount Royal University, Calgary. He is a Carnegie scholar and holds a visiting scholar appointment with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His teaching assignments are Medical-Surgical Nursing, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Community Health, Chronic Disease Management and Advanced Biostatistics.

Dr. Osuji has published widely and has authored and contributed chapters on medical/surgical nursing, research methods, pharmacology, and chronic disease management. Dr. Osuji has received major fellowship awards, research nominations, and academic awards for his work.

Mohamed El Hussein

Dr. Mohamed Toufic El-Hussein, MSN, Ph.D., NP, RN, BSN, is an Associate Professor of Nursing in the Department of Health, Community & Education at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Dr. El-Hussein received the distinguished teaching faculty award in the Bachelor of Nursing program at Mount Royal University, School of Nursing & Midwifery. Dr. El Hussein is also an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary's Nursing faculty.

He has initiated and implemented several innovative teaching approaches that have contributed immensely to nursing students' critical thinking, analytical, and clinical skills. Dr. El-Hussein's passion for teaching emerged while working as a Registered Nurse in critical care settings, where he was selected to facilitate and deliver lectures in the Department of In-Service Education at different hospitals. He completed his Master's in Critical Care and Trauma at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and earned a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Calgary, then enrolled in the post-Masters Nurse Practitioner (NP) program at the University of Calgary and earned his NP diploma.