A word about methods -- Nursing's expertise -- From medical work to clinic work -- Organizational care work -- New boundaries, new relationships -- Gaining status, losing ground -- The contraction of social work -- The misrecognition of social problems
Summary
"Shows how a group of nurse practitioners expand the medical encounter to include a mix of health, social, and coordination problems--illustrating the ways in which these providers are not just filling-in for absent physicians, but are filling in for the absence of the state in attending to the problems of poverty and unequal access to health care"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis
nursing, medicine, health, gender inequality, care work
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 15, 2020)
