| Description |
xi, 233 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Sociology and nursing practice series |
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Sociology and nursing practice series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Contents |
1. Nursing and the division of labour: sociological perspectives -- 2. Time and space on the hospital ward: shaping the scope of nursing practice -- 3. Perceptions of teamwork in acute medical wards -- 4. 'Routine' and 'Emergency' in the PACU: the shifting contexts of nurse-doctor interaction -- 5. Expanded nursing roles: different occupational perspectives -- 6. Continuing professional education and the everyday realities of practice -- 7. Creating a 'Participatory caring context' on hospital wards -- 8. Negotiating the role of expert carers on an adult hospital ward |
| Summary |
"This book examines the division of labour between nurses and other health professions and occupations. It connects classic sociological concerns with practical problems affecting the contemporary NHS, such as the emergence of new roles, the shifting boundaries between medicine and nursing, and the barriers to change that exist. The book contains a series of case studies illustrating tension, conflict and accomodation observable when occupations negotiate new working relationships."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Nurse and physician -- Great Britain.
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Nursing -- Practice -- Great Britain.
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Nursing services -- Great Britain.
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Hospitals -- Great Britain -- Sociological aspects.
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| Author |
Allen, Davina, 1963-
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| ISBN |
0333802292 paperback |
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