Sociology in Nursing and Healthcare

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2008
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-10155-7 (ISBN)

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Discusses those aspects of sociology which are relevant to nursing and the health care context in which it takes place. This book provides an introduction to sociological themes and ideas. It is intended for those students who take nursing and health sciences courses, and social sciences modules.

Nursing practice needs to be informed by an understanding of people and the societies in which they live. This introductory text has been designed specifically to discuss those aspects of sociology which are most relevant to nursing and the health care context in which it takes place. Divided into three sections linking to key issues of relevance to nursing, it provides an accessible introduction to major sociological themes and ideas:
Part 1 Sociology, nursing and everyday life.
Part 2 The Healthcare System.
Part 3 The Experience of Illness.

All students taking nursing and health sciences courses, and social sciences modules, will find this book a readable and relevant introduction to sociology and health care.

.A user-friendly introduction to a subject which students often find strange and new
.Relates sociology to health and nursing to make the subject relevant to clinical practice
.Key concepts and chapter summaries aid learning and revision
.Case studies help relate theory to practice
.Reference lists in each chapter provide the evidence base.
.Biographical notes on eminent sociologists help bring the subject to life
.Annotated Further Reading enables more in-depth study

Part one - Sociology, nursing and everyday life
Introduction. Thinking sociologically about families and health. Thinking sociologically about religion and health. Work, professionalism and organisational life. Social class, poverty and health. Inequalities and health disadvantage.

Part two - Healthcare systems and nursing
Healthcare policy and organisational change. Power and communication in healthcare. Nursing and nursing professionalism. Partnerships and care in the community.

Part three - The experience of illness
Understandings of health, illness, risk and bodies. Lay understandings of health and risk: a changing picture. Experiencing ill-health. Social responses to illness and disability. Death and dying.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.5.2008
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	246 x 189 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung
ISBN-10	0-443-10155-8 / 0443101558
ISBN-13	978-0-443-10155-7 / 9780443101557
Zustand	Neuware