Sociology in nursing and healthcare / edited by Hannah Cooke, Susan Philpin.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008.Description: xii, 232 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780443101557 (pbk.) :
- 9780443101557 (pbk.)
- 306.461 COO
- RA418 .S67375 2008
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 306.461 COO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208719 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 306.461 COO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208720 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 306.461 COO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208718 |
Browsing TUS: Midlands, Main Library shelves, Shelving location: Athlone General Lending Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
This introductory text has been designed to discuss those aspects of sociology which are most relevant to nursing and health care. Divided into three sections, the text covers sociology, nursing and everyday life as well as the healthcare system and the experience of illness.