Nursing Power and Social Judgement: An Interpretive Ethnography of a Hospital Ward

ISBN-13: 9781138330764 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 221 str.

Martin Johnson

Opis

First published in 1997, this work makes a substantial reexamination of the social processes behind the labelling of patients in hospital care.

Recenzje

’...written in a warm, sensitive and caring style which reminds the reader of the complexity and sophistication of everyday nursing...This is relevant and readable research.’ Nursing Standard ’This book has much to contribute...by raising the level of awareness and enhancing their understanding of the often accepted behaviour of many nurses in labelling patients. Valuable insight is provided into the nurse-client relationship in today’s complex health care environment.’ European Journal of Public Health

Spis treści

1. Research Perspective. 2. Analytic Approach. 3. Participant Observation. 4. Access and Ethics. 5. Good and Bad Patients: a Review in Depth. 6. Judging People and Assessing. 7. The Climate of Social Judgement. 8. Negotiating. 9. Struggling. 10. Acquiescing. 11. Aspects of Caring and Coping. 12. Conclusion: a Theory of Social Judgement.

O autorze

Martin Johnson