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Nursing is not a powerful profession yet nurses can have considerable power over those they care for. In a changing health service, power relationships between different professionals and clients may undergo significant changes. To empower either themselves or their clients, nurses must be able to understand the dynamics and nature of power relationships within society.
Taking a sociological perspective, this book introduces readers to methods of analysing power and power relationships while clearly demonstrating the relevance to nursing practice.
List of contents
Introduction
PART 1: UNDERSTANDING POWER
Theories of Power; G. Wilkinson
Power and Profesions; G. Wilkinson and M. Miers
PART 2: NURSES RELATIONSHIPS WITH NURSES
Power, Gender and Nursing Work; G. Mowforth
Elitism in Nursing; G. Mowforth
Nursing Teams and Hierarchies; M. Miers
PART 3: NURSES IN THE HEALTH CARE TEAM
Nurses in the Labour Market; M. Miers
Working with Doctors; S. Porter
Health Care Teams in the Community; M. Miers
PART 4: RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS
Disempowerment, Empowerment and Older People; D. Thomas
User Empowerment and Mental Health Nursing; A. Fraher and M. Limpinnian
Power, Knowledge and Skills in Child Centred Care; M. Miers
Empowerment and Sexuality; J. Godfrey
Involving Clients in Decision Making: Breast Care Nursing; M. Miers
Caring for People with Learning Disabilities; M. Godsell.
About the author
MARGARET MIERS is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of West of England, UK.GEOFF WILKINSON is Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of West of England, UK.
Summary
Nursing is not a powerful profession yet nurses can have considerable power over those they care for. In a changing health service, power relationships between different professionals and clients may undergo significant changes. To empower either themselves or their clients, nurses must be able to understand the dynamics and nature of power relationships within society.
Taking a sociological perspective, this book introduces readers to methods of analysing power and power relationships while clearly demonstrating the relevance to nursing practice.
