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

List of contents

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.

About the author

Martin Johnson

Summary

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

Additional text

’...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

Product details

• Authors: Martin Johnson, Martin (University of Ottawa Johnson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138330757
• ISBN: 978-1-138-33075-7
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Nursing; MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, Personal & public health, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Personal and public health / health education