Nursing Against the Odds

Informationen zum Autor Suzanne Gordon Klappentext A leading health care journalist unravels the complexity of the current nursing shortage while offering possible solutions to the resulting health care crisis. Zusammenfassung In this book, Suzanne Gordon draws on in-depth interviews with nurses and other health care professionals, research studies, and extensive firsthand reporting to better understand the myriad causes of and possible solutions to the current nursing crisis. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart One: Nurses and Doctors at Work Manufacturing the Dominant Doctor Designing the Doctor-Nurse Game The Disruptive Medical System Fatal Synergy Making Matters WorsePart Two: The Media and Nursing Dropped from the Picture Missing from the News Unavailable for CommentPart Three: Hospitals and Nursing Mangling Care The New Nursing Universe Nurses on the Ropes No Nurse Left Behind Management by Chum Failure to RescueConclusion: Changing the OddsNotes Index

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Gordon
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2005
• EAN: 9780801439766
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-3976-6
• No. of pages: 508
• Dimensions: 176 mm x 240 mm x 39 mm
• Series: Culture and Politics of Health; The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work; Culture and Politics of Health
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General