Applied Social Science for Nursing Students

Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards, this book introduces core aspects of the social sciences and their application to nursing practice. Alongside essential contributions from sociology and psychology, the book goes beyond this to provide readers with a solid grounding in politics and political awareness, health promotion, advocacy and more. 

About the author

Dr Mark Molesworth is a Senior Lecturer with subject leader responsibilities across a cognate group of programmes aligned with adult nursing and healthcare. His research interests are focused upon pedagogy and curriculum development within nurse education.  He has undertaken extensive research exploring the interface between nursing and other academic disciplines.
Dr Iain Atherton trained as a nurse before going back to university to study development and then demography. He is fascinated by how our lives are shaped and shape the societies in which we live. His clinical work and research have led him to develop critical thinking about the links between nursing practice and wider society. He teaches health care practitioners statistics and population health. His research uses ′big data′ to answer pressing questions on topics including the circumstances of people at the end of life, the implications of demographic change for the nursing profession, and the implications of social circumstances and place for survival after a diagnosis of cancer.

Product details

• Authors: Iain Atherton, Mark Molesworth, Mark Atherton Molesworth
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2023
• EAN: 9781529797046
• ISBN: 978-1-5297-9704-6
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Transforming Nursing Practice Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, MEDICAL / Nursing / Social, Ethical & Legal Issues, MEDICAL / Nursing / Research & Theory, Nursing Sociology, Nursing research and theory, For undergraduate education and equivalents, Nurse / patient relationship, Textbook, coursework, Nursing fundamentals & skills