This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Nursing practice needs to be informed by an understanding of people and the societies in which they live. This introductory text has been designed specifically to discuss those aspects of sociology which are most relevant to nursing and the health care context in which it takes place. • A user-friendly introduction to a subject which students often find strange and new • Relates sociology to health and nursing to make the subject relevant to clinical practice • Key concepts and chapter summaries aid learning and revision • Case studies help relate theory to practice • Reference lists in each chapter provide the evidence base. • Biographical notes on eminent sociologists help bring the subject to life • Annotated Further Reading enables more in-depth study

Sociology in Nursing and Healthcare

Politics & Social Sciences

Cooke BSc MSc (Econ) MSc (Nurs) PhD RN DN RNT, Hannah

Sociology

Bailliere Tindall

Sociological Approaches to Health, Healthcare and Nursing

Medical Books

Nursing

Elsevier

Specifically for nurses, this book fulfils the need for a rigorous course text on sociology and its direct relevance to health work. It guides readers through a number of classic and contemporary sociological debates which have a specific influence on nurses' understanding of nursing, health and health care. * Specifically applies sociology to the nursing perspective, fulfilling the need for a more focused course text * Covers several classic health issues and debates including new technologies and social developments * Highlights important sources; encourages nurses to read more widely and to critically evaluate sociological ideas

Sociology, Nursing & Health

May BSc Econ(Wales) PhD(Edin), Carl

Williams BA MA PhD RGN RM, Anne

Social Sciences

Butterworth-Heinemann

This book presents clear and sensitive guidance for nurses and health care professionals on all aspects of dealing with patient deaths. Advice ranges from coping with your own emotions and those of relatives, to all the practical arrangements which have to be made. It includes advice on sitting with dying people, lists of services offering help and counselling, and facts for every situation - when to call the coroner, organ donation, wills, and how death is viewed by people of different faiths.

When Someone Dies: A Practical Guide to Holistic Care at the End of Life

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