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Ghanaian nurses at a crossroads : managing expectations on a medical ward / Christine Böhmig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Böhmig, Christine, 1969-
- Series:
- African studies collection (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 23.
- African studies collection ; vol. 23
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Nurses--Ghana.
- Nursing--Anthropological aspects--Ghana.
- Hospital care--Ghana.
- Hospital care.
- Nursing--Anthropological aspects.
- Nurses.
- Ghana.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 273 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : African Studies Centre, [2010]
- Language Note:
- In English with summaries in Dutch and German.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This ethnography provides insights into the daily routine of nurses on a medical ward in a teaching hospital in Ghana. Next to a description of historical developments of nursing, it analyses nurses' motives, the nature of their work, and power relations on the ward. This study also looks at perceptions of nursing in Ghanaian society.
- Notes:
- Print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249).
- OCLC:
- 660868992
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