Exploring rituals in nursing : joining art and science / Zane Robinson Wolf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Zane Robinson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing.

Interpersonal relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Springer Pub. Co., c2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During this tumultuous period in health care, it can be helpful for both students and practicing nurses to not only look forward to change but to look back at customs that have served nurses well over the years. This text examines a variety of nursing rituals in the context of caring science and evidence-based practice and demonstrates how understanding and incorporation of such rituals can have a transformative effect on contemporary nursing practice. It is written for undergraduate and graduate students, and serves to integrate the liberal arts into nursing education as per AACN's New Essent

Contents:

Interpersonal caring ritual and interpersonal relationships

Bathing patients : nursing ritual in transition

Postmortem care : the last nursing care

Medication errors and medication administration : ritualistic prevention

Change of shift report : rite of passage for professional nurses

Nursing ceremonies : transitions into and in celebration of professional nursing work.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78402-775-8

0-8261-9663-2

OCLC:

854520637