The complexities of care : nursing reconsidered / edited by Sioban Nelson and Suzanne Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Sioban.

Gordon, Suzanne, 1945-

Series:

Culture and politics of health care work.

The culture and politics of health care work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing.

Nursing--Philosophy.

Nursing ethics.

Nursing--Social aspects.

Care of the sick.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : ILR Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Nursing, everyone believes, is the caring profession. Texts on caring line the walls of nursing schools and student shelves. Indeed, the discipline of nursing is often known as the 'caring science.' Because of their caring reputation, nurses top the polls as the most-trustworthy professionals. Yet, in spite of what seems to be an endless outpouring of public support, in almost every country in the world nursing is under threat, in the practice setting and in the academic sector. Indeed, its standing as a regulated profession is constantly challenged. In our view, this paradox is neither accidental nor natural but, in great part, the logical consequence of the fact that nurses and their organizations place such a heavy emphasis on nursing's and nurses' virtues rather than on their knowledge and concrete contributions."-from the IntroductionIn a series of provocative essays, The Complexities of Care rejects the assumption that nursing work is primarily emotional and relational. The contributors-international experts on nursing- all argue that caring discourse in nursing is a dangerous oversimplification that has in fact created many dilemmas within the profession and in the health care system. This book offers a long-overdue exploration of care at a pivotal moment in the history of health care. The ideas presented here will foster a critical debate that will assist nurses to better understand the nature and meaning of the nurse-patient relationship, confront challenges to their work and their profession, and deliver the services patients need now and into the future.Contributors: Sanchia Aranda, University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Rosie Brown, University of Melbourne; Sean Clarke, University of Pennsylvania and University of Montreal; Suzanne Gordon; Marie Heartfield, University of South Australia; Tom Keighley, Royal College of Nursing; Diana J. Mason, American Journal of Nursing; Lydia L. Moland, Babson College; Sioban Nelson, University of Toronto; Dana Beth Weinberg, Queens College, CUNY

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction / Nelson, Sioban / Gordon, Suzanne

1. Moving beyond the Virtue Script in Nursing: Creating a Knowledge-Based Identity for Nurses / Gordon, Suzanne / Nelson, Sioban

2. When Little Things Are Big Things: The Importance of Relationships for Nurses' Professional Practice / Weinberg, Dana Beth

3. Pride and Prejudice: Nurses' Struggle with Reasoned Debate / Mason, Diana J.

4. Moral Integrity and Regret in Nursing / Moland, Lydia L.

5. Ethical Expertise and the Problem of the Good Nurse / Nelson, Sioban

6. From Sickness to Health / Keighley, Tom

7. The New Cartesianism: Dividing Mind and Body and Thus Disembodying Care / Gordon, Suzanne

8. Nurses Must Be Clever to Care / Aranda, Sanchia / Brown, Rosie

9. "You Don't Want to Stay Here": Surgical Nursing and the Disappearance of Patient Recovery Time / Heartfield, Marie

10. Research on Nurse Staffing and Its Outcomes: The Challenges and Risks of Grasping at Shadows / Clarke, Sean

Conclusion. Nurses Wanted: Sentimental Men and Women Need Not Apply / Nelson, Sioban / Gordon, Suzanne

Notes

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-202) and index.

ISBN:

9780801465024

0801465028

9781322504117

1322504113

9780801465055

0801465052

OCLC:

797828484