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New Rituals for Old: Nursing Through the Looking Glass - Softcover

Ford, Pauline; Walsh, Mike

 
9780750615815: New Rituals for Old: Nursing Through the Looking Glass
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0750615818 ISBN 13: 9780750615815
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

The text maps out clearly the origins of ritualistic thinking and then discusses notions of change, empowerment and critical social theory as applied to nursing. The ideas of writers such as Paulo Freire and Patricia Benner are brought together to try and create a tool for the critical appraisal of current nursing issues. Major recent initiatives in nursing are discussed in the light of these findings and the ways in which ritualization can be avoided are explored. Such developments should then facilitate care and liberate nursing practice to enhance professional development. Examples are given of how clinically based nurses can develop their own approach to care. This is a book that can be read at all levels. It is provocative and a source of discussion material and ideas to improve clinical practice.

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Synopsis

The text maps out clearly the origins of ritualistic thinking and then discusses notions of change, empowerment and critical social theory as applied to nursing. The ideas of writers such as Paulo Freire and Patricia Benner are brought together to try and create a tool for the critical appraisal of current nursing issues. Major recent initiatives in nursing are discussed in the light of these findings and the ways in which ritualization can be avoided are explored. Such developments should then facilitate care and liberate nursing practice to enhance professional development. Examples are given of how clinically based nurses can develop their own approach to care. This is a book that can be read at all levels. It is provocative and a source of discussion material and ideas to improve clinical practice.

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Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0750615818
ISBN 13 
9780750615815
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
272