Nursing Books

New and Published Books

1. Population Mental Health

   Evidence, Policy, and Public Health Practice

   Edited by Neal Cohen, Sandro Galea

   Series: Routledge Studies in Public Health

   Over the last century public health efforts, such as immunization, safer food practices, public health education and promotion, improved sanitation, and water purification have been very successful in eradicating and controlling a host of diseases. The result has been a dramatic improvement in...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
2. Nursing and Women’s Labour in the Nineteenth Century

   The Quest for Independence

   By Sue Hawkins

   This book presents a new examination of Victorian nurses which challenges commonly-held assumptions about their character and motivation. Nineteenth century nursing history has, until now, concentrated almost exclusively on nurse leaders, on the development of nursing as a profession and the...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education

   Edited by Caragh Brosnan, Bryan S. Turner

   The Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education provides a contemporary introduction to this classic area of sociology by examining the social origin and implications of the epistemological, organizational and demographic challenges facing medical education in the twenty-first century....

   Published March 30th 2012 by Routledge
4. Working in Mental Health

   Practice and Policy in a Changing Environment

   Edited by Peter Phillips, Tom Sandford, Claire Johnston

   A paradigm shift in the ways in which mental health services are delivered is happening – both for service users, and for professional mental healthcare workers. A more influential service user movement, a range of new community-based mental healthcare programmes delivered by an increasing...

   Published March 22nd 2012 by Routledge
5. A Social History of Maternity and Childbirth

   Key Themes in Maternity Care

   By Tania McIntosh

   People are fascinated by stories of childbirth, and the sources to document maternity in Britain in the twentieth century are rich and varied. This book puts the history of maternity in England into its wider social context, highlighting areas of change and continuity, and charting the development...

   Published March 4th 2012 by Routledge
6. From Birth to Sixteen

   Children's Health, Social, Emotional and Linguistic Development

   By Helen Cowie

   From Birth to Sixteen outlines children’s physical, social, emotional and language development from infancy through to adolescence. In both its practical application of research and its contribution to the assessment of child development, this text provides essential reading for those studying, or...

   Published February 1st 2012 by Routledge
7. The Value of Transnational Medical Research

   Labour, Participation and Care

   Edited by Ann Kelly, P. Wenzel Geissler

   What is the value of medical research? With contributions from anthropologists, sociologists and activists, this approach brings into focus the forms of value – social, epistemic, and economic – that are involved in medical research practices and how these values intersect with everyday living....

   Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge
8. Law, Ethics and Professional Issues for Nursing

   A Reflective and Portfolio-Building Approach

   By Herman Wheeler

   This comprehensive new textbook covers core ethical and legal content for pre-registration nursing students. It provides readers with a sound understanding of the interrelationships between the NMC's code of conduct, standards and competencies, ethics and relevant sections of the English legal...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
9. New Directions in Nursing History

   International Perspectives

   Edited by Susan McGann, Barbara Mortimer

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

   This collection of essays reflects the current interdisciplinary and international nature of the history of nursing scholarship. Covering a range from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, this book draws on research from eleven different countries to address: the issues of...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
10. Addictions

    2nd Edition

    By Maree Teesson, Wayne Hall, Heather Proudfoot, Louisa Degenhardt

    Series: Clinical Psychology: A Modular Course

    The first edition of Addictions established itself as a valuable resource for students and professionals alike. This authoritative new edition builds on the success of the previous book, incorporating advances in research and practice over the last ten years. The book includes material on: the...

    Published December 1st 2011 by Psychology Press