1st Edition
Nursing Power and Social Judgement An Interpretive Ethnography of a Hospital Ward
By Martin Johnson
Copyright 1997
227 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
227 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1997, this work makes a substantial reexamination of the social processes behind the labelling of patients in hospital care. Taking an interpretive perspective, the author analyzes the social construction of patient labels identifying strategies for and the consequences of giving and receipt of 'good' and 'bad' labels. He shows how the rich data of truly participant observation... Read more
1. Research Perspective. 2. Analytic Approach. 3. Participant Observation. 4. Access and Ethics. 5. Good and Bad Patients: a Review in Depth. 6. Judging People and Assessing. 7. The Climate of Social Judgement. 8. Negotiating. 9. Struggling. 10. Acquiescing. 11. Aspects of Caring and Coping. 12. Conclusion: a Theory of Social Judgement.
Biography
Martin Johnson
’...written in a warm, sensitive and caring style which reminds the reader of the complexity and sophistication of everyday nursing...This is relevant and readable research.’ Nursing Standard ’This book has much to contribute...by raising the level of awareness and enhancing their understanding of the often accepted behaviour of many nurses in labelling patients. Valuable insight is provided into the nurse-client relationship in today’s complex health care environment.’ European Journal of Public Health
