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Gender issues and nursing practice

Miers, M

Gender issues and nursing practice - Basingstoke : MacMillan, 2000 - Sociology and nursing practice series .

Part one : Understanding gender ; Approaches to understanding gender ; Masculinities and femininities ; Gender and health ; Part two : Gender and nursing ; Choosing to nurse : from Florence Nightingale to the National Health Service ; Nursing in the NHS ; Part three : Gender, autonomy and management ; What do nurses do : caring as a gendered concept ; Dependence, autonomy and professional roles ; Gender and health care management ; Part four : Caring for men, caring for women ; Gender-sensitive care ; Gender, identity and health ; Gender, power and sexuality ; Conclusion

This book reviews nursing's gendered past and more recent history. It looks at the importance of and possibilities for gender sensitive care, arguing that health care is men's and women's work.

ISBN: 0333691954

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gender Identity
Nursing Care - Psychology
Professional Practice

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