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Gender issues and nursing practice

By:

Miers, M

Series: Sociology and nursing practice seriesPublication details: Basingstoke : MacMillan, 2000ISBN:

0333691954

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Contents:

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

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Barcode
Book	David Adams Library (Royal Marsden)	WY 16 MIE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	54031000167965
Book	David Adams Library (Royal Marsden) Shelves	WY16 MIE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0000002917
Book	Hirson Library (St Helier) Shelves	WY 86 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	004775
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves	WY 87 MIE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HOM2470

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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.

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