03296oam 2200565 a 450 991080810190332120240129221055.01-283-25962-1978661325962290-485-2118-1(CKB)2670000000114404(EBL)770970(OCoLC)751963316(SSID)ssj0000537612(PQKBManifestationID)12197368(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537612(PQKBWorkID)10556768(PQKB)11685097(MiAaPQ)EBC770970(Au-PeEL)EBL770970(CaPaEBR)ebr10498767(CaONFJC)MIL325962(EXLCZ)99267000000011440420111105d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHome nursing in Europe patterns of professionalisation and institutionalisation of home care and family care to elderly people in Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Germany /Hannerieke van der BoomAmsterdam Aksant20081 online resource (353 pages)Description based upon print version of record.90-5260-305-7 Includes bibliographical references.Home nursing in Europe; Contents; Chapter 1 A comparative and contextual perspective on home nursing in Europe; Chapter 2 Theoretical perspectives on professions and home nursing- Perspectives in the sociology of professions; Chapter 3 Overview chapter on home care provision, healthcare systems and demographic characteristics of the four countries; Chapter 4 The home nursing domain in Denmark- The generalist nurse and community-based welfare state provision of integrated elderly careChapter 5 Home nursing in France- A weak domain in-between the state, the medical and hospital domain and the family; Chapter 6 Home nursing in the Netherlands- Changes in health care and society affecting the character of the home nursing profession; Chapter 7 Home nursing in Germany- A medically oriented health care system and strong reliance on the family; Chapter 8 Conclusion and discussion- The home nursing domain and profession from a comparative and contextual perspective; References; SummaryThe increase in the number and life expectancy of elderly people is a general trend across Europe. Each country responds differently to the increased demands for elderly care, due to differences in their socio-cultural, political, and historical backgrounds. This book describes patterns of caregiving to frail, elderly people in Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Germany. For each country, characteristic features of professional and informal elderly care are described, specifically focusing on home nursing. Differences in home nursing in these four countries are described from a broad sociolHome nursingEuropeHome nursing301610.7343Boom Hannerieke van der1688450MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808101903321Home nursing in Europe4062701UNINA