The nature of suffering and the goals of nursing [[electronic resource] /] / Betty R. Ferrell, Nessa Coyle

• Autore: Ferrell Betty
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.7301
• Soggetto topico: Nursing - Philosophy; Suffering; Nurse and patient
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CoyleNessa
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-120) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Suffering and the practice of nursing -- Ethical and theological perspectives on the nature of suffering and the goals of nursing -- Contextual analysis of patient suffering -- The suffering of nurses -- What is the nature of suffering and the goals of nursing.
• Sommario/riassunto: The essence of nursing care continually exposes nurses to suffering. Although they bear witness to the suffering of others, their own suffering is less frequently exposed. This slim volume attempts to give voice to the suffering that nurses witness in patients, families, colleagues, and themselves. By making this suffering visible, the authors wish to honor it and to learn from it. The audience includes nurses in all phases of training and practice - from students to educators to clinicians - in the wide array of settings and specialties in which nurses care for patients. The book offers nurse
• Titolo autorizzato: The nature of suffering and the goals of nursing
• ISBN: 0-19-971558-0; 1-282-54388-1; 9786612543883
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465810703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II