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Compassion in Nursing: Theory, Evidence and Practice
Alistair Hewison
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Description for Compassion in Nursing: Theory, Evidence and Practice
Paperback. Compassion has become a prominent issue in health policy and practice in recent years, with numerous 'failures' in nursing care receiving extensive media coverage. This highly comprehensive book examines the range of issues that must be addressed - such as nurse leadership and organizational culture - to enable nurses to deliver compassionate care. Editor(s): Hewison, Alistair; Sawbridge, Yvonne. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MQCA; MQCH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 280 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Compassion has become a prominent issue in health policy and practice and the recommendations of the Francis Report and the Berwick Review emphasised the need for compassion in care. This timely and important text book provides a valuable resource for practicing and student nurses which examines compassion in depth, but from a real world perspective. It appreciates and discusses the emotional labour of care and the realities of practice which can make 'caring' and 'having compassion' feel like a difficult and impossible task. This is an essential guide for those seeking clarity and depth in ... Read more
Compassion has become a prominent issue in health policy and practice and the recommendations of the Francis Report and the Berwick Review emphasised the need for compassion in care. This timely and important text book provides a valuable resource for practicing and student nurses which examines compassion in depth, but from a real world perspective. It appreciates and discusses the emotional labour of care and the realities of practice which can make 'caring' and 'having compassion' feel like a difficult and impossible task. This is an essential guide for those seeking clarity and depth in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137443694
SKU
V9781137443694
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Alistair Hewison
Dr Alistair Hewison is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nursing at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has undertaken a number of roles including Head of the School of Health Sciences, Head of Nursing and Director of Postgraduate Studies. He has published widely on nursing, management and policy in scholarly journals and book chapters. ... Read more
Reviews for Compassion in Nursing: Theory, Evidence and Practice
Exploring the concept of compassion in nursing practice, this book examines compassionate care, the culture of compassion, and its connectedness with quality healthcare. ... The audience is nurses in all aspects of the profession: education, practice, and research. Compassion in nursing is relevant in nursing curriculum to educate and mentor students. ... The book is useful to nursing managers exploring ... Read more