Nursing The Practice of Caring |
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| Author:
| Bishop, Anne H.
Scudder, John R. |
| Foreword by:
| Benner, Patricia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88737-537-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1991 |
| Publisher: | Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Nursing takes a practicalist turn as the authors explore answers to the question: Will nursing continue to be viewed as an applied science, or will its reinterpretation as a caring practice be fully realized? By overvaluing medical science, particularly in the nursing diagnosis movement, scholars have inadvertantly distorted nursing practice. Nursing is a caring practice that transcends the limits of technology. This thoughtful book will inspire discussions of ethics, issues and...
More DescriptionNursing takes a practicalist turn as the authors explore answers to the question: Will nursing continue to be viewed as an applied science, or will its reinterpretation as a caring practice be fully realized? By overvaluing medical science, particularly in the nursing diagnosis movement, scholars have inadvertantly distorted nursing practice. Nursing is a caring practice that transcends the limits of technology. This thoughtful book will inspire discussions of ethics, issues and trends, and theory and research.