Description |
x, 188 pages ; 22 cm |
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Routledge essentials for nurses |
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Routledge essentials for nurses.
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Contents |
Pt. I. The concept of quality of life and its use in health research. 1. Introducing quality of life. 2. Social indicators of quality of life. 3. The quality adjusted life year (QALY). 4. Quality of life and medical research. 5. The social scientific approach to quality of life: positivism and its limits -- Pt. II. Quality of life and nursing practice: philosophy and methods. 6. The case for a nursing approach to quality of life. 7. Hermeneutics: a philosophical basis for the study of quality of life -- Pt. III. Quality of life: a nursing perspective. 8. Research decisions. 9. Being at home: the relationship of places and personal possessions to quality of life. 10. Being an individual. 11. Organising care to promote quality of life. 12. Conclusion: quality of life and its contribution to nursing practice |
Summary |
In a fresh approach, using new research gathered on hospital wards, Peter Draper challenges existing definitions of 'quality of life' and suggests practical ways in which nurses can promote the well-being of patients in their care |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Nursing ethics.
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Nursing -- Philosophy.
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Quality of life.
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Nursing Care.
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Nursing Research.
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Philosophy, Nursing.
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Quality of Life.
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Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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LC no. |
96036838 |
ISBN |
0415141699 |
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0415141702 (alk. paper) |
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