Explores the influence of competing and complimentary theoretical perspectives on everyday policy and practice. The book provides historical, international, national and philosophical perspectives to illuminate the global political and cultural context of health care.
Competing Interests: Insights into Health Care and Policy by Jane Robinson
Explores the influence of competing and complimentary theoretical perspectives on everyday policy and practice. The book provides historical, international, national and philosophical perspectives to illuminate the global political and cultural context of health care. It illustrates how competing interests can, ultimately, contribute to a critical understanding of health care policy and practice, demonstrating the importance of interdisciplinarity as a means of deriving both critical and provisional models of good practice and policy.
Introduction. Health Care Reforms: the New Managerialism and the Traditional Professional Duty of Care". Managers and Measurement: Managerial Discourse on NHS Reforms. self-sacrifice: Nurses' Response to the Rationalist Challenge. Discipline and Visibility in Nursing Practice. The Performance of Nursing Identity. Practical and Moral Dilemmas in Global Health Care Reform. Health Care Reform in Englandand Wales. On Politics and Need. Utilitarianism and Deontological Perspectives in Political Discourse. Conclusion: Why Nurses Need to Develop a Political and Philosophical Awareness "
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GOR002353180
Competing Interests: Insights into Health Care and Policy by Jane Robinson
Jane Robinson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Elsevier Health Sciences
1999-08-12
232
0443059926
9780443059926
N/A
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