Respected author Pam Smith emphasizes the continued relevance of emotional labour within the modern healthcare context. Revisiting her1992 findings in light of fresh theoretical perspectives and data drawn from her own new research studies, Smith explores whether care and compassion remain at the heart of contemporary nursing practice. PAM SMITHis Professor of Nurse Education and Head of Nursing Studies in the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh, UK. As the General Nursing Council (GNC) Trust Endowed Chair in Nurse Education, she held the post of Director of the Centre for Research in Nursing and Midwifery Education at the University of Surrey, UK from 2002 to 2009. INDICE: Caring and Compassion - Putting Their Toe in the Water: Collecting, Testing and Expecting Nurses to Care - Nothing is Really Said About Care: Defining Nursing Knowledge - You Learn From What's Wrong with the Patient: Defining Nursing Work - The Ward Sister and the Infrastructure of Emotion Work: Making it Visible on the Ward from Ward Sister to Ward Manager and the Role ofthe Mentor - Death and Dying in Hospital: The Ultimate Emotional Labour - The Caring Trajectory: Caring Styles and Capacity Over Time - Conclusions - -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-20262-7
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés