Deviant Nurses and Improper Patient Care: A Study of Failure in the Medical Profession
Author:   Ursula Adler Falk ,  Gerhard Falk
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
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9780773459670


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   May 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Deviant Nurses and Improper Patient Care: A Study of Failure in the Medical Profession


Overview

There are two kinds of deviant acts - those that are contrary to norms or expectations by a reference group and those that provoke reaction leading to labelling of the individual as deviant. Applying certain views to the deviant nurses described in this book, this study concludes that deviance among nurses follows the same sociological patterns visible in all deviants.

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Author:   Ursula Adler Falk ,  Gerhard Falk
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780773459670


ISBN 10:   0773459677
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   May 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; 1. The Nature of Deviance; 2. The Caring Profession: Nursing the Sick; 3. The Perpetrators; 4. Moral Character: Alcoholic Drug Users and Thieves; 5. The More Vulnerable Ones; 6. Male Nurses; 7. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

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