Social Science & Health Care: Nursing Applications in Clinical Practice

Designed for nursing students studying social sciences as part of the common foundation program, this text provides a thorough introduction to sociology, social anthropology, social economics, social policy and health policy. Each chapter begins with a discussion of social theory and then goes on to apply this to everyday clinical practice. In this way the nursing student will learn to appreciate just how an understanding of the social sciences can lead to an improvement in the delivery of health care. Not available in the U.SBephage, Gaetan is the author of 'Social Science & Health Care: Nursing Applications in Clinical Practice', published 1997 under ISBN 9780723423249 and ISBN 0723423245.