Researching Older People's Nursing: The Gap Between Theory and Practice

by Christine Smith

Nursing older people is often considered the 'Cinderella' service. This ground-breaking new book seeks to rectify that, bringing discussion of elderly care to the forefront of research and critical practice. Based on the author's own ethnographic research, it explores the gap between theory (what nurses know) and practice (what nurses actually do), including:
- Key theories of older people's nursing
- Day-to-day practices on an elderly care...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230516475
• ISBN13: 9780230516472
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"