Derek Sellman

What Makes a Good Nurse

Why the Virtues Are Important for Nurses

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Produktbeschreibung

Derek Sellman sets the case for re-establishing the primacy of the virtues that underpin the practice of nursing in order to address the question: what makes a good nurse? He provides those in the caring professions with an explanation of why and how nurses should strive to cultivate these virtues, as well as the implications of this for practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 335g
• ISBN-13: 9781843109327
• ISBN-10: 1843109328
• Artikelnr.: 32713195

Autorenporträt

Derek Sellman qualified first as a mental health and then as a general adult nurse before studying for a BSc (Hons) in Nursing Studies at Manchester Polytechnic and a Master's Degree and PhD at the Institute of Education, University of London. He practiced as a nurse for many years before moving into nurse education in the late 1980s. He is the Editor of Nursing Philosophy and is now Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Alan Cribb. Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. 1.
Professional Nursing. 2. Human Vulnerability. 3. Practices and the Practice
of Nursing. 4. Trust and Trustworthiness. 5. Open-mindedness. 6. The Place
of the Virtues in the Education of Nurses. Conclusion. References.