Care at a Distance: On the Closeness of Technology
by Jeannette Pols
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press 2012
ISBN/ASIN: 9089643974
ISBN-13: 9789089643971
Number of pages: 204
Description:
Combining detailed ethnographic studies of nurses and patients involved in telecare with a broad theoretical frameworks from various disciplines, the author concludes that these practices leads to more rather than less intense caring relations, resulting from a spectacular raise in the frequency of contacts between nurses and patients.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(4.5MB, PDF)
Similar books
Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementationby James B. Battles, at al. - NLM
The book describes what federally funded programs have accomplished in understanding medical errors and implementing programs to improve patient safety. It covers a wide range of research paradigms, clinical settings, and patient populations.
(9701 views)
Clinical Methods: The History, Physical and Laboratory Examinationsby H. Kenneth Walker, W. Dallas Hall - Butterworth-Heinemann
Clinical Methods is a guide and a reference in the techniques and analysis of clinical data. The book should provide clinicians and students with the best current knowledge of the techniques of collecting and using clinical data.
(20710 views)
Just Doctoring: Medical Ethics in the Liberal Stateby Troyen Brennan - University of California Press
Just Doctoring draws the doctor-patient relationship out of the consulting room and into the middle of the legal and political arenas where it more and more frequently appears. An important and exciting book in biomedical ethics.
(12181 views)
Medical Management of the Home Care Patientby Joe W. Ramsdell, et all. - American Medical Association
This volume helps physicians identify the wide range of medical and social services available to assist their patients at home. Careful utilization of appropriate services can prevent unnecessary rehospitalizations and emergency department visits.
(7056 views)