PHI 1370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Clinical Governance, Medical Sociology, Unintended Consequences
3 Mar 2016
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Chapter 3 the sociological perspective; jan. 25th, 2016. Nursing takes place in the public eye and with a wider backdrop. Mostly, nurses have a good image but sometimes suffers professionally when there is a publicized scandal. Central focus of nursing business is on the patient. Nurses be sure to make decisions with the patient"s best interests in mind. Ethical debates and legal considerations should be kept in mind but as ethics is a practical matter, therefore debates are of no real use. Sociological analysis gives us an understanding of the context nursing takes place in and. Clinical world is uncertain and realities are less ordered than a philosophical approach how it affects practice allows. Sociology understanding how society and groups work, which includes studying social institutions (family, relationships, organizations, bureaucracies, etc. ) Explains health disparities b/w class, race as more than coincidental: sociological research findings quickly become a normative and political issue, ex.
