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Cancer Nursing: Care in Context
Jessica Corner
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Description for Cancer Nursing: Care in Context
Paperback. The needs of cancer patients and their families are complex. Yet still more complex are the powerful social and cultural forces that shape the delivery of cancer care, and the way in which it experienced. Editor(s): Corner, Jessica; Bailey, Christopher D. Num Pages: 736 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 191 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1560.
The needs of cancer patients and their families are complex. Yet still more complex are the powerful social and cultural forces that shape the delivery of cancer care, and the way in which it experienced. Cancer Nursing: Care in Context addresses this by adopting a unique approach that situates cancer care in the context of society's attitudes to the disease, and the broader every-day needs of both patients and their carers. By combining evidenced-based information, a critical view of care and treatment, and 'first-hand accounts' of having cancer and caring for people with cancer, the book provides a new perspective ... Read more
The needs of cancer patients and their families are complex. Yet still more complex are the powerful social and cultural forces that shape the delivery of cancer care, and the way in which it experienced. Cancer Nursing: Care in Context addresses this by adopting a unique approach that situates cancer care in the context of society's attitudes to the disease, and the broader every-day needs of both patients and their carers. By combining evidenced-based information, a critical view of care and treatment, and 'first-hand accounts' of having cancer and caring for people with cancer, the book provides a new perspective ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
1560g
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405122535
SKU
V9781405122535
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jessica Corner
Jessica Corner is Professor in Cancer and Palliative Care at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton. Chris Bailey is Senior Nursing Fellow,Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care Studies, Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital.
Reviews for Cancer Nursing: Care in Context
The purpose is to provide a resource for what constitutes best practice in each area of cancer treatment. The book is successful in this goal. ( Doody's Reviews , May 2009)