Description
The text explores the history of nursing rituals and the symbols, meanings, and overall usefulness nursing rituals can convey to the profession today. These rituals--marking the sacred and profane of nursing--serve functions both practical and social and offer a window into the art of nursing that runs beneath the surface. Not only does the book examine rituals that take place in nurse-to-patient direct care situations, in nurse-to-nurse relationships, and those that mark the transitions into the professional nursing role, it also incorporates evidence-based research and an emphasis on caring theory. The book demonstrates how understanding and effective incorporation of these rituals in one's learning and practice can enhance nursing care. Rituals addressed include those used for bathing patients, pre and postmortem care, ritualistic prevention of medication-related errors, rituals of socialisation, and nursing ceremonies.
Key Features:
- Presents a history of nursing rituals and their significance past and present
- Incorporates evidence-based research and an emphasis on caring theory
- Demonstrates how understanding and incorporation of nursing rituals can greatly enhance nursing care today
- Includes rituals for bathing patients, pre and postmortem care, prevention of medication errors, rituals of socialisation, and nursing ceremonies
- Features poems and photographs
About the Author
Zane Wolf, PhD, RN, FAAN, is currently Dean Emerita and Professor at LaSalle University School of Nursing, USA where she served as Dean of the Nursing program from 1997 until 2012, as well as serving as Professor and Director of the Graduate Nursing program. Other notable academic appointments include professorships at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Widener University School of Nursing, and Villanova University School of Nursing. Dr. Wolf has been the author of numerous research articles on various topics including medication errors, patient safety, chronic illness, and nursing education, among many others. In addition, she has served in editorial positions for various journals including Holistic Nursing Practice and the International Journal of Human Caring. She has been the recipient of 28 professional nursing awards in the course of her career. Her current research interests include Caring, Chronic Illness, Rituals, and Clinical Practices.
Book Information
ISBN 9780826196620
Author Zane Wolf
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Springer Publishing Co Inc
Publisher Springer Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 456g