{"product_id":"understanding-vulnerability-9780470671368","title":"Understanding Vulnerability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe notion of vulnerability is critical to person-centred and high-quality nursing and healthcare practice, and underpins all nursing education. \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Vulnerability: a Nursing and Healthcare Approach\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on vulnerability experienced every day by patients and clients in healthcare, and provides clear and supportive guidance to nurses and other healthcare practitioners on protecting and caring for vulnerable patients.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Taking a fresh, critical and reflective perspective that reflects current trends towards the promotion of equality and acknowledges everyone's vulnerability, this book is essential reading for all nursing and healthcare students, as well as healthcare practitioners who are committed to providing person-centred care.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Special features:\u003cbr\u003e One of the first books to address the issue of vulnerability from a nursing and healthcare perspective\u003cbr\u003e Written by a group of experienced professionals, academics and educationalists with \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanessa Heaslip and Julie Ryden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Understanding vulnerability 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanessa Heaslip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Power, discrimination, and oppression 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie Ryden and Chris Willetts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Processes of oppression 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie Ryden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Professional culture and vulnerability 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Cooper and Janet Scammell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The social construction of vulnerability 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanet Scammell and Gill Calvin Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Psychological perspectives of vulnerability 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNikki Glendening and Sid Carter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Psychosocial experiences and implications of vulnerability 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Willetts, Gill Calvin Thomas and Vanessa Heaslip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Working to reduce vulnerability 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Willetts, Julie Ryden and Gill Calvin Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Conclusion 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie Ryden and Vanessa Heaslip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 218\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402399916375,"sku":"9780470671368","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470671368.jpg?v=1730480284","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-vulnerability-9780470671368","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}