SOCIAL POLICY FOR NURSES

IMPORTANT CHANGES WITHIN THE NHS AND NURSING HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. THE HEALTH-CARE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED AND THE PICTURE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING REDRAWN AND SHARPENED. BUT HOW DO THESE CHANGES RELATE TO PRACTISING NURSES AND STUDENT NURSES AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND WHAT AFFECT WILL THEY HAVE ON THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF NURSES AND THEIR PATIENTS? SOCIAL POLICY FOR NURSES AIMS TO ANSWER THESE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS, PROVIDING THE IDEAL INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH POLICY FOR NURSES AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. WRITTEN IN AN ENGAGING AND ACCESSIBLE STYLE, THE BOOK PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT POLICY IMPERATIVES FACING NURSES ACROSS THE UK. THE TEXT OFFERS A CLEAR OVERVIEW OF THE NATURE OF POLICY AND POLICY MAKING, REMINDING NURSES OF THEIR ABILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY, TO BECOME INVOLVED. THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING LESSONS FROM THE PAST, BOTH GOOD AND BAD, IS STRONGLY EMPHASISED AND THE BOOK HAS HELPFUL CHAPTE