Doctor-Patient Relations

Caring for Patients: A Critique of the Medical Model

Likely ReadersThe natural reader is nursing students, clinical instructors, practicing nurses, and staff working through patient-care scenarios. A casual browser may miss the point; this is more useful when the buyer already has a course, rotation, certification, or clinical p...

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Likely Readers

The natural reader is nursing students, clinical instructors, practicing nurses, and staff working through patient-care scenarios. A casual browser may miss the point; this is more useful when the buyer already has a course, rotation, certification, or clinical problem in mind.

Overview

Caring for Patients: A Critique of the Medical Model reads as a nursing education title built around nursing. That gives it a clearer role than a general survey text.

Subject Focus

  • Nursing coverage centers the reading around care planning, judgment, and patient-facing decisions.

Learning Approach

A sensible reading path would start with nursing, then branch into the sections that answer the reader’s immediate clinical or academic question.

Editorial Notes

The tone is best approached as professional reference material. It should reward readers who need precise terminology and a clear route back to the subject later.

Book Details

Author Allen Barbour
Publisher Stanford University Press
Publication Date June 1, 1995
Language English
Print Length 420 pages
ISBN-10 0804723893
ISBN-13 978-0804723893
Format Hardcover | Paperback
Dimensions 6.75 x 1.25 x 9.75 inches
Item Weight 1.75 pounds