Nursing Care in a Violent Society: Issues and Research

Nursing Care in a Violent Society: Issues and Research
ISBN-10
0826190804
ISBN-13
9780826190802
Category
Social Science / Sociology / General
Pages
111
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Author
Harriet R. Feldman

Description

"This volume presents various perspectives on violence in American society and its impact on nursing care. Chapter topics include an overview and a review of research, including nursing research; therapeutic approaches that nurses can employ with abused women; the psychological impact of working with victims of violence; and a profile of a successful child abuse and neglect prevention program in Hawaii." "Contributors include Jacquelyn Campbell and Janice Humphreys. The book is intended to provide nurses with a greater understanding of this complicated societal problem to enable them to give effective help to victims and perpetrators."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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