Chapter 3. Thinking sociologically about religion and health Hannah Cooke KEY CONCEPTS ▪ Secularization ▪ Theodicy: explaining suffering ▪ Church, sect and cult ▪ ‘New age’ beliefs and fundamentalism ▪…
Chapter 2. Thinking sociologically about families and health Lyn Gardner KEY CONCEPTS ▪ Defining families ▪ Diversity of family forms ▪ Historical perspectives ▪ Feminist critiques of families ▪ Family…
Chapter 5. Social class, poverty and health Ronnie Moore KEY CONCEPTS ▪ An historical review of social divisions ▪ Poverty and definitions of poverty ▪ The changing nature of social…
Chapter 1. Introduction Hannah Cooke and Susan Philpin KEY CONCEPTS ▪ Why do nurses study sociology? ▪ The idea of the ‘sociological imagination’ ▪ How do sociologists work? ▪ Society…
Chapter 4. Work, professionalism and organizational life Hannah Cooke KEY CONCEPTS ▪ The changing division of labour ▪ Bureaucracies and markets. ▪ Total institutions ▪ Taylorism and Fordism ▪ Professionalism…
CHAPTER 25. Orthopedic and Neurovascular Trauma Mary Jo Cerepani Musculoskeletal injury is one of the most common types of trauma seen in the emergency department (ED) and is a significant…
CHAPTER 31. Cardiovascular Emergencies Darleen A. Williams The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that in 2004 there were 15,800,000 Americans age 20 and older with some form of coronary heart…
CHAPTER 20. Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Injury Cynthia Blank-Reid and Paul C. Reid Sr. Epidemiology and mechanism of injury (MOI) are separate and distinct disciplines, yet they are closely intertwined…
CHAPTER 21. Head Trauma Beth Broering Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a leading cause of death and permanent disability, is a major public health problem both in the United States and…
CHAPTER 10. Vascular Access and Fluid Replacement S. Kay Sedlak Assessment of circulatory status and manipulation of the variables involved is a cornerstone of emergency department (ED) patient management, regardless…
