Bøger af Trudy Rudge

Understanding the Australian Health Care System 4e is the essential guide to the complexities of health care in Australia. Key theoretical concepts and current issues along with the structures and policies influencing health care professionals are explored by leading experts led by authors, Eileen Willis, Louise Reynolds and Trudy Rudge. The text is divided into two sections. The first is about the multiple systems, services and schemes that make up health care in Australia. The second explores the roles of fifteen health professions working within the current system, with a focus on key themes of interprofessional practice, chronic illness, and quality and safety. Comprehensively addresses contemporary issues and concepts to assist with understanding and navigating the Australian health care system Focuses on key issues of chronic illness and provision of safety and quality in the health service Chapter review questions and case studies encourage reflection on clinical relevance Pause for reflection boxes encourage critical thinking Suite of video interviews provides insight into current health care issues and challenges Additional resources on Evolve eBook on VitalSource Student and Instructor Resources on Evolve Video interviews with practitioners and thought leaders Discipline-specific case studies Multiple choice questions Instructor Resources on Evolve PowerPoint presentations Tutorial planner Test banks Content now presented in two sections A new chapter on digital health and the Divide to assist the reader with understanding the impact technology has on the overall health system and individual participants New Editor, Trudy Rudge, provides a strong nursing perspective `Policy insights¿ per chapter provides the reader with insights into recent policy changes and the impact on individual health professions practice An eBook is included in all print purchases

Presenting a range of case studies drawn from care and nursing settings around the world, this book brings together work from researchers and practitioners within the social and health sciences, the caring professions and psychotherapy, to expose the important impact of the concept of abjection, which has been silenced in the health sciences.

Drawing together the latest research from Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US, this title engages with the work of critical theorists such as Bourdieu, Butler, Foucault, Latour, and Zizek, amongst others, to address the issue of violence and theorise its workings in creative and controversial ways.