Untying our hands : the social context of nursing in relation to violence against women

Violence against women and children is acknowledged to be a health problem of epidemic proportions, yet the health care response has been inadequate at best. This ethnographic study examined the relationship between the social context of practice and the way in which nurses recognize and respond...

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Main Author: Varcoe, Colleen Marie
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7342