The Institutional Practice

On nursing homes and hospitalizations

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Author(s)
Ågotnes, Gudmund
Language
English
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Abstract
The nursing home resident of today is old and frail. Despite such a frailty, many residents are hospitalized, often with the intention of life-extension. Furthermore, rates of hospitalization varies considerably between countries, regions and institutions, even within smaller geographical areas. Even though relating to the same structural framework and conditions, distance to hospitals for instance, some nursing homes hospitalize considerably more than others.
URI
http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31158
Keywords
praxeology; nursing homes; institutions; professional uncertainty; hospitalizations; care of elderly; bourdieu; professional practice; continuity of care; Dementia; Norway; Pierre Bourdieu; Registered nurse
DOI
10.17585/noasp.12.38
ISBN
9788202549138
OCN
1030816407
Publisher
Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing)
Publisher website
https://www.cappelendamm.no/
Publication date and place
2017
Classification
Society and Social Sciences
Sociology
Public remark
Relevant Wikipedia pages: Dementia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia; Norway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway; Nursing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing; Nursing home care - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home_care; Pierre Bourdieu - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bourdieu; Registered nurse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_nurse
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/