Nursing, Physician Control, and the Medical Monopoly: Historical Perspectives on Gendered Inequality in Roles, Rights, and Range of Practice

by Thetis M. Group and Joan I. Roberts

Book Overview

Nursing, Physician Control, and the Medical Monopoly traces the efforts by physicians over time to achieve a monopoly in healthcare, often by subordinating nurses--their only genuine competitors. Attempts by nurses to reform many aspects of healthcare have been repeatedly opposed by physicians whose primary interest has been to achieve total control of the healthcare "system," often to the detriment of patients' health and safety.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025333926X
• ISBN13: 9780253339263
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.8"