by Frances Kam Yuet Wong. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 276-290). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.ii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.iii / ABSTRACT --- p.iv / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND RELATED LITERATURE / Chapter 1.1 --- The research problem --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Related literature review --- p.8 / Section I / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Sociology of work --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Sociology of profession --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Change of social structure in a post-industrial society --- p.17 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- A new labouring process and control of work --- p.23 / Section II / Chapter 1.2.5 --- The health care system --- p.26 / Chapter 1.2.6 --- The reconceptualization of nursing --- p.30 / Chapter 1.2.6.1 --- Proletarianization of nursing --- p.30 / Chapter 1.2.6.2 --- Professionalization in nursing --- p.32 / Chapter 1.2.7 --- Nursing education --- p.37 / Chapter 1.2.8 --- The nursing labour process --- p.43 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY / Chapter 2.1 --- Research methodology --- p.47 / Chapter 2.2 --- Data collection --- p.48 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Documents --- p.50 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Interviews --- p.50 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Participant observation --- p.53 / Chapter 2.3 --- Data analysis --- p.54 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Extended case method --- p.54 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Participant observation --- p.56 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Treatment of data --- p.60 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- MICROLEVEL -WORK OF FRONTLINE NURSES / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.64 / Chapter 3.2 --- Areas of work of frontline nurses at ward level --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Patient care --- p.70 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Student supervision --- p.74 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Staff development --- p.75 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Ward in-charge --- p.75 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Ward projects --- p.77 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Ward resource management --- p.78 / Chapter 3.3 --- Dynamics of work transformation at microlevel nursing practice --- p.78 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- A new division of nursing labour --- p.79 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- The HA policy --- p.84 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Medical dominance --- p.87 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Development of the profession of nursing in hospitals --- p.90 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.92 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- The nexus between profession and work --- p.92 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Professionalization and proletarianization of nursing --- p.94 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- The changing scene of medical dominance --- p.98 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- MESOLEVEL - WORK OF NURSES IN MIDDLE MANAGEMENT / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.102 / Chapter 4.2 --- Areas of work of nurse managers at mesolevel --- p.107 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Patient care --- p.107 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Student supervision --- p.108 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Staff development --- p.109 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Operational and resource management --- p.110 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Communication --- p.112 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Planning and quality improvement --- p.115 / Chapter 4.3 --- Dynamics involved in the work of nurses at the mesolevel --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- A clear establishment of the status of nurse managers --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- The nurse as a manager --- p.123 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- The attenuation of medical power by management forces --- p.129 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Management practice based on negotiation and rationality --- p.134 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.137 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- The Professional-Managerial Class (PMC) --- p.140 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- The emergence of a new class of nurse elite - the nurse managers --- p.143 / Chapter 4.4.2.1 --- Production of nursing care and its reproduction --- p.144 / Chapter 4.4.2.2 --- Control of the means of production --- p.146 / Chapter 4.4.2.3 --- Ideological proletarianization --- p.148 / Chapter 4.4.2.4 --- Negotiation - guanxi and rational-legal authority --- p.149 / Chapter 4.4.2.5 --- The affinity between nursing and management --- p.152 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- MESOLEVEL - WORK OF NURSE SPECIALISTS / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.156 / Chapter 5.2 --- Areas of work of nurse specialists (NS) at mesolevel --- p.160 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Client care --- p.160 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Project work --- p.164 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Staff development --- p.165 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Research --- p.166 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Management and communication --- p.168 / Chapter 5.3 --- Dynamics involved in the work of nurses at this mesolevel --- p.169 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Removal of NS's accountability from the management hierarchy --- p.170 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- The NS Referral --- p.173 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- The emergence of a new class of nurse elite - the Nurse Specialists --- p.180 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.185 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Legitimation of the work of the Nurse Specialists in the hospital --- p.185 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Differentiation of nursing practice - Advanced Nursing Practice --- p.192 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- MACROLEVEL - HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AT WORK / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.197 / Chapter 6.2 --- The work of the nurse executive in hospital --- p.198 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Human resource management and staff development --- p.202 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Management of departments and hospitals --- p.203 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Quality improvement --- p.205 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- Research and professional development --- p.207 / Chapter 6.2.5 --- Communication --- p.209 / Chapter 6.3 --- The direction of nursing work at the level of hospital authority --- p.210 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Overall nursing direction and development --- p.213 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Nursing role delineation and work redesign --- p.215 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Recruitment and retention of Nurses --- p.223 / Chapter 6.3.4 --- New direction for nursing education --- p.225 / Chapter 6.4 --- Discussion --- p.228 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Corporatization of health care system in Hong Kong --- p.229 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- The control of nursing labour process --- p.233 / Chapter 6.4.3 --- Regulation of nursing through education --- p.237 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION / Chapter 7.1 --- Introduction --- p.249 / Chapter 7.2 --- The nexus of profession and work --- p.250 / Chapter 7.3 --- Charting a pathway for nursing towards the twenty-first century --- p.258 / Chapter 7.4 --- A micro-meso-macro approach of social analysis --- p.269 / Chapter 7.5 --- Practical implications of the study --- p.271 / Chapter 7.6 --- Limitations of the study --- p.273 / REFERENCES --- p.276 / APPENDICES / Chapter 1 --- Abbreviations --- p.291 / Chapter 2 --- Interview guide --- p.292 / Chapter 3 --- A sample of appointment specification of HCA --- p.293 / Chapter 4 --- A sample of appointment specification of RN --- p.294 / Chapter 5 --- A sample of appointment specification of NO --- p.295 / Chapter 6 --- A sample of appointment specification of NS --- p.296 / Chapter 7 --- A sample of appointment specification of WM --- p.297 / Chapter 8 --- A sample of appointment specification of DOM --- p.298 / Chapter 9 --- A sample of appointment specification of GMN --- p.299 / Chapter 10 --- Nursing strategies: Towards the year2000 --- p.300
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_321549 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Contributors | Wong, Kam Yuet., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Sociology. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, iv, 300 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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