NURSING AND EDUCATION PLATFORM

One interesting comment about quality measures existing. Research regarding quality has focussed on developing measures, for many years. Measures are used by establishments to gain acceptable ratings. Measures are also paper exrecises- depends on criteria, who fills them in , can be tick box. Indeed, CQC has hushed up poor reports, or upgraded aspects in some cases. Establishments have been given acceptable CQC passes only to be found to be very poor.Indeed, the manager of winterbourne View will have done quality audits but I am sure would not have mentioned the abuse that occured. Even with measures, some abuse or poor care, may not be discovered; it often occurs behind closed doors for example, or is unreported.

If work has been  done on developing measures, the issue is that some care is substandard- or why develop measures in the first place? This book aims to fully analyse why poor care exists and what poor care exists within USA, Australia, UK. It also aims to open discussions as many fear discussing these aspects, which is  a very painful subject.

Lenin Nightingale;

I have been given a complimentary copy of Carol Dimon's 'The Commodity of Care', and am happy to provide this review. As a former nurse and academic of many years standing, I believe that the central theme of this book, that nursing care does not exist in a vacuum, but is profoundly shaped by the 'politics of the time', is a much needed perspective into how those being nursed (in both care homes and hospitals) are being viewed as a 'commodity' to be traded between debt-ridden, profit-seeking corporations. This book unmasks the rhetoric behind which such changes are taking place; and makes a link between poor attitudes to those being nursed and the shaping of society by political dogma that promotes a cult of individualism.

Moreso, the similarity of this situation in the UK, USA, and Australia is explored, giving this book a wider scope than many. The breadth of topics covered is impressive, and those sections concerning nursing students should be of particular interest to those involved in nurse education. The Commodity of Care is well-written, thoroughly researched, and provoking, being strongly critical of organisations involved in nursing, and making recommendations for a more hands-on nurse training regime, based on a selection process that places compassionate attitude as paramount. It is a useful addition to the debate surrounding the future direction of nursing care

Nurses fyi Rich Williams. On article based on book 12.11.13

Carol Dimon’s article about the state of nursing care while confronting and potentially controversial for some, is a positive reflection on what Carol’s perspective is on the quality and quantity of nursing care we as nurses provide to our patients. I as a Patient Transport nurse for the past 14 years have visited dozens of facilities and I have personally witnessed a big cross section of the of nursing care being provided. I found Carol’s article to be one of the most thought provoking I have published so far.