02582nam a22003491i 4500 SAGE000006902 CaToSAGE 20251029145112.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr ||||||||||| 190531r20172017enka fob 001 0|eng|d 9781526470485 (ebook) : No price (OCoLC)987911231 CaToSAGE eng CaToSAGE rda pn UtOrBLW R727.3 .S44 2017 Seedhouse, David, 1956- author. 63744 Thoughtful health care : ethical awareness and reflective practice / David Seedhouse. London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017. 1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Thoughtful Health Care offers a timely antidote to a climate dominated by endless rules, regulations, mission statements, and codes of practice. Fixation on avoiding risk at all costs has created a checkbox culture where everyone is treated according to standardized plans. Yet, people are complicated, and cannot be understood disconnected from the complex histories, values, and environments that shape us. Obsessive focus on "safety first" has obscured this reality and drastically undervalued critical thinking and insightful practice. David Seedhouse explains how simplistic labeling, mindless targets and empty slogans have created a delusion of control and efficiency, obscuring actual patient and carer realities. Using thought-provoking examples from health care and beyond, the book advocates the restoration of thoughtfulness, creativity, and independence in health work. By reading this book, students and practitioners alike will be aided in developing their decision making and critical thinking skills, and ultimately serve those in their care better and with more honesty. The book ends with a powerful and practical toolkit that can be used thoughtfully and effectively by every open-minded health worker. Thoughtful Health Care is for any health worker committed to caring with ethical awareness and practical sensitivity. Description based on XML content. Patient-centered health care. 63745 Medical ethics. 58407 Print version : 9781473953833 SAGE Knowledge https://sk.sagepub.com/books/thoughtful-health-care 55838 55838