Sounding the alarm
Subtitle: remote area nurses and Aboriginals at risk
By: Jennifer Cramer.
Series: Contemporary issues; Contemporary issues (Nedlands, W.A.)
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Crawley, W.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Aboriginal Australians -- Medical care -- Australia -- Western Australia.; Community health nursing -- Australia -- Western Australia.; Rural health services -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Description: In a frightening description of aberrant norms of practice, this book reveals the inadequacies of recruitment for nurses and their lack of relevant preparation for the often complex health problems occurring among the Aboriginal people. Significant for the future of nurses, nursing practice and Aboriginals in remote areas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-261) and index.