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The Institutional Practice On nursing homes and hospitalizations

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The nursing home resident of today is old and frail. Despite such a frailty, many residents are hospitalized, often with the intention of life-extension. Furthermore, rates of hospitalization varies considerably between countries, regions and institutions, even within smaller geographical areas. Eve...

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Main Author: Ågotnes, Gudmund (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing) 2017
Subjects:
Society & social sciences
Sociology
praxeology
nursing homes
institutions
professional uncertainty
hospitalizations
care of elderly
bourdieu
professional practice
continuity of care
Dementia
Norway
Pierre Bourdieu
Registered nurse
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Summary:The nursing home resident of today is old and frail. Despite such a frailty, many residents are hospitalized, often with the intention of life-extension. Furthermore, rates of hospitalization varies considerably between countries, regions and institutions, even within smaller geographical areas. Even though relating to the same structural framework and conditions, distance to hospitals for instance, some nursing homes hospitalize considerably more than others.
ISBN:noasp.12.38
9788202549138
Access:Open Access

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