Abstract:
:Focus by child health professionals on the well-being of young Australian children and their families has intensified in the past decade, with particular attention drawn to the importance of the early detection and intervention of developmental problems. While many children with developmental difficulties are detected in the preschool years, those with more subtle forms of developmental problems are often only noticed by their mothers, passing unnoticed by professionals until the children begin school and fail socially or academically. This study aimed to ascertain ways in which child health professionals may utilise the experience of mothers to improve early recognition and diagnosis of subtle developmental and behavioural problems in children. French philosopher, Roland Barthes (1973) proposed that myths play an important social role in defining underlying social values that affect how people interpret what others say or do. This paper explores how the social myths of childhood, motherhood and medicine impact upon the early detection of children with subtle developmental problems. In particular, it examines how social myths affect when and how mothers become concerned about their children's development, from whom they seek advice, and the responses which mothers receive in regard to their concerns. Mythical notions of the 'blameless child', 'boys will be boys' and 'children who look OK are OK', and the constituted myth of motherhood, are all shown to affect when mothers become concerned about their children's development. What mothers do about their concerns and the responses they receive from child health professionals are also influenced by these myths. The myth of medicine is also examined to determine how it affects communication between mothers and doctors, the roles and responsibilities of doctors, and the value placed on a mother's concerns by doctors.
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Contemp Nursejournal_title
Contemporary nurseauthors
Williams Jdoi
10.5555/conu.2006.23.2.274subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-12-01 00:00:00pages
274-87issue
2eissn
1037-6178issn
1839-3535journal_volume
23pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Abstract In this paper, we consider the potential and implications of using social networking sites such as Facebook® in nurse education. The concept of social networking and the use of Facebook will be explored, as will the theoretical constructs specific to the use of online technology and Web 2.0 tools. Theories ar...
journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2014.47.1-2.180
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.20.2.180
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/10376178.2017.1330661
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.5172/conu.2014.48.1.2
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/10376178.2016.1258315
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2009.34.1.034
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.12.3.213
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2011.37.1.090
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/10376178.2020.1813046
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.5172/conu.2011.39.1.95
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Abstract School-Based Youth Health Nurses (SBYHNs) work in Queensland high schools, providing sexual and reproductive health care/advice (amongst other things) to adolescents. SBYHNs are often responsible for referring high school students to other health care practitioners or external health services/community agenci...
journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2013.4189
更新日期:2014-03-11 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.5172/conu.673.31.1.44
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/10376178.2017.1315827
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.1997.6.1.8
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.1997.6.2.72
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2006.23.1.58
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2012.42.1.36
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.15.1-2.148
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/10376178.2017.1411203
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2012.43.1.29
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.5172/conu.12.1.69
更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.19.1-2.105
更新日期:2005-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.5172/conu.17.1-2.95
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2007.25.1-2.163
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/10376178.2016.1198710
更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/10376178.2015.1095053
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.5172/conu.673.30.1.46
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2007.24.2.117
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.5172/conu.13.2-3.239
更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Indigenous nurses have the potential to improve access to health services for Indigenous people by ensuring that services are culturally safe and respectful of Indigenous peoples' needs. Therefore, developing a well-educated Indigenous nursing workforce is one way to improve the poor health outcomes of Indigenous Aust...
journal_title:Contemporary nurse
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5172/conu.2013.46.1.123
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00