Application of Sociology in Nursing

Application of Sociology in Nursing

·  Sociology is a recent addition to the syllabus of medical education.

·  Sociology is needed in general to all the medical professions and especially nursing because social conditions are sometimes responsible for health problems.

·  Sociology helps to understand the relationship between disease and social condition.

Importance of social environment

·  A patient with physical handicap should be understood in the context of his social milieu.

·  Psychological, social and vocational handicaps of the disabled person and patients are often related with false attitute of the people.

The nurse should understand the social environment for develop the patients health conditions.