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Disability as difference and the nursing profession.

Candice A Moore1

  • 1Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois 60123, USA. cmoore@elgin.edu

The Journal of Nursing Education
|May 22, 2004
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Viewing disability as a human difference within cultural diversity offers nursing new professional opportunities. Embracing diversity and challenging traditional barriers benefits the nursing profession, its members, and patients.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • Traditional views of disability can create barriers within healthcare.
  • Nursing has a professional imperative to embrace human differences.
  • Cultural diversity is a broad framework for understanding human variation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how viewing disability as a human difference can unite the nursing profession.
  • To identify core essentials of professional nursing in the context of diversity.
  • To advocate for nurse educators to challenge traditions that hinder the valuation of human differences.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of disability as a form of human difference.
  • Examination of cultural diversity principles applied to nursing practice.

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  • Discussion of professional nursing values and ethics.

    • Main Results:

    • Reframing disability as human difference opens avenues for professional unity in nursing.
    • Valuing human differences aligns with core nursing principles.
    • Challenging traditional barriers promotes inclusivity within the profession.

    Conclusions:

    • Adopting a disability-as-human-difference perspective enriches nursing practice and professional identity.
    • Nurse educators play a crucial role in fostering an inclusive environment.
    • This inclusive approach benefits nurses, nursing students, and the diverse populations they serve.