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Power and knowledge in nursing: a feminist poststructuralist view.

L Doering1

  • 1Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|June 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

This study examines feminist and poststructuralist philosophies to understand power and knowledge in nursing. It analyzes the historical nursing-medicine power dynamic and gender

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Feminist Theory
  • Poststructuralism

Background:

  • The relationship between power and knowledge is central to understanding professional development.
  • Nursing knowledge has been historically influenced by dominant medical paradigms.
  • Gender dynamics play a significant role in professional power structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore feminist and poststructuralist philosophical perspectives on power and knowledge.
  • To examine the application of these philosophies to nursing knowledge and nursing science.
  • To analyze the historical nursing-medicine power relation and its gendered aspects.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of feminist and poststructuralist theories.
  • Historical review of nursing and medical power dynamics.
  • Examination of gender issues within the nursing-medicine relationship.

Main Results:

  • Feminist and poststructuralist theories offer critical lenses to deconstruct power-knowledge in nursing.
  • The nursing-medicine power relation is historically situated and influenced by gender.
  • Mechanisms maintaining this power imbalance persist in contemporary nursing.

Conclusions:

  • Applying feminist and poststructuralist thought can advance nursing knowledge and challenge existing power structures.
  • Understanding the gendered nature of the nursing-medicine power relation is crucial for nursing's professional autonomy.
  • Further critical inquiry is needed to transform nursing science and practice.

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