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Shawn M Kneipp1, Denise J Drevdahl, Mary K Canales
1Sarah Frances Russell Distinguished Term Professor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing (Dr Kneipp); School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership, University of Washington Tacoma (Dr Drevdahl); and Department of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Dr Canales).
Abstract:
In this article, we examine external agents' effect on nursing's professional evolution and the consequences for the discipline's collective agency, social contract, and self-regulation. Situated within Foucault's theories of power, we review how the power of organizations reaches into the fabric of everyday life and explore how philanthropic foundations have influenced a diverse array of disciplines, including nursing. Through a genealogic lens, we examine nursing history and professionalization and conclude with concerns surrounding nursing's exercise of its collective agency during one of the most significant, discipline-shaping activities of modern times-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Future of Nursing initiatives.
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