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A New Nursing Aesthetic.

Pamela G Reed¹

¹College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.

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Summary

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This study proposes a new nursing aesthetic, shifting focus from practice to "health as wellbecoming." It explores philosophical and scientific avenues to advance nursing knowledge in this area.

Keywords:

aesthetics health nursing knowledge theorizing wellbecoming

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Area of Science:

Nursing
Aesthetics
Philosophy of Health

Background:

Traditional nursing aesthetics focus on the nurse and practice.
Existing literature emphasizes the
art of nursing
rather than the patient's experience.
A gap exists in aesthetic theories centered on patient well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel nursing aesthetic centered on
health as wellbecoming
.
To shift the focus from nursing practice to the human experience of health.
To integrate everyday, feminist, and Deweyan aesthetics with nursing perspectives.

Main Methods:

Conceptual framework development.
Integration of philosophical aesthetics (everyday, feminist, Deweyan).
Consideration of nursing disciplinary perspectives on health and well-being.

Main Results:

A proposed aesthetic framework for nursing centered on
health as wellbecoming
.
A reorientation of nursing aesthetics towards the human subject.
Identification of theoretical and scientific considerations for this new aesthetic.

Conclusions:

The
health as wellbecoming
aesthetic offers a new lens for nursing.
Further philosophical and scientific inquiry is needed to develop this concept.
This shift can advance nursing knowledge and practice.