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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Science
  • Sociology of Health and Illness
  • Nursing Studies

Background:

  • Michel Foucault's work offers insights into power dynamics within healthcare.
  • Nurses' resistance is a critical aspect of healthcare system analysis.
  • Understanding resistance requires examining Foucault's evolving concepts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze nurses' acts of resistance using Foucault's concepts of power and resistance.
  • To explore the evolution of Foucault's ideas on resistance.
  • To position nurses as political agents within healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Biographical and oeuvre analysis of Michel Foucault's work.
  • Examination of Foucault's concepts of power, resistance, and counter-conduct.
  • Application of Foucault's framework to nurses' resistance in healthcare.

Main Results:

  • Foucault's concepts of power and resistance provide a lens for understanding nurses' actions.
  • Resistance evolves from transgressiveness to counter-conduct and counter-discourses.
  • Nurses' resistance involves both repressive and productive dimensions of power.

Conclusions:

  • Foucault's framework enhances the understanding of nurses' resistance.
  • Nurses can be viewed as political agents confronting and transforming healthcare practices.
  • This analysis expands the role of nurses beyond caregiving to include political agency.