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Vulnerability as a key to authenticity

L E Daniel1

  • 1Metropolitan State College of Denver, Colorado, USA. LDaniel152@aol.com

Image--The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
|October 17, 1998
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Authentic nursing requires nurses to embrace their vulnerability. Recognizing and accepting mutual vulnerability with patients is essential for genuine, humanistic care and prevents dehumanization.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Philosophy of Care
  • Humanistic Psychology

Background:

  • Vulnerability is a core human trait.
  • Authentic nursing practice is rooted in caring.
  • Understanding vulnerability is crucial for effective patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore vulnerability as a key human trait in nursing.
  • To examine the role of vulnerability in authentic nursing practice.
  • To establish vulnerability as a prerequisite for caring in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophic discourse.
  • Exploration of the traditional connotation of vulnerability.
  • Analysis of the existential meaning of vulnerability.

Main Results:

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  • Authentic nursing necessitates self-awareness of vulnerability.
  • Recognizing shared vulnerability fosters connection.
  • Mutual vulnerability is essential for genuine nurse-patient engagement.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses must acknowledge their own vulnerability to be authentic.
  • Embracing vulnerability allows nurses to connect with patients on a human level.
  • Denying vulnerability can lead to dehumanization of patients and loss of humanistic care.