Struggling to Shape the Future of Nursing: Paths of Resistance

Publication Date

7-1-2025

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Nursing Philosophy

Volume

26

Issue

3

DOI

10.1111/nup.70031

Abstract

Within the health professions, systems of oppression discretize the world into factors and determinants. Nursing institutions are rife with contradictions and still our many forms of connection and resistance endure. This dialogue captures 2 h spent among nurse educators and scholar colleagues. Generally, our time together has defied task and deliverable-oriented agendas and, instead, has invited the power of counter-storytelling, strategizing, and support. The experiences we share are not only manifestations of power dynamics in nursing but also made possible through trust we continue to build among each other while navigating the labyrinth of struggling for social justice in and through nursing. We create paths for ourselves and each other while keeping future generations of nursing students and nurses as our north star.

Keywords

burnout, emotional labour, exploitation, navigating, nursing, resistance, social justice, status quo

Department

Nursing

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