No Essence No Self: Using a Buddhist Perspective to Characterize the Nature of Nursing
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2010
Department
Nursing
Abstract
A fresh perspective is needed on the historical roots and contemporary politics of the essentials of nursing. In the 21st century, the profession needs to move past separatist thinking and the pursuit of identifying what can be called a professional self. Two ways that nurses have tried to characterize a professional self is through claiming caring as the essence of nursing and using the esoteric taxonomy system of nursing diagnoses. The Buddhist teaching of non-self (anatman) is proposed as an alternative way of viewing the nature of the profession.
Publication Title
Advances in Nursing Science
Volume
33
Issue
4
First Page
344
Last Page
351
Recommended Citation
Rich, K. L.
(2010). No Essence No Self: Using a Buddhist Perspective to Characterize the Nature of Nursing. Advances in Nursing Science, 33(4), 344-351.
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