Nursing in a posthuman era: Towards a technology-integrated ecosystem of care
The healthcare sector has undergone significant transformation due to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and biotechnologies, presenting both opportunities and threats to the nursing profession. Posthumanism, as a critical perspective challenging anthropocentrism and emphasizing the i...
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| author | Junqiang Zhao |
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| description | The healthcare sector has undergone significant transformation due to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and biotechnologies, presenting both opportunities and threats to the nursing profession. Posthumanism, as a critical perspective challenging anthropocentrism and emphasizing the increasingly blurred boundaries between humans and nonhumans, provides a novel lens to comprehend these technological advancements. In this commentary paper, I draw on the posthuman discourse to argue that in light of these technological forces, we need to contemplate the core values and fundamental patterns of knowing within the nursing discipline, reconfigure nursing scope, redefine its relations with other agents, and embrace a technology-integrated ecosystem of care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b76e11c9aae4c27b95b4376e51227112023-07-29T04:35:22ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Nursing Sciences2352-01322023-07-01103398402Nursing in a posthuman era: Towards a technology-integrated ecosystem of careJunqiang Zhao0Waypoint Research Institute, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Ontario, CanadaThe healthcare sector has undergone significant transformation due to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and biotechnologies, presenting both opportunities and threats to the nursing profession. Posthumanism, as a critical perspective challenging anthropocentrism and emphasizing the increasingly blurred boundaries between humans and nonhumans, provides a novel lens to comprehend these technological advancements. In this commentary paper, I draw on the posthuman discourse to argue that in light of these technological forces, we need to contemplate the core values and fundamental patterns of knowing within the nursing discipline, reconfigure nursing scope, redefine its relations with other agents, and embrace a technology-integrated ecosystem of care.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013223000601Artificial intelligenceBiotechnologyEcosystemNursingPatterns of knowingPosthuman |
| spellingShingle | Junqiang Zhao Nursing in a posthuman era: Towards a technology-integrated ecosystem of care International Journal of Nursing Sciences Artificial intelligence Biotechnology Ecosystem Nursing Patterns of knowing Posthuman |
| title | Nursing in a posthuman era: Towards a technology-integrated ecosystem of care |
| title_full | Nursing in a posthuman era: Towards a technology-integrated ecosystem of care |
| title_fullStr | Nursing in a posthuman era: Towards a technology-integrated ecosystem of care |
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| title_short | Nursing in a posthuman era: Towards a technology-integrated ecosystem of care |
| title_sort | nursing in a posthuman era towards a technology integrated ecosystem of care |
| topic | Artificial intelligence Biotechnology Ecosystem Nursing Patterns of knowing Posthuman |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013223000601 |
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