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Labelled encounters and experiences: ways of seeing, thinking about and responding to uniqueness
Author(s) -
Davis Anne J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nursing philosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.367
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1466-769X
pISSN - 1466-7681
DOI - 10.1046/j.1466-769x.2001.00046.x
Subject(s) - uniqueness , stereotype (uml) , epistemology , psychology , social psychology , philosophy
The main ideas explored here include conceptualizing the patient, the idea of the unique patient and the use of theory, individual uniqueness and stereotype, and uniqueness embedded within routine. These ideas give direction to this paper and serve to raise ethical and epistemological questions about clinical nursing and nursing education.