"Incorporating Feminine Principles Into the Nursing Department" by Mary J. Panucci
 

Date of Award

12-1991

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Department

Nursing

First Advisor

Madeline Wake

Second Advisor

Janet W. Krejci

Abstract

Within the structures of the nursing educational system, the nursing profession, and health care organizations, there emerges an awareness of dissonance between these structures and the values and purposes of nursing. These structures have their root in a masculine-defined and dominated history, setting up the discord with the core of nursing - caring, one of the feminine principles.

Several disciplines contribute to understanding this dichotomy of masculine and feminine principles by describing the social, psychological, moral, and epistemological development of women, the history of nursing, theories of communication and counseling, and management theories. This literature does not always speak in feminine terminology, but exhibits many concepts that are consistent with feminine principles.

Since men and women's life experiences have historically been couched in masculine terms, there is a need to explicate and apply feminine concepts and values to promote a more balanced human development. And, since a nursing department functions within a structure based on caring for people, ways to incorporate feminine principles into the conduct of the business of health "care" will be suggested.

Comments

An Essay Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Degree of Master of Science in Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Share

COinS