Part 2: Nursing takes place largely in Health Care Industrial organizations where efficiency, speed of completing tasks, are emphasized. This emphasis runs counter to many caring practices central to excellent nursing…the art of listening, of being present, available to respond to the concerns of patients and families. Dr. Kari Martinsen’s work on caring emphasizes …
Part 1: Nursing as art and science might have once been framed as an either/or choice, with contentious arguments from both sides, but no longer. All practice disciplines depend on both science, art, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, literature and more. No single discourse can capture all that is inherent in any complex practice discipline, such …
Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN EducatingNurses.com Copyright February, 2020 With the next two EducatingNurses.com articles in February and March, we hope to re-invigorate the dialogue about the art and science of nursing with contributions by two outstanding Norwegian scholars, Dr. Kari Martinsen and Dr. Eva Gjengedal. Nursing as art and science might have once …