title: An ecofeminist analysis of nursing knowledge.
abstract: The planet is facing ecological disaster, yet the environmental domain of nursing is currently understood as the immediate surroundings or circumstances of the individual or family. Such a definition keeps nurses from addressing the larger social, political, economic, and global issues that affect health. The author suggests that nursing, essentially a women's profession, and the environment share a long history of domination and oppression; and that an ecofeminist perspective offers a conceptual foundation for developing a new consciousness of the environment with the potential for liberating both.
authors.affiliation: Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing, University of San Diego.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kleffel
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D004463:Ecology; D004782:Environmental Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010684:Philosophy; D011582:Psychological Theory; D014933:Women's Rights