Beyond the misapprehension of nursing rituals.
OBJECTIVE
The power of nursing symbols and rituals to convey the values of contemporary professional nursing.


OBJECTIVE
To explore the power of symbols and rituals from the perspective of experts in ritual studies, and to demonstrate their significance for the practice of professional nursing.


METHODS
Published literature.


CONCLUSIONS
A renewed understanding of the transformative power of nursing symbols and rituals will allow us to see that they do not oppose, but rather complement, science and professional status. Nursing symbols and rituals must not be discarded. They must be reinvented to convey the values of contemporary professional nursing.
Catanzaro
Ana Maria
AM
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, USA. catanzaroa@cs.com
D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D009729:Nursing; D013561:Symbolism