Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This paper aims to demonstrate the relevance of Michel Foucault’s work for revealing how electronic nursing documentation is enmeshed in processes of power. Applying Foucault’s concept of biopower, provides a critical perspective on the increasing use of artificial intelligence and the commodification of patient data, outlining how these may undermine person-centred care and health equality. Arguing that nurses should take a leadership role in shaping the future of technology in healthcare, this paper suggests that Foucault’s concepts of counter-conduct, counter-discourse and care of the self, invites nurses to imagine how they can move from being agents of biopower to agents of rebellion.
Author: Inthorn, Sanna
Institution: University of Lancashire
Language: English
Subfield: Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7146958130
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