A cyborg ontology in health care: Traversing into the liminal space between technology and person-centred practice

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 276-288

  Lapum, Jennifer ^a   Fredericks, Suzanne ^a   Beanlands, Heather ^a   Mccay, Elizabeth ^a   Schwind, Jasna ^a   Romaniuk, Daria ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyborg ontology; Donna Haraway; Health care; Liminal space; Person centred practice; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYBERNETICS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY;

CYBERNETICS; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 84865859762     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2012.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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