Faculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Nurs Inq. 2024 Oct;31(4):e12677. doi: 10.1111/nin.12677. Epub 2024 Oct 2.
In this article, we aimed to evaluate the utility of critical posthumanism for nurses interested in planetary health-a growing area of study that requires a decentering of the human, and environmental justice considerations. We used Chinn and colleagues' method to describe and critically reflect on critical posthumanism, extending the theory analysis method to include a wide range of academic and video sources. We found that critical posthumanism is like a double-edged sword: It provides a lens through which to transcend human-centric approaches to healthcare but is marred by its lack of clarity and inaccessibility. We argue critical posthumanism can be adapted to enhance its potential at the intersection of nursing and planetary health. An analysis of critical posthumanism is followed by a discussion framed by five ways of knowing in nursing, highlighting real-world examples of how critical posthumanism can aid nurses in dealing with planetary health concerns. By exploring the intersections of critical posthumanism with nursing knowledge, we demonstrate how critical posthumanism can enable nurses to comprehend and tackle environmental issues intricately linked to human health.
在本文中，我们旨在评估对关注行星健康的护士具有实用价值的关键后人类主义——这是一个日益增长的研究领域，需要将人类和环境正义的考虑置于次要地位。我们使用 Chinn 及其同事的方法来描述和批判性地反思关键后人类主义，将理论分析方法扩展到包括广泛的学术和视频资源。我们发现，关键后人类主义就像一把双刃剑：它提供了一种超越以人类为中心的医疗保健方法的视角，但由于其缺乏清晰度和难以理解而受到损害。我们认为，关键后人类主义可以通过适应来增强其在护理和行星健康交叉点的潜力。本文首先对关键后人类主义进行了分析，然后以护理中的五种认知方式为框架进行了讨论，强调了关键后人类主义如何帮助护士应对行星健康问题的实际例子。通过探索关键后人类主义与护理知识的交叉点，我们展示了关键后人类主义如何使护士能够理解和解决与人类健康密切相关的环境问题。
