A case of conflicting paradigms: Nursing and reproductive technology
Advances in Nursing SciencePublished 1 April 1988
Margarete Sandelowski
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Abstract
This article addresses the paradigm conflict between nursing and reproductive technology. This technology is discussed as a conceptual system emphasizing fragmentation and distance, in contrast to the philosophical foundation of nursing, which aspires to holism and connection. The sensory modalities of sight, the paradigmatic sense of distance, and touch, the paradigmatic sense of connection, are considered as they highlight the conflict between nursing and reproductive technology. Particular attention is given to the techniques of ultrasonography and amniocentesis.
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