Careful Words: Nursing, Language, and Emotion in Papua New Guinea.
Med Anthropol
; 36(8): 758-771, 2017.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28402135
ABSTRACT
Papua New Guinean nurses work in a sociomedical system in which cultural and linguistic diversity are matters of pressing concern. Using data drawn from ethnographic research with PNG nursing students, I show how nursing education socializes nurses to take stances toward language and communication that impact their care practices. I argue that nurses' use of language is shaped by their ethical commitments as educated Christians and indigenous concerns about the links between language, emotion, and health. In a resource-poor setting where health workers risk blame for structural inequalities, this "ethical metapragmatics" is an important but neglected facet of care work.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Education, Nursing
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Emotions
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Language
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Nurse-Patient Relations
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Ethics
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Anthropol
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
New Zealand