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Agents of care and agents of the state: bio-power and nursing practice.

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Abstract
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This paper presents a conceptual analysis of the concept of bio-power in the context of nursing, including a critique of the widespread rhetoric that nursing is deprived of power and consequently is an apolitical agency.

Year of Publication
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2005
Journal
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Journal of advanced nursing
Volume
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50
Issue
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5
Number of Pages
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536-44
ISSN Number
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0309-2402
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03432.x
DOI
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10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03432.x
Short Title
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J Adv Nurs
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