There is a vacuum for a practice discipline of nursing that would enable nurses to articulate
the significance of what they do as an essential thread of contemporary healthcare
provision. This article is an effort to develop the meaning and possibilities of a practice
discipline for nursing. Tuning into the general shift in thought about our human condition
across disciplines and nations, we consider features of a participatory paradigm, which,
when refocused on the humanness of the health circumstance, informs our approach to a …