Quiet quitting: Obedience a minima as a form of nursing resistance.

Autor: Domingue JL; School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Lauzier K; Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada., Foth T; School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals [Nurs Philos] 2024 Jul; Vol. 25 (3), pp. e12493.
DOI: 10.1111/nup.12493
Abstrakt: In this article, we provide a philosophical and ethical reflection about quiet quitting as a tool of political resistance for nurses. Quiet quitting is a trend that gained traction on TikTok in July 2022 and emerged as a method of resistance among employees facing increasing demands from their workplaces at the detriment of their personal lives. It is characterised by employees refraining from exceeding the basic requirements outlined in their job descriptions. To understand why quiet quitting can be a tool of resistance useful for nurses, we first draw on Frédéric Gros' concept of 'surplus obedience' and Michael Lipsky's notion of 'routines and simplification strategies' to highlight the ethical implications associated with nurses engaging in and sustaining harmful systems, such as the neoliberal healthcare system. Leaning again on Gros, we then propose that 'obedience a minima', a concept akin to quiet quitting, can serve as a method of ethical nursing resistance. After describing what the concept entails, we provide a discussion emphasising the potential of obedience a minima as a one method, among many, that can be leveraged by nurses to challenge and resist a system that prioritises financial considerations over patient wellbeing. The article concludes by reflecting on the ethical nature of resistance in the context of nursing, that is the act of obeying oneself and refraining from participating in systems that are detrimental to the lives of Others.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Nursing Philosophy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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