%0 Journal Article
%T A Synopsis of RicoeurĄ¯s Phenomenology of the Will: Implications for Nursing Practice, Research, and Education
%A Wyona M. Freysteinson
%J Journal of Holistic Nursing
%@ 1552-5724
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0898010118778904
%X The will is a word that nurses may use to describe their patientsĄ¯ actions or inactions. This concept has been extensively addressed by religions, psychologists, and philosophers. Ricoeur offered a phenomenology of the will in which three overarching key concepts were uncovered: decision, action, and consent. In this article, RicoeurĄ¯s elaborative and exhaustive description of these three concepts is summarized. Examples as to how a phenomenology of the will may guide nurses in their day-to-day clinical practice in caring are provided. In research, RicoeurĄ¯s phenomenology of the will may be used as a heuristic to guide phenomenological studies. An introduction to the will may act as a bridge between the art and science of nursing, providing nursing students with a greater understanding of the meaning of and need to provide holistic care
%K philosophy
%K common themes
%K Ricoeur
%K will
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0898010118778904