Future warfare and robust healthcare: Entangling technology assessment and nursing science

Miriam Läpple; Hanna Wüller

doi:10.14512/tatup.7252

Authors

Miriam Läpple Institut für Pflegewissenschaft, University of Koblenz, Koblenz (DE) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1428-7455 mlaepple@uni-koblenz.de
Hanna Wüller Faculty of Management, Culture and Technology, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück (DE) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0969-3731 h.wueller@hs-osnabrueck.de

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.7252

Keywords:

vulnerability, agential realism, nursing, healthcare, robustness

Abstract

Nursing plays a decisive role in coping with crises situations. Nursing concepts are therefore particularly relevant in times of war and for warfare. In this article, we argue for an entanglement of technology assessment and nursing and show how they can enrich each other. Technology assessment can learn from nursing by applying principles such as high proficiency, efficient organizational structures, and decentralization to develop robust healthcare technology. Conversely, nursing can learn from technology assessment by adopting methods of influence and policy advice and adapting them to its own needs. Through this entanglement, the two disciplines can jointly lay the foundations for a more robust healthcare system in Germany.

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