Abstract

This paper aims to demonstrate the relevance of Michel Foucault’s work for revealing how electronic nursing documentation is enmeshed in processes of power. Applying Foucault’s concept of biopower, provides a critical perspective on the increasing use of artificial intelligence and the commodification of patient data, outlining how these may undermine person-centred care and health equality. Arguing that nurses should take a leadership role in shaping the future of technology in healthcare, this paper suggests that Foucault’s concepts of counter-conduct, counter-discourse and care of the self, invites nurses to imagine how they can move from being agents of biopower to agents of rebellion.