Topic: The power of nursing symbols and rituals to convey the values of contemporary professional nursing.
Purpose: To explore the power of symbols and rituals from the perspective of experts in ritual studies, and to demonstrate their significance for the practice of professional nursing.
Sources: Published literature.
Conclusions: A renewed understanding of the transformative power of nursing symbols and rituals will allow us to see that they do not oppose, but rather complement, science and professional status. Nursing symbols and rituals must not be discarded. They must be reinvented to convey the values of contemporary professional nursing.
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