From Web to Cyborg: Tracing Power in Care

Late into my eight and a half hour shift as a hospital chaplain, the paper tally I keep in my breast pocket says that I have had only fifteen visits today. My goal is nineteen, given the pressure from administration to boost our office's coverage and increase the number of electronic forms we l...

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Main Author: Coble, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2016]
In: Journal of pastoral theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-16
IxTheo Classification:RG Pastoral care
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