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Aesthetic Leadership in Nursing: A Theoretical Proposal for Rehumanizing Care Delivery

Jesús Tomás Monge Moreno · Nursing Inquiry · 2025

ABSTRACT Aesthetic leadership in nursing constitutes a disruptive conceptual proposal that questions and redefines traditional leadership models within healthcare settings. This article develops an original theoretical framework that incorporates the aesthetic dimension as a structuring category of care, emphasizing the role of beauty, presence, and relational ethics in transforming healthcare delivery. Grounded in ontological, epistemological, ethical, and phenomenological dimensions, aesthetic leadership is framed as a praxis that transcends technical competence and operational management, aiming at transforming the caregiving experience and strengthening authentic bonds between nurses and patients. Based on a critical review of established nursing theories, including those proposed by Jean Watson, Imogene King, Betty Neuman, Madeleine Leininger, Patricia Benner, and Dorothy Johnson, a reconceptualization of leadership is proposed, integrating a holistic vision that articulates ethical, aesthetic, existential, and emotional dimensions in clinical practice. This theoretical model highlights the need to incorporate artistic, expressive, and symbolic resources into

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