Navigating the edges of critical justice theory through the logic of nursing

Using a variety of examples, in this chapter, Barbara Pesut describes a theoretical movement labelled critical justice theory. This movement is one in which we have become increasingly conscious of the moral obligation to seek equity and inclusion for those persons who have historically not been represented – or poorly represented – in nursing. Providing an overview of the development of this theoretical movement in nursing enables four moral edge states to be introduced, and drawing upon Sally Thorne’s work in Interpretive Description, the way in which the logic of nursing provides an anchoring point by which we might avoid falling off the edge of this important theoretical movement is outlined.