Co-contributors - Lucinda Canty, Christina Nyirati Over the past year, the Nursology.net team members have developed a thread of blogs focused on Action Defending Democracy. The "Overdue Reckoning" discussions provide a way for nurses to come together and engage in emancipatory action! These actions are fundamental to our ethical duty as nurses, and to emancipatory … Continue reading Action Defending Democracy: Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing – March 28, April 4, 18 & 25
Author: Peggy L Chinn
Nursing Voices in the US Immigrant Crisis
Alex Pretti, ICU nurse assassinated by ICE on January 24, 2026 At our January Nursology.net Advisory Team Zoom meeting, we heard from a colleague who lives and works in the great city of Minneapolis. She spoke of the suffering in her neighborhood, where people are being terrorized by atrocities committed against Brown people and others. … Continue reading Nursing Voices in the US Immigrant Crisis
Reflections for the U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday and a Call to Action
Out of a checkered past, the U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday has come to represent a time to enjoy and appreciate the bonds of family and friends, and indulge in the bounties that characterize a celebratory meal. However, as nurses this year we cannot in good conscience ignore the realities that have been heaped on too many … Continue reading Reflections for the U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday and a Call to Action
Action Defending Democracy – Update
Action Defending Democracy In my blog of July 4, 2025 titled Action Defending Democracy, my focus was on the maxims for surviving and thriving authorianism that are set forth by Ruth Ben-Ghiat . These maxims are: Participate in non-violent protest in your writing, your work, at home, and on the streets Develop resilience for the … Continue reading Action Defending Democracy – Update
What makes a theory or model “Nursing”? Part II
The recent Nursology.net post "What is Nursing" by Rachel Nguyen points to the all-important challenge to claim our own disciplinary identity. Our historical roots that associate nurses as task-oriented medical handmaidens partly accounts for this challenge, but as Nguyen points out in no uncertain terms, it is not our tasks, but our own disciplinary foundation … Continue reading What makes a theory or model “Nursing”? Part II
“Knowledge Development in Nursing” 12th Edition now available
It is with great delight that we are announcing the release of the 12th Edition of this book - one of almost two dozen books that are currently published on approaches to the development of nursology theories and philosophies. Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN; Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, PhD, RN, FAAN joined me in co-authoring this … Continue reading “Knowledge Development in Nursing” 12th Edition now available
Happy Anniversary Nursology.net!
On September 18th, 2018, Nursology.net was officially unveiled! For several weeks before, the development team worked on pullling together the structure of the site, and filling in the initial content for all of the components - the theories and models, exemplars, resources, history, theory-related events, forms for contributions to the site, and ideas for the … Continue reading Happy Anniversary Nursology.net!
Registration Open for the Society of Rogerian Scholars Hybrid Conference – Oct 24-26, 2025
Download conference flyer Click here for the registration form and to register. We welcome all nursologists to join us for the 2025 SRS conference, coming up in October! Join us in person at the beautiful Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing, or tune in virtually! Here is a preview of the rich program that is … Continue reading Registration Open for the Society of Rogerian Scholars Hybrid Conference – Oct 24-26, 2025
Manuscript Success! Blogs and Journal Articles
There was a day when the only outlets for scholarly writing were professional journals and books - both of which remain the most fundamental and foundational resource for the knowledge of the discipline. Learning to contribute to these traditional resources remains essential. Now there is the additional avenue of professional - scholarly blogs, like this … Continue reading Manuscript Success! Blogs and Journal Articles
Writer’s Camp Resource: “Blog Post, Journal Article, or Both?”
If you are confused about the differences between blogs and journal articles, you are not alone! To the rescue - the recent article in Writer's Camp titled "Blog Post, Journal Article, or Both?" This article explains the distinctions, and also introduces the 'hybrid" concept that is being used for "Writer's Camp"! Writer's Camp has very … Continue reading Writer’s Camp Resource: “Blog Post, Journal Article, or Both?”
Action Defending Democracy
Last November, Nursology.net initiated a blog category - "action defending democracy" with a post authored by Dr. Robin Walter titled "The Value of Integrating Nursing Theories in an Era of Legislative Censorship." On this day that commemorates the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence, we invite Nursology.net visitors to reflect on these blogs, … Continue reading Action Defending Democracy
Nurses Join Together in Solidarity and Resistance
2025 Nurses' Declaration of Solidarity and Resistance Nurses worldwide share a deep concern, even horror, as we witness the violent and unjust assaults the Trump administration is committing against the health and well-being of people who reside within the borders of the United States. In March, Sally Thorne, Editor of Nursing Inquiry, published an editorial … Continue reading Nurses Join Together in Solidarity and Resistance
“We Were Made for These Times”
This is the title of Sally Thorne's editorial in Nursing Inquiry published on March 11, 2025. The editorial is "free access" - meaning that reading and downloading the PDF file is free of any cost. Her message is clear - in the face of organized and powerful assaults on human health and freedom, nurses are … Continue reading “We Were Made for These Times”
Featured Article for VNTW 2025 Conference – Available for Free Download
We are delighted to announce that the publisher of Nursing Outlook has made the featured article for our 2025 Virtual Nursology Theory Week available for free download through the months of February and March! Use the DOI link below, then click on "Download PDF" that appears along the bottom of the page! Iheduru-Anderson, Kechi, & … Continue reading Featured Article for VNTW 2025 Conference – Available for Free Download
January 24, 2025 – Virtual Workshop for Graduate Nursing Student Projects
Applying the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM) for DNP & PhD Graduate Nursing Student Projects Date/Time: Friday, January 24, 1-4PM ET (12-3 PM CT, 11AM-2PM MT 10AM-1PM PT) Our upcoming workshop is designed exclusively for graduate nursing students who are eager to delve deep into the intricacies of the Roy Adaptation Model for use in projects. … Continue reading January 24, 2025 – Virtual Workshop for Graduate Nursing Student Projects
Welcome to 2025!
Wishing everyone good health for the New Year! We invite you to relax into the New Year with a brief breathing meditation! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBQMdbTrLwU We will return next week with our regular blog messages focused on the development of nursing knowledge! From the Nursology.net Team!
Discussion Sessions Related to Walter’s Post “The Value of Integrating Nursing Theories in an Era of Legislative Censorship.”
Reminder - all are welcome to join any or all of the discussion sessions focusing on ideas and actions inspired by Robin Walter's November 19, 2024 blog post titled "The Value of Integrating Nursing Theories in an Era of Legislative Censorship." The discussions will draw on Walter's theory "Emancipatory Nursing Praxis" and will explore ideas … Continue reading Discussion Sessions Related to Walter’s Post “The Value of Integrating Nursing Theories in an Era of Legislative Censorship.”
Introducing the 2024-25 Nursology.net Interns!
The 2024-25 Nursology.net internship program is now underway! We announced this program in May 2024, and received over 20 applications! In addition to participating in the Advisory Team meetings, Interns will participate in learning sessions related to website management skills and participate in selected tasks involved in website management, including preparation and posting of their … Continue reading Introducing the 2024-25 Nursology.net Interns!
Happy Anniversary Nursology.net!
On September 18, 2018, we posted the blog message titled "Today - the official launch of Nursology.net!" The site was conceived about a year earlier by a group of Nursologists who were members of the "Theory-Guided Practice Expert Panel of the American Academy of Nursing. We were concerned about the gradual trend to delete courses … Continue reading Happy Anniversary Nursology.net!
Inspiration for Students (or anyone!) Writing Nursology.net Blogs
Academic terms are starting up again all over the world, and many students (and their professors) are looking for inspiration to embark on new learning activities! Nursology.net has established a history of encouraging students, or guests from any nursing career stage or setting, to contribute to the blog. Those of us who manage the site, … Continue reading Inspiration for Students (or anyone!) Writing Nursology.net Blogs