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!
Author: Peggy L Chinn
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
What Does Intersectionality Have to Do with Nursing?
In nursing, we have a strong and steady commitment, in theory and in practice, to the idea of "the whole" This idea is expressed in the term that is sometimes spelled with the letter "w" (wholism), and sometimes starting with the letter "h" (holism). The difference between the spellings is subtle, but noticing this difference, … Continue reading What Does Intersectionality Have to Do with Nursing?
Nursing Activism, Compassion and Freedom
There are many reasons, in this year of 2024, for people worldwide to be reflecting on the meaning of freedom. Ongoing wars between nation groups bring into sharp focus the reality of power imbalances that encroach on the freedoms of those with less power. Struggles for basic human rights rage internally in nations around the … Continue reading Nursing Activism, Compassion and Freedom
Words Matter
These days I am immersed in a major writing project - preparation of the 12th Edition on the text that many nursing students have learned to refer to as "Chinn and Kramer"! This edition is co-authored with my colleagues Lucinda Canty and Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu. With each edition of any textbook, there are major updates to … Continue reading Words Matter
Lucinda’s House – An Emancipatory Nursing Exemplar
“If you are a Black woman, you could start prenatal care early, you could receive adequate prenatal care, you can have insurance, you could have numerous degrees, be financially well-off, you could be Serena Williams, and you can still die or come close to dying from a pregnancy-related cause.” https://lucindashouse.org/ Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM, … Continue reading Lucinda’s House – An Emancipatory Nursing Exemplar
Virtual Nursology Theory Week – Preview and Register!
The program for the March 21-25 2024 Virtual Nursology Theory Week is now available for preview, and registration is open! Theme – “Nursology Theory Think Tanks for the Future.” The conference program promises to be the best yet! The program features three plenary panels on Thursday, Saturday and Monday! The “knowledge sessions” each day feature … Continue reading Virtual Nursology Theory Week – Preview and Register!
Becoming an Accomplice in Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge
Notable Works The recent attention that has emerged related to disparities in health and healthcare, along with acknowledgement of systemic racism, has been known and acknowledged in the nursing literature long before the surge that happened after the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Long before this happened, there were many voices calling … Continue reading Becoming an Accomplice in Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge
Due Diligence: Sifting the Dependable from the Dubious
Mysteries of Publishing The avalanche of information that has occurred since the emergence of the World Wide Web has resulted in an amazing, almost unlimited access to realms previously unimagined! In addition to amazing benefits, there are also hazards that are still emerging in a context that might be best labeled the 'World Wild Web"! … Continue reading Due Diligence: Sifting the Dependable from the Dubious
July 4th – It’s Complicated
The complicated meanings of the July 4th holiday have been glaringly obvious for Black Americans for a couple of hundred years, but hidden and ignored for the most part by many Americans. The holiday is celebrated in the United States to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the 13 original British … Continue reading July 4th – It’s Complicated
What Do Editors Do?
Mysteries of Publishing The term "editor" is among the most confusing and vague job titles ever adopted for any role! Most occupations require some descriptive adjective to pinpoint the exact context or focus ("high school teacher," "college teacher," "ICU nurse," "community health nurse," etc.). But even with qualifiers, the term "editor" only vaguely names the … Continue reading What Do Editors Do?
The History and Future of “Advances in Nursing Science”: Reflections of the Founding Editor
Mysteries of PublishingHistory of Nursing Journals ANS Website The year was 1977. It was barely 6 years after completing my doctoral (PhD) degree, with five journal articles in child health nursing and a major child health textbook titled Child Health Maintenance: A Family-Centered Approach, all successfully published. There were fewer than 10 doctoral programs in … Continue reading The History and Future of “Advances in Nursing Science”: Reflections of the Founding Editor
Responding to Peer Review
Mysteries of Publishing* Peer review is of such importance in scholarly publishing that there is now an annual global "Peer Review Week"! This year's event is coming up - September 19-23 - with the theme “Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research.” The week will feature online events, live events in many different locations, … Continue reading Responding to Peer Review
Women’s Rights are Human Rights: Women’s Health is Human Health
On this momentous day in the United States, as we witness the blatant evil heaped on American women by the Supreme Court action to end the protection of abortion access, it is time to renew our commitment as a discipline to the optimum health and well-being of all. The U.S. now joins Russia, North Korea … Continue reading Women’s Rights are Human Rights: Women’s Health is Human Health
Nurses of Color Address Racism in Nursing
An important question about the Nursology.net website is growing in importance - "what about nursing knowledge developed by nurses of color?" The time has come for this to change - a change that begins with visibility and voices of nurses of color. The "Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing" project has nurtured this movement and … Continue reading Nurses of Color Address Racism in Nursing
What do publishers do?
Mysteries of Publishing* To publish means "to make public." Any form of writing that is intended for other people to read beyond a single correspondent, has to have a way to reach whatever audience is intended - it has to be published. There are now many different ways for this to happen, but regardless of … Continue reading What do publishers do?
Professional Literature – How as a Reader You Shape the Future
Note: this post begins a series on "Mysteries of Publishing" in which we will cover many topics related to the production of scholarly literature. If you have questions or suggestions for this series, please contact us using our contact form! When I was an undergraduate student at the University of Hawaii in the early 1960's, … Continue reading Professional Literature – How as a Reader You Shape the Future
Not To Be Missed: 2022 Nursology Theory Conference~
For all of us who are feeling a bit dismayed or frustrated with how things are - how they seem to be -- here is a suggestion! Register for the 2022 Nursology Theory Conference starting on March 17th! The conference is accessible for everyone, and features the voices of many who you may only have … Continue reading Not To Be Missed: 2022 Nursology Theory Conference~
Upcoming: Nursing Theory Forum – April 6, 2022
Maria O'Rourke The American Academy of Nursing’s Nursing Theory-Guided Practice Expert Panel will present its April 2022 Nursing Theory Forum with Dr. Maria O’Rourke who will share her Role Driven Practice Theory. The Zoom forum will occur April 6, 2022, 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkd-ioqjouHtRvW9BbVz0XoX7QrRECZ-uk After registering, … Continue reading Upcoming: Nursing Theory Forum – April 6, 2022