Notable works Hall, J. M., & Fields, B. (2012). Race and microaggression in nursing knowledge development. ANS. Advances in Nursing Science, 35(1), 25–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0b013e3182433b70 Exactly ten years ago, in the January-March 2012 issue of Advances in Nursing Science, an article appeared titled “Race and microaggression in nursing knowledge development” authored by Joanne Hall and Becky … Continue reading Race and Microaggression in Nursing Knowledge Development*
Author: Peggy L Chinn
Virtual Nursing Theory Week – Register now!
Registration is open! Click here to register. The Virtual Nursing Theory Week will be held from March 17-21, 2022. This will be a five day, virtual event held via Zoom with a mix of panel presentations, knowledge sessions, and poster presentations. The preliminary schedule will be posted soon! The registration fee for the VNTW 2022 is … Continue reading Virtual Nursing Theory Week – Register now!
11th Edition of “Knowledge Development in Nursing” is now available!
Hot off the press - "Knowledge Development in Nursing: Theory and Process - 11th Edition" authored by Peggy L. Chinn, Maeona K. Kramer, and Kathleen Sitzman. The content in this edition has not only been updated and refined, but we have re-organized the content, presenting the basic, fundamental descriptions and explanations at the start of … Continue reading 11th Edition of “Knowledge Development in Nursing” is now available!
Decolonizing Nursing: What? Why? How?
On September 23, 2021, Nursology.net and the Center for Nursing Philosophy sponsored a powerful panel presentation focused on the topic "Decolonizing Nursing." Seven nurse scholars of color shared their perspectives and their current work to bring the perspectives of people of color to the center, to empower anti-racist thought and action, and to activate real … Continue reading Decolonizing Nursing: What? Why? How?
Thelma M. Schorr (Dec 15, 1924 – Dec 20, 2024)
Guardian of the DisciplineDeath - December 20, 2024 Thelma Schorr is among the greatest of nursing journal editors, serving at the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) company for forty years from 1950-1990. She progressed from editorial assistant to editor-in-chief, and then ten years as president and publisher. When she assumed the editorship of AJN, Thelma … Continue reading Thelma M. Schorr (Dec 15, 1924 – Dec 20, 2024)
Sept 23 – Panel Discussion -Decolonizing Nursing: What? Why? How?
A webinar panel presentation sponsored by Nursology.net in association with the Center for Nursing Philosophy September 23, 2021, 6 - 7:30 PM Eastern (US & Canada) ALL ARE INVITED! Panelists Lisa Bourque Bearskin, RN, PhD, Thompson Rivers University (BC)Lucinda Canty, RN, PhD, University of St. Joseph (CT)Barbara Hatcher, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, George Mason UniversityLucy … Continue reading Sept 23 – Panel Discussion -Decolonizing Nursing: What? Why? How?
Nursology and the Bold Future of Nursing
Recently I was invited to give a presentation for faculty and students at the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University, based on my keynote address at the March 2019 conference "Nursing Theory: A Fifty Year Perspective, Past, Present and Future." Download the text of that speech here. True to the lifeways of … Continue reading Nursology and the Bold Future of Nursing
Theorizing as Emancipatory Action; Emancipatory Action as Theorizing
Over the past year those of us managing the Nursology.net website have experienced two unintended consequences - growing awareness of the importance of fundamental nursing/ public health knowledge and action, and the imperative to examine the structural and interpersonal dynamics of racism. As the web manager of this Nursology.net site as well as the NurseManifest.com … Continue reading Theorizing as Emancipatory Action; Emancipatory Action as Theorizing
Virtual Nursing Theory Week – A Landmark Success!
Q - How on earth can we have a dynamic theory conference with 70 breakout sessions - on Zoom? A - We are nurses -- we will find a way! And find a way we did! Thanks to the amazing leadership and expert organizing skills of Leslie Nicoll (Editor of CIN: Computers Informatics Nursing), we … Continue reading Virtual Nursing Theory Week – A Landmark Success!
Scholarly Publishing Shaping Anti-Racist Futures
The recent spotlight on police brutality and killing of Black Americans prompted widespread reflection and change toward social justice and racial inequities in almost all sectors of society - including the realm of scholarly publishing. The "Scholarly Kitchen," blog of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, posted a notice of an "Antiracist Framework for Scholarly Publishing" … Continue reading Scholarly Publishing Shaping Anti-Racist Futures
2020 was the year . . .
Anyone alive today (except the yet unborn!) will forever relate a memorable end to this sentence . "2020 was the year . . . "! For a handful of humans all over the globe, there will be those who end this sentence with "2020 was the year I was born, and I survived the great … Continue reading 2020 was the year . . .
The Intersections of Nursing Scholarship and Nursing Activism
In the early 1980s when Maeona Kramer and I first began to put together ideas for a text on theory development in nursing, we were committed to addressing nursing knowledge development beyond the typical boundaries of empirical research and theory development. We had both completed, in 1971, doctoral degrees in Educational Psychology (Maeona at Wayne … Continue reading The Intersections of Nursing Scholarship and Nursing Activism
Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing
Our Nursology.net community is committed to addressing the burning issue of racism, how this systemic condition has influenced the development of nursing knowledge, and how this situation can be changed (see our statement on racism in the sidebar for more information). The NurseManifest project has just announced a series of web discussions “Overdue Reckoning on … Continue reading Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing
In case you missed it – Nursing and Racism
Source - https://mistermkan.com/ There seems to have been a glitch in our June 16th post titled "Nursing and Racism: Are We Part of the Problem, Part of the Solution, or Perhaps Both?" So just in case you missed it, follow this link to view, and please add your thoughts and comments to this important challenge! https://nursology.net/2020/06/16/nursing-and-racism-are-we-part-of-the-problem-or-part-of-the-solution-perhaps-both/
Nursing and Racism: Are We Part of the Problem, Part of the Solution, or Perhaps Both?
One of the first "lessons" in my now-long-ago nursing education was "the nursing process." This was in the early 1960s, almost a decade before anyone spoke of nursing theory, but the University of Hawaii (my alma mater) had modeled the curriculum on that of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) which was designed … Continue reading Nursing and Racism: Are We Part of the Problem, Part of the Solution, or Perhaps Both?
Hidden Risks of Physical Distancing and Social Isolation
The single most important and essential step being taken worldwide to contain the spread of the COVID19 crisis is what is widely known as "social distancing." But in fact this is physical distancing that heightens the risk of social isolation, conflict and stress. This necessary physical distancing is only tolerable for the most introverted of … Continue reading Hidden Risks of Physical Distancing and Social Isolation
A Dozen and One Ways to Love Our Discipline!
Later this week February 14th, is Valentine's Day - the internationally recognized holiday that variously inspires young children to try their hand at making an original card expressing at least admiration for other children, and compels adults to exchange gifts symbolizing their adoration of one another. Putting aside the commercialization of a day with deep … Continue reading A Dozen and One Ways to Love Our Discipline!
Decolonizing Nursing
Series: Notable WorksSee Recording of March 9th Platica, hosted by Caroline Ortiz Source As the year 2020 starts to unfold, along with escalating tensions world-wide related to power imbalances, inequities, and injustices, I am drawn to consider how our own endeavors related to the development of nursing knowledge intersect with these very large tensions that … Continue reading Decolonizing Nursing
Rhetaugh Etheldra Graves Dumas (1926 – 2007)*
Guardian of the Discipline Rhetaugh Etheldra Graves Dumas was an esteemed nursing “leader with vision, insight, and wise counsel who had a major impact in the advancement of nursing, health care, and academic programs.“ She was inspired to become a nurse because of her mother, who wanted to be a nurse but could not because … Continue reading Rhetaugh Etheldra Graves Dumas (1926 – 2007)*
Nursing Journal Editors 2019 Annual Conference: A report
Introduction by Peggy L Chinn, Editor, Advances in Nursing Science Every year for the past 38 years, nursing journal editors have met to discuss issues in publishing and editing, challenges in the discipline that influence nursing literature, and to educate ourselves to maintain the highest standards of journalism in nursing. The conference is planned, hosted … Continue reading Nursing Journal Editors 2019 Annual Conference: A report