La vida como cuidado Contributor - Midalys Quevedo Navarro If caring, at least for one day, could be personified, it would surely not have just one face, but thousands of different faces reflected in every human encounter, revealing itself as life itself, with shades that mirror the diversity and wonder of our existence. It would … Continue reading Life as Caring
Application of Theory
Theory of Diversity of Human Field Pattern
Contributor - Marie Hastings-Tolsma, PhD, CNM, FACNM I was lucky enough to know Dr. Martha Rogers during doctoral studies at New York University. She was one of a kind and she made me rethink everything I had held sacrosanct in nursing. As I listened to her view of the world, I had to rethink my … Continue reading Theory of Diversity of Human Field Pattern
Is It Time to Move from Individual to Network Consciousness? Revisiting Health as Expanding Consciousness in an Era of Social Complexity Science
Guest Contributor: Raymond R. Romano, III Health as Expanding Consciousness (HEC) transformed nursing's understanding of health by reframing disease as manifestations of an evolving life pattern.1 The theory has generated decades of scholarship and insights into practice. Newman's greatest insight may have been that consciousness is revealed through pattern.2 If patterns can emerge not only … Continue reading Is It Time to Move from Individual to Network Consciousness? Revisiting Health as Expanding Consciousness in an Era of Social Complexity Science
Lost in Translation, Found in Caring: Overcoming Linguistic Distortions of “Care” vs. “Caring”
Guest Contributors: Midalys Quevedo Navarro, Assistant Professor & PhD Student, Faculty of Medical Sciences of Mayabeque, CubaANDTetsuya Tanioka, Professor of Nursing, Tokushima University, Japan | Director, Rozzano Locsin Institute Within nursing and the human sciences, the translation of concepts is not a mere linguistic exercise but a significant task that requires safeguarding the essence of … Continue reading Lost in Translation, Found in Caring: Overcoming Linguistic Distortions of “Care” vs. “Caring”
From Student to Staff Nurse: The Reality No One Talks About
Guest Contributors: M. Jalal Naeem and Romaisa NaeemBSN Students, Dow Universitywith Haseeb AhmedRegistered Nurse (RN), PRN, BSN, MSN Scholar, Nursing Faculty and Mentor, Aga Khan University The transition from nursing student to professional nurse is not simply a title change. It is a transformation in identity, responsibility, and resilience.Graduation from nursing school is frequently regarded … Continue reading From Student to Staff Nurse: The Reality No One Talks About
What Kapwa, the Axis of Filipino Caring, Teaches Us About Nursing
Contributors - Rudolf Cymorr Kirby P. Martinez, PhD, RNSavina O. Schoenhofer, PhD, RNAnne Boykin, PhD, RN Kapwa is a distinct cultural value among Filipinos, serving as our default way of relating to persons beyond the self. De Guia (2005) describes kapwa as the “self-in-the-other”, expressing the paradoxical oneness and uniqueness of each person. Human persons, … Continue reading What Kapwa, the Axis of Filipino Caring, Teaches Us About Nursing
The Pain of Dementia: A Perspective from Caring Theories
Contributor - Midalys Quevedo Navarro Dementia can be compared to a slow and persistent eclipse that obscures memory, identity, and the most intimate human bonds. It is not merely a disease that inhabits the body of the person affected; it is a tremor that shakes everyone around them, a shared pain that multiplies across families … Continue reading The Pain of Dementia: A Perspective from Caring Theories
The Pill Pile Problem: The Role of Nurses in Addressing the Polypharmacy Crisis
Contributor - Nkem Nneka Kimberly Chiedu, MSN, RN, BA Allow me to present a character we shall refer to as Mr. T. Picture Mr. T, a vibrant 74-year-old gentleman with a keen mind, arriving at the clinic for his routine checkup. He approaches your window to check in, and you, the nurse, welcome him warmly. … Continue reading The Pill Pile Problem: The Role of Nurses in Addressing the Polypharmacy Crisis
Anticipatory Grief: An Undergraduate Lesson Plan
Guest Contributor: Cheryl J. Bostelman MSN, RN Nursing programs across the United States teach students using the latest research and evidence-based practices. The entire human lifespan, from conception to death, is brought into the nursing classroom. Death can unfortunately occur at any time during the lifespan. When administering palliative and hospice care, the topic of … Continue reading Anticipatory Grief: An Undergraduate Lesson Plan
The Second Set of Eyes
Contributor: Hephzibah Thomas MSN, RN-BC Working in an outpatient setting is where you are simultaneously coordinating care in-person, triaging a symptom-based call on MyChart, refilling medications, screening labs so you don’t miss a critical value, managing continuous overflow of patients so providers are running on time, de-escalating patient concerns, attending to Rapid Response calls, being … Continue reading The Second Set of Eyes
When the Scalpel Meets Sustainability : The Hidden Future of Surgical Nursing
Guest Contributor: Sheroza Gulzar AliBScN, MScN candidate, Aga Khan University It was a Tuesday morning—the kind that begins with an espresso and a theatre board listing twelve laparoscopic cholecystectomies. I remember pausing, gloved hands hovering over the back table, as the scrub tech ripped open another bundle of disposable instruments. Behind us, three orange biohazard … Continue reading When the Scalpel Meets Sustainability : The Hidden Future of Surgical Nursing
Reflections on Virtual Nursing Theory Week 2026
Contributor: Mana Ghanbar Nezhad In virtual nursing theory week, I learned that nursing is far more than performing tasks or following procedures; It is a complex, relational, and dynamic profession that requires the integration of ethical values, clinical knowledge, technological competence, and systemic awareness. Caring is not simply about having good intentions; it is something … Continue reading Reflections on Virtual Nursing Theory Week 2026
6 Minutes: The Death of Nursing
Contributor - Vincent Derby The privatization of healthcare has shifted the focus from clinical excellence to the prioritization of shareholder equity. Meline (2025) found that for-profit hospitals invest less into nursing services, leading to higher nurse-to-patient ratios, 4.7 to 6.8 at non-profit versus for profit respectively (Muir et al, 2025), resulting in a lesser amount … Continue reading 6 Minutes: The Death of Nursing
Nursing as a Science of Solidarity
Contributor - Midalys Quevedo Navarro Nursing as a Science of Solidarity (English Version) Amid crises that wound, inequalities that fragment, and borders that raise walls, nursing rises as a voice calling for a science of solidarity. A science that does not confine itself to numbers or laboratories, but expands as a bridge among peoples, as … Continue reading Nursing as a Science of Solidarity
More Cutlery in Our Drawers: Unpacking Mishel’s Theory of Uncertainty – Part 2, Forks
Contributor - Justin McFail, MSN, RN Last year I wrote a piece about Spoon Theory as a way of understanding self-care. My spoons have been limited this week. My wife very nicely shared her COVID virus with me. While our cases have been mild in comparison to many, my spoons – our spoons – have … Continue reading More Cutlery in Our Drawers: Unpacking Mishel’s Theory of Uncertainty – Part 2, Forks
We Trained Them to Control—Then Sent Them to the Community
Contributor - Rudolf Cymorr Kirby Martinez, PhD, MA, RN, CGNC, CNE, WWCC, HWNC-BC, AHN-BC, SGAHN, FFNMRCSI I am a nurse educator who considers myself a holistic and transcultural nurse practicing primarily in community settings. Students often describe community health nursing as one of the most fulfilling fields of nursing, yet it remains an unpopular choice … Continue reading We Trained Them to Control—Then Sent Them to the Community
Moving Towards Cultural Humility in Advanced Practice Nursing Education
Contributor: Hannah Scranton Contemporary nursing practice occurs within social and structural contexts that shape both health outcomes and clinical relationships. While cultural competence has been incorporated into U.S. nursing curricula, its emphasis on knowledge acquisition and generalized cultural characteristics is insufficient for preparing nurses to engage with complex, intersecting identities and power dynamics in contemporary … Continue reading Moving Towards Cultural Humility in Advanced Practice Nursing Education
Doing Nursing Without Understanding Nursing: Why Nursing Theories such as NurCaM Matters
Contributor - Rudolf Cymorr Kirby Martinez, PhD, MA, RN, CGNC, CNE, WWCC, HWNC-BC, AHN-BC, SGAHN, FFNMRCSI I am a nurse educator from the Philippines who has been in academia for at least 12 years. I started in nursing education at the baccalaureate level, handling students in Community Health Nursing clinical rotation. During this time, I … Continue reading Doing Nursing Without Understanding Nursing: Why Nursing Theories such as NurCaM Matters
Integrating Peplau’s Theory in Managing the Communication of Bad News in Oncology Nursing
Contributor - Elodie Alves de Carvalho “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” - Peter Drucker. Joining a nursing team in an Oncology Day Hospital means, on a daily basis, providing care in contexts of profound vulnerability. Within this setting, the communication of bad news emerges as an inevitable and deeply … Continue reading Integrating Peplau’s Theory in Managing the Communication of Bad News in Oncology Nursing
Norwegian Nurse Educators Recognize that Nursing Theories are of Vital Importance…Do You?
Contributor: Savina O. SchoenhoferCo-developer of the theory of Nursing As Caring Source: ChatGPT A study of Norwegian nurse educators’ perceptions of the meaning of nursing theories at the baccalaureate level, recently published in the Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences (Kvande et al., 2026) prompted me to ask the question that titles these reflections. That focus … Continue reading Norwegian Nurse Educators Recognize that Nursing Theories are of Vital Importance…Do You?