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
Application of Theory
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?
Nursing As Caring Theory: A Guide for Nurses Toward Discovery and Awakening
Contributor: Dr. Rafael Tubongbanua EdD, MN, RN, FSIEN The Nursing As Caring Theory by Boykin and Schoenhofer (1993, 2001) cultivates the power of nurses to develop the caring consciousness needed for contemporary nursing practice. The future of nursing grounded in caring will remain relevant as nurses who have developed caring consciousness go on a lifelong … Continue reading Nursing As Caring Theory: A Guide for Nurses Toward Discovery and Awakening
How the Burnout Crisis is Hurting Nurse Leaders
Contributor - Obidigwe Adaora Victoria, RN Burnout leads to turnover, says Claire Zangerle, CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. And she should know. As a chief nurse executive, she’s been working at Ground Zero. While chatting with Chief Healthcare Executive, Zangerle didn’t sugarcoat the issue. She calls it a problem because that’s exactly … Continue reading How the Burnout Crisis is Hurting Nurse Leaders
Flames of Our Unity
Guest Contributor: Rachell NguyenDoctor of Philosophy Student at Texas Woman's University Alone and in despairLost in a world without sightCrouched in melancholic postureDarkness slowly overtakes light.The soul’s luster starts to dimWhen, suddenly, flames appearFrom a distance, they come closerFear not, as help is finally near!As the flames grow closer together,They unite with the lost soul … Continue reading Flames of Our Unity
Too Young, Too Female, Too Anxious: A Peace and Power Nursing Reflection
Contributor - Jodi Clee Kennedy, MSN, RN, AGACNPTWU PhD Student I opened my eyes at 7:00 a.m. to a heart rate of 130 beats per minute. I had committed to a dress rehearsal at noon for my Active Older Adult group at the YMCA. I couldn’t miss it. For three weeks leading up to the … Continue reading Too Young, Too Female, Too Anxious: A Peace and Power Nursing Reflection
That Was His Music
Contributor - Wyona M. Freysteinson, PhD, MN, RN, FAAN This blog shares a simple moment that became a powerful reminder of how quiet intuition, presence, and energy can shape the experience of patients and families in ways we may never fully understand. When I was asked to share a story from my 50 years in … Continue reading That Was His Music
Offering Cues, Honoring Presence: A Nursological View of Olson’s Cue Response Theory in Acquired Brain Injury Nursing Care
Contributor - Julie Joseph MSN, RN, CCRN, PhD Nursing Student Light filters through a quiet grove of trees, casting long shadows across the grass, movement occurring without urgency or force. That same stillness often settles over the intensive care unit in the early morning hours. Machines hum steadily, monitors glow in the dim light, and … Continue reading Offering Cues, Honoring Presence: A Nursological View of Olson’s Cue Response Theory in Acquired Brain Injury Nursing Care
The Reflection to Liberation Model: Bridging Cultural Competence and Emancipatory Praxis in Nursing
Contributor: Rebecca Lu MSN, FNP-C The impacts of colonialism are entrenched in society and continue to oppress our systems in both apparent and subtle ways (Chinn, 2022). In healthcare, prioritization of Western care modalities and ideologies can alienate culturally diverse patients and lead to poorer health outcomes (Thomas et al., 2023). Increased awareness of colonialist … Continue reading The Reflection to Liberation Model: Bridging Cultural Competence and Emancipatory Praxis in Nursing
Reducing Mental Health Stigma in Nursing Education: Lessons from Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory
Contributor - Elouise Runnels Ford, RN, MSN, MHEd Mental illness remains one of the most stigmatized health conditions worldwide, and stigma often extends into healthcare, including nursing (Ben Natan, Drori, & Hochman, 2024). Nurses play a critical role in supporting individuals with mental health challenges, yet unintentional biases can influence the care they provide and … Continue reading Reducing Mental Health Stigma in Nursing Education: Lessons from Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory
Thinking Nursology: Practice as Habit
Co-contributors: Christina Nyirati andJacqueline Fawcett * We maintain that most nursologists conduct research and practice within the context of nursology knowledge, although that knowledge is not always explicit, for it is impossible to think atheoretically (Fawcett, 2019). What, then, does “thinking nursology” mean? For us, this means thinking within the context of explicit nursology knowledge, … Continue reading Thinking Nursology: Practice as Habit
Restoring the Bridge Between Nursing Theory and Clinical Practice: A Call to Rebalance
Contributor - Aissatou GueyePhD student, Boston College Connell School of Nursing “When nurses cross freely between the two shores of theory and practice, knowledge becomes wisdom, and practice becomes an act of artistry and consciousness.” In nursing classrooms, we speak of caring as both art and science—an integration of empirical evidence, aesthetic knowing, personal presence, … Continue reading Restoring the Bridge Between Nursing Theory and Clinical Practice: A Call to Rebalance
Teaching Community Health Nursing Innovatively with Nursology Knowledge–Pender and Watson
Guest Contributor: Jennifer M. HackelAdjunct Professor of Nursing, University of Southern Maine Teaching Community Health Nursing to undergraduate students during the pandemic offered this professor a good opportunity to ground them in nursology. The clinical placement for my section of eight students was immersing them in the community where I live -- a rural unbridged … Continue reading Teaching Community Health Nursing Innovatively with Nursology Knowledge–Pender and Watson
From Survivor to Scientist: Confronting Intimate Partner Violence Across the Caribbean Diaspora
Contributor - Diana Dupelord, BSN, RNRecent graduate, Florida International University At a young age, I viewed intimate partner violence (IPV) as a problem reserved for adults. Based on IPV: A Loop of Abuse, Depression, and Victimization, an increased exposure to IPV during adolescence can be a predictive indicator of interpersonal violence occurring 15 years later … Continue reading From Survivor to Scientist: Confronting Intimate Partner Violence Across the Caribbean Diaspora
Reducing Implicit Bias in Nursing: Lessons from Watson and Leininger
Contributor: Serena Tobar Implicit bias is a quiet yet powerful influence in healthcare. It affects decisions, communication, and patient outcomes—often without our awareness (FitzGerald & Hurst, 2017). As nurses, we strive to provide equitable and compassionate care, but unconscious assumptions can obstruct that goal. In addition to academic knowledge, nursing theories offer practical frameworks for … Continue reading Reducing Implicit Bias in Nursing: Lessons from Watson and Leininger
Follow the Leader: Martha E. Rogers’ Thoughts of Optimism
Contributors: Martha R Alligood and Jacqueline Fawcett Martha E. Rogers Martha R. Alligood and Jacqueline Fawcett presented the paper, “Follow the Leader: Martha E. Rogers’ Thoughts of Optimism” at the 2025 Society of Rogerian Scholars Hybrid Conference “Inspiring Optimism in Times of Turbulence: A Rogerian Nursing Science Perspective” on October 25, 2025. Our paper was … Continue reading Follow the Leader: Martha E. Rogers’ Thoughts of Optimism
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
Intersection of Caring and Technology: How Nursing Theory Can Guide Us
Contributor - Janet L. Attisha2025 Nursology.net Intern Statistician and nurse theorist Florence Nightingale used data and the polar area diagram to advocate for better health outcomes of British soldiers injured in the Crimea War (Bostridge, 2020). Fast forward from Nightingale to today and we are in an era of envisioning the tailored treatment of disease … Continue reading Intersection of Caring and Technology: How Nursing Theory Can Guide Us
School Nurse Self-Efficacy in Sports Injury Management – Novice to Expert
Contributor - Violita L. McDonald During a high school girls' basketball tournament, I was called by the coach to the gym to assess a student with an injury. Upon arrival, the student-athlete was on the floor in excruciating pain with an obvious deformity to her right knee. At that moment, I realized how vital my … Continue reading School Nurse Self-Efficacy in Sports Injury Management – Novice to Expert