Guest Contributors*:Andra Opalinski and Patricia Liehr We are responding to Dr. Foli’s request in her blog titled "Say It Ain’t So: Graduate Students Shade Nursing Theory!" where she stated…”What about you? If you have suggestions for me on how to strengthen the theory-to-primary care advanced practice connection in a master’s level course, please forward them…" … Continue reading We ARE the theory-practice connection; COVID-19 tells us so!
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Critical Caring in the context of COVID-19
A man and a woman were fishing on the river bank when they saw a woman struggling in the current. They rescued her. Soon, they saw a man struggling. They rescued him, too. This continued all afternoon. Finally, the exhausted pair decided to go upstream to find out where and why so many people were … Continue reading Critical Caring in the context of COVID-19
Moving from training to educating
More and more discussion is happening about the words we use in nursing. There are many words we need to move away from or change, and it will likely not happen in my lifetime. We are, however, making progress, and that’s what truly matters. Nursing faculty who teach their students more effective, helpful, and empowering … Continue reading Moving from training to educating
Posthumxnism and the Pandemic
Co-contributors with Jessica Dillard Wright:* Jane Hopkins Walsh Brandon Blaine Brown "One of the things that’s coming to light is how the global spread of a microscopic virus is placing the ravages of racism and inequity under the microscope. But the fact is, we don’t all see the same thing! Racism has a way of … Continue reading Posthumxnism and the Pandemic
WWFD: What Would Florence Do in the COVID-19 Pandemic?
On May 12th we celebrate Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday in the midst of a global pandemic. Nightingale, the acknowledged founder of modern nursing, was no stranger to the unfettered spread of communicable diseases. During her service in the Crimean War ten times more soldiers died from dysentery, cholera, typhoid fever, and typhus than the wounds … Continue reading WWFD: What Would Florence Do in the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Nightingale’s Vision for Nursing in 2020
“It will take 150 years for the world to see the kind of nursing I envision” The year 2020 marks the bicentennial of Nightingale’s birth and approximately, at least, the 150th anniversary of her prediction that “It will take 150 years for the world to see the kind of nursing I envision.” What was that … Continue reading Nightingale’s Vision for Nursing in 2020
Nurse Trauma in the Face of COVID-19
Guest Contributor Catherine Quay* On a rainy night in October 2019, I watched and celebrated as nursing students walked across the stage to receive their hard earned nursing pins. Little did we know that they would be entering the nursing workforce just prior to a global pandemic unlike one that has been seen in over … Continue reading Nurse Trauma in the Face of COVID-19
The Value of Primary Prevention
The COVID-19 pandemic reminds us of the primacy of primary prevention to maintain wellbecoming. The governmental recommendations or requirements for quarantines or sheltering in place during the pandemic are targeted to primary prevention. However, few people worldwide unfortunately think primary prevention. Instead, far too many global citizens avoid vaccinations or screening tests and wait until … Continue reading The Value of Primary Prevention
Keeping the Spark: How to Maintain your Humanism During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Guest Contributor: Erin Dolen, MS, RN, CNE The country, and the world, is at war. War against the virus SARS-CoV-2 that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 or “COVID-19” (FDA, 2020). As nurses, we must be on the front lines. Our dedication to the community to provide high-quality care should not end despite the complications associated with … Continue reading Keeping the Spark: How to Maintain your Humanism During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 and Psychological Trauma
I feel guilty as I write this. You see, I’m home with my family, safe and warm. Protected. Others, my comrades and fellow nurses are not. But I can guess, and have read and been informed of what they are facing on the front lines: reassigned to new hospitals and new duties, rendering care, sometimes … Continue reading COVID-19 and Psychological Trauma
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
Your Well-Being as a Nurse and the COVID-19 Pandemic
We are in an unprecedented time in history with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Nurses and other crucial healthcare providers are at the frontline navigating uncharted and uncertain territory. There are limited supplies, including personal protective equipment, and little is understood regarding the pathway to healing with COVID-19. As such, the management team at Nursology.net has … Continue reading Your Well-Being as a Nurse and the COVID-19 Pandemic