Welcome to the New Year of 2026! We are starting the new year by announcing abstract due dates for two nursing theory- related conferences, and a reminder of the Nursology Virtual Nursing Theory Week! Abstracts Roy Adaptation Association-International Conference – New Deadline for Abstract Submission: January 15, 2026. Abstracts can be submitted in either English or … Continue reading 2026 Abstract due dates and Events on the horizon!
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Writer’s Camp Resource: “Blog Post, Journal Article, or Both?”
If you are confused about the differences between blogs and journal articles, you are not alone! To the rescue - the recent article in Writer's Camp titled "Blog Post, Journal Article, or Both?" This article explains the distinctions, and also introduces the 'hybrid" concept that is being used for "Writer's Camp"! Writer's Camp has very … Continue reading Writer’s Camp Resource: “Blog Post, Journal Article, or Both?”
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
Save the Date! Virtual Nursology Theory Week, March 20-24, 2025
The 2024 Virtual Nursology Theory Week is now history, so it is now time to make sure you save the date for 2025! March 20-24, 2025. This is a conference for all nurses who are interested in learning more about the knowledge foundation on which nursing is based - the ideas and values that define who … Continue reading Save the Date! Virtual Nursology Theory Week, March 20-24, 2025
New Book Featuring Rogerian Nursing Science
The Society of Rogerian Scholars is pleased to announce publication of Evolving Rogerian Nursing Science: John R. Phillips’ Unique Contributions in both paperback and e-book formats, available through Amazon. This book contains Phillips’ major publications from 1990 - 2023, depicting the evolution of the science of unitary human beings from the foremost Rogerian scholar of … Continue reading New Book Featuring Rogerian Nursing Science
Report from the Newman Theory/Research/Practice Society in Japan
Contributors: Mari Mitsugi, Satoko Imaizumi, Mitoko Senzaki, Emiko Endo We are pleased to report on the work of the Newman Theory/Research/Practice Society in Japan. We have already posted three times on this NET (Jan. 10, 2019, by Endo & Mitsugi; Dec. 17, 2019, by Pharris; and Jan. 26, 2021, by Imaizumi, etc.). Here, the new … Continue reading Report from the Newman Theory/Research/Practice Society in Japan
Reflections on the 2023 Virtual Nursology Theory Conference
The Virtual Nursology Theory Week was once again - a resounding success! As the detailed comments below demonstrate, the conference offered a new kind of experience that was enlightening and inspiring! Attendees ranged from scholars embarking on new careers in their PhD programs, to nurse scholars with many decades of experience of teaching, research, and … Continue reading Reflections on the 2023 Virtual Nursology Theory Conference
A Primer for Using and Citing Nursology.net Content
The challenges of how, when and why to give attribution to material on the World Wide Web has opened up many new cans of worms for authors and academic scholars everywhere. Unlike any other media available, the Web provides an open and accessible source from which material can be lifted and almost instantly copied and … Continue reading A Primer for Using and Citing Nursology.net Content
Happy Anniversary, Nursology.net!
This week marks 3 years since Nursolog.net became a reality! My thanks to the vision of Jacqueline Fawcett, Peggy Chinn and other members pf the AAN theory-guided practice panel who were part of that initial envisioning of bringing nursing knowledge into the digital age and making the theoretical and conceptual basis for nursing practice more … Continue reading Happy Anniversary, Nursology.net!
The Nursology Initiative in the Philippines
Contributor: Rudolf Cymorr Kirby P. Martinez, Ph.D. Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) is the largest and the national referral center for pediatric cases in the Philippines. I started my professional journey here as a staff nurse after I finished my MA in nursing, and soon after, I completed my Ph.D. I transitioned to academia. After … Continue reading The Nursology Initiative in the Philippines
Foundations of Nursology Syllabus: Another New Resource on Nursology.net
Coauthor: Rosemary William Eustace, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC We, along with all members of the nursology.net management team, are very pleased to offer another resource for nursology – the Foundations of Nursology syllabus. The syllabus is offered in conjunction with our teaching strategies resources (Fawcett, 2019) as well as other nursology website resources about nursing conceptual models, grand … Continue reading Foundations of Nursology Syllabus: Another New Resource on Nursology.net
Virtual Nursology Theory Week – March 17-24, 2021!
Registration open! Details of the program for the March 17-24 Virtual Nursology Theory Week are now available on the Nursology Theory Conference Website, including details of the "breakout sessions" for the week! Once you register, you will have access to any and all of the conference virtual events, as well as the digital Guidebook containing … Continue reading Virtual Nursology Theory Week – March 17-24, 2021!
Celebration! 2nd Anniversary of Nursology.net
. . . . it is worth reiterating the point that compared with atheoretical actions, those that are conceptually grounded have a higher probability of achieving their intended consequences. Not just because they are contemplated more intentionally but because the vast majority of . . . . theories/frameworks pay heed to the important messiness of … Continue reading Celebration! 2nd Anniversary of Nursology.net
How to Teach Nursology: A New Resource on Nursology.net
The nursology.net management team is very pleased to announce a new resource for educators of nursology – Teaching/Learning Strategies. This resource is devoted to explanations of diverse approaches to teaching nursology. The first approach focuses on one way to teach the APPLICATION of nursology conceptual models and theories for practice. This teaching strategy involves teams … Continue reading How to Teach Nursology: A New Resource on Nursology.net
Who IS the First!
This blog is a follow up to the Who Will Be First? blog posted on May 21st. We now have an answer to that question! I recently learned from Sr. Callista Roy that a research center in her name included the word, nursology, in the center title. The title is: Roy Academia Nursology Research Center. … Continue reading Who IS the First!
You can do it — contribute to the Nursology.net blog!
We hope everyone has noticed that Nursology.net has heaps of opportunities for people to contribute - but did you know that you can contribute to our blog? This blog is a multi-author blog (MAB), plus we welcome guest authors - which gives you an opportunity to become familiar with the process of blogging. But wait … Continue reading You can do it — contribute to the Nursology.net blog!
The Experience of Nursology.net
Just before the holidays, my long-time friend, Sue Huether, said to me after spending some time on Nursology.net - "Peggy, this is not just a website - it's an experience!" Her comment inspired our new site tagline because in fact, Nursology.net has indeed turned out to be an experience! Even for those of us building … Continue reading The Experience of Nursology.net
Interested In Contributing To Nursology.Net?: The Innovative Way Of Promoting Global Exchange Of Nursing Knowledge
Nursology.net exists to provide a way for you, the reader, to get your research out to a broad, global audience! We are increasingly challenged to find new ways of improving population health outcomes by ensuring quality nursing care for all (Fawcett, Amweg, Legor, Kim, & Maghrabi, 2018). As the largest segment of the health care … Continue reading Interested In Contributing To Nursology.Net?: The Innovative Way Of Promoting Global Exchange Of Nursing Knowledge
Values and Ethics: Foundations of Nursology.net
There are sections of many websites that are seldom visited - the mission, goals, or "About" pages that set forth the purposes that shape the content, focus and direction of the site. Nursology.net is no exception, other than the fact that many first-time visitors may be intrigued by the name of this site and might … Continue reading Values and Ethics: Foundations of Nursology.net