When I started my PhD program, I had no idea how important philosophy would become in my life. Fast forward to now, as a PhD candidate, my nursing philosophy is the cornerstone for how I look at the world and how I perform research as novice nurse scientist. But, this is not to say that … Continue reading How the Nursing Philosophy of Intermodernism Changed the Way I See the World as a Novice Nurse Scientist
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We ARE the theory-practice connection; COVID-19 tells us so!
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!
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?
Another First for Nursology!
The Roy Academia Nursology Research Center (RANRC, see http://www.ranrc.com/) recently published the first issue of the Nursology Letter (see http://www.ranrc.com/nursology-letter/). This is the first known publication from a research center to use the word, nursology, in its title! The RANRC is a unit of the School of Nursing at St. Mary’s College in Kurume, Japan … Continue reading Another First for Nursology!
Holiday Greetings to All!
We all on the Nursology.net management and blogging team wish everyone a peaceful and healthy holiday season! We will return with our regular weekly blog post next week to start the New Year!
The Environment, Climate Change, and the #Climate Strike: A Nursology Perspective
with contributions by Peggy Chinn Also see Adeline Falk-Rafael's "addendum" to this post below The nursology.net management team agreed to participate in the September 20, 2019 #Climate Strike - Nursology.net went to a green screen acknowledging the importance of this public action for the entire day on September 20th. By doing so, we joined people … Continue reading The Environment, Climate Change, and the #Climate Strike: A Nursology Perspective
Happy Anniversary/Happy Birthday to Nursology.net!
We invite all of our visitors to join with us in developing this important resource! Contact us with your interest and ideas! This site is developed and managed solely by nursologist volunteers so our costs are minimal, but we welcome contributions to help assure the site's future!! Jacqueline Fawcett: This is a very special blog, … Continue reading Happy Anniversary/Happy Birthday to 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
A Critical Review of 5 Nursing Journal Editorials on the Topic of Nursology
A recent CINAHL search with the keyword “Nursology” revealed 5 editorials in leading nursing journals that focus on acquainting the journal’s readers with the website and the initiative. Not surprisingly, 3 of those editors were founding members of the Nursology.net website. Each shared a different aspect of the project. Jacqueline Fawcett is the facilitator of … Continue reading A Critical Review of 5 Nursing Journal Editorials on the Topic of Nursology
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!
Nursologists and Their Comic Character Avatars
Once upon a time, I had a faculty colleague who had a wonderful sense of humor. She could even inject humor into the statistics and research methods courses she taught. Unfortunately, I did not have anything close to her sense of humor. However, she assured me that it was very difficult to find humor in … Continue reading Nursologists and Their Comic Character Avatars
Nursing Philosophy Conference in August – and More!
We have added a new 2019 "Future Event" related to the development of nursing knowledge - the 13th Philosophy in the Nurse’s World & 23rd International Philosophy of Nursing Conference, to be held in Victoria, BC, Canada, August 18-20, 2019. In addition to the conference information, you will now find two important dates related to this conference … Continue reading Nursing Philosophy Conference in August – and More!
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
Today – the official launch of Nursology.net!
Today, September 18, 2018, we are formally unveiling Nursology.net -- the nurse led, nurse developed repository providing the most current and accurate information about nursing discipline-specific knowledge that advances human betterment globally. We are a team of nurse scholars who believe in the power of nursing ideas, honor the heritage of nursing ideas that form the foundation … Continue reading Today – the official launch of Nursology.net!
Welcome to Nursology.net!
Welcome to the Nursology.net website – a repository for resources and events related to the development, study and application of nursing knowledge. If you are reading this blog post, you found us before the site is ready to "unveil" and there is still a lot to be done to reach our vision! But we are … Continue reading Welcome to Nursology.net!