Contributor: Jean Croce Hemphill, PhD, FNP- BC The power of position, of conferred authority, and the power of societal and cultural privilege, converged this month in the state of Tennessee resulting in the silencing of diverse voices demanding action against gun violence. Given the moniker, the Tennessee Three, Justin Pearson, Gloria Johnson, and Justin Jones, … Continue reading Power, racism, and the imperative of advocacy in the nursing profession: A call to action from the Tennessee Three
Policy
Policy With or Without Theory: Questions to be Answered
Contributors:Chantal Cara, Jacqueline Fawcett, Deanna Gray-Miceli, M. Lindell Joseph, and Maya Zumstein-Shaha We maintain that health policies of interest to nursologists must be based on explicit nursology knowledge, thereby providing the necessary specific perspective that helps distinguish nursology from other scientific disciplines. We know, however, that not all nursologists agree with our position. Therefore, the … Continue reading Policy With or Without Theory: Questions to be Answered
Nurse as Patient Part 2: Anomalies in Normal Science*
Photo by Jan Antonin Kolar on Unsplash I believe there is more to say about the “nurse as patient,” a necessary shift in our thinking about the global crisis in nursing. Let me start by describing an article I use in one of my courses. This semester, I am the instructor of record for a … Continue reading Nurse as Patient Part 2: Anomalies in Normal Science*
Women’s Rights are Human Rights: Women’s Health is Human Health
On this momentous day in the United States, as we witness the blatant evil heaped on American women by the Supreme Court action to end the protection of abortion access, it is time to renew our commitment as a discipline to the optimum health and well-being of all. The U.S. now joins Russia, North Korea … Continue reading Women’s Rights are Human Rights: Women’s Health is Human Health
The Point is to Change It: Nursing Theory and Ending Gun Violence
Contributors*: Danielle Walker MSN, PMHNP-BC @danielletanikaRobin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FAAN @RobinCoganRae Walker PhD RN FAAN @UMassWalkerJess Dillard-Wright, PhD, MA, RN, CNM @midwifingtherevolutionJane Hopkins-Walsh MSN, PNP-BC @_radicalnursing Once again, the world looks on as the United States wrings its hands, inert in the face of white supremacist gun violence and mass death. The thoughts and … Continue reading The Point is to Change It: Nursing Theory and Ending Gun Violence
In Search of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Communities
First they came for the communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a communist Then they came for the socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a socialistThen they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionistThen they came … Continue reading In Search of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Communities
Guest Post – Nursing’s call to action to address the social determinants of health
Guest contributors: Kelli DePriest, PhD, RNPaul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN Teddie Potter, PhD, RN, FAAN Recently, several Expert Panels of the American Academy of Nursing collaborated to draft a new conceptual framework and consensus statement related to social determinants of health. The year-long endeavor integrated the thoughts and expertise of 15 nursing leaders. The outcome of … Continue reading Guest Post – Nursing’s call to action to address the social determinants of health
Letter to the ANA
On September 26, 2020, the Nursology.net management team sent the following letter to the American Nursses Association, urging the organization to take a stand on the U.S. Presidential election candidates. We believe that given the dual pandemic of COVID-19 and racism, nursing's strong voice of advocacy for the health of the nation must be heard. … Continue reading Letter to the ANA
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
Visions for 2020 – the Year of the Nurse
To all Nursology.net visitors - welcome to the Year 2020! As we enter this year, we members of the site management and blogging teams join in celebrating the "Year of the Nurse and Midwife" and offer our visions for the coming year and beyond! The year 2020 was designated In January 2019 by the World … Continue reading Visions for 2020 – the Year of the Nurse