Contributor - Jessica K. Cochran, BSN RN At the age of 29, three weeks deep into the haze of being freshly postpartum, I found myself on the couch seemingly continuously nursing my new baby and glued to the coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I was particularly riveted by the story of a young … Continue reading The Best Nursing Job: Fulfilling My “Why” in Nursing Through the Nurse-Family Partnership Program
Professional Issues
The hospital–community transition in children with palliative needs: which role do nurses have in the light of Meleis Transition Theory?
Contributor - David de Sousa Loura "Palliative care is only for the people who are dying." This is one of the main prejudices associated with palliative care that persists in our global community. In my professional environment, which includes an inpatient unit where we care for children with complex chronic conditions (CCC) and their families, … Continue reading The hospital–community transition in children with palliative needs: which role do nurses have in the light of Meleis Transition Theory?
Por Que Yo? Why Me?
Contributor - Maribel Alcala This brief introduction encourages the development of the nursology knowledge on cultural diversity and inclusion. It focuses on the vulnerability of the Spanish-speaking population in the United States who immigrated to this country looking for a better quality of life, leaving behind what they have been taught for generations, their homes, … Continue reading Por Que Yo? Why Me?
Cheap Forgiveness
Historically, bioethics began centuries ago as both a pastoral and theological enterprise within religious traditions. It was pastoral in the sense that clergy would address the questions of right and wrong, good and evil, in relation to questions of uncertainty among the faithful. It was a theological enterprise in the sense that the theologians would … Continue reading Cheap Forgiveness
Hospitals or prisons? Abdellah’s contributions for individualizing and humanizing care
Contributor: André Mafra Rodrigues Hospitals and prisons unequivocally have different work objectives. However, they have several similar aspects regarding their operation, organization, and service delivery. Thus, since these organizations have different work objectives, why do behaviors and dynamics persist today that make hospitals so like prisons? When admitted to any health care facility, patients are … Continue reading Hospitals or prisons? Abdellah’s contributions for individualizing and humanizing care
Is Nursing Theory Guiding Nursing Doctoral Research?
Source In March of 2022, at the Nursology Theory Conference, our research team presented a study that explored the use of theory, and specifically nursing theory, to guide nursing doctoral research. There was very little published research on this topic; therefore, a group of us decided to look into it. The topic of theory-guided research … Continue reading Is Nursing Theory Guiding Nursing Doctoral Research?
The Focus of the Discipline of Nursing
Notable works Newman, M.A., Sime, A.M. & Corcoran-Perry, S.A. (1991). The focus of the discipline of nursing, Advances in Nursing Science, 14(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1097/00012272-199109000-00002 Based on my many years of experience in nursing education, I believe that the most important concept that students need to grasp is that nursing is a discipline. Nursing isn’t the application … Continue reading The Focus of the Discipline of Nursing
Feeling Like a Nurse – Self Defining the Moment
Contributor: Isla A. McKenzie-Henry, MSN, RN, CNE-cl, NEA-BC (EdD Candidate) This is the last in a series of posts about a nursology study conducted by a student-faculty group from the Online Nursing Education (ONE) program at Teachers College Columbia University. The study, “Use of Foundational Concepts in Program and Course Descriptions: An Analysis of Prelicensure … Continue reading Feeling Like a Nurse – Self Defining the Moment
Can Integrating Disciplinary Concepts and Knowledge Throughout the Curriculum Improve Professional Identity, Clinical Reasoning, and Judgement?
Contributor: Arlene McGuane, MSN-Ed, RNEdD candidate, Teachers College Columbia University This is the second in a series of posts about a nursology study conducted by a student-faculty group from the Online Nursing Education (ONE) program at Teachers College Columbia University. The study, "Use of Foundational Concepts in Program and Course Descriptions: An Analysis of Prelicensure … Continue reading Can Integrating Disciplinary Concepts and Knowledge Throughout the Curriculum Improve Professional Identity, Clinical Reasoning, and Judgement?
Nursing Concepts as a Framework for Nursing Education
This post is the first in a series of posts about a nursology study conducted by a student-faculty group from the Online Nursing Education (ONE) program at Teachers College Columbia University. Here I present an overview of the study methods, results, and discussion and the other three members of the research team will each post … Continue reading Nursing Concepts as a Framework for Nursing Education