September 27, 2021. 1-4:30pm Eastern - Virtual Zoom Meeting Register Here Join us to learn more about our voices reckoning with racism in nursing. Share your voice in a dialogue, discussion, and future direction inspired by first person interviews and shown through the compelling stories of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other nurses of color. Featuring … Continue reading Our Voices: Addressing Racism in Nursing
Racism in Nursing
Does Informed Consent Exist for Black Patients?
Contributor: Harriet Omondi MSN, APRN, FNP Systemic racism and racial inequality are two concepts that are deeply ingrained in American history. These two issues come up in every single presidential election where candidates compete for the minority vote by promising reparations for black people and an end to systemic racism. Research has repeatedly revealed that … Continue reading Does Informed Consent Exist for Black Patients?
Theorizing as Emancipatory Action; Emancipatory Action as Theorizing
Over the past year those of us managing the Nursology.net website have experienced two unintended consequences - growing awareness of the importance of fundamental nursing/ public health knowledge and action, and the imperative to examine the structural and interpersonal dynamics of racism. As the web manager of this Nursology.net site as well as the NurseManifest.com … Continue reading Theorizing as Emancipatory Action; Emancipatory Action as Theorizing
Launch of BILNOC Leaders Database
We are delighted to launch a database that provides information about Black, Indigenous, Latina/x and other Nurses of Color (BILNOCs) who are (or have been) leaders and scholars who have contributed to the development of the discipline. This will be a significant resource for scholars and students who seek to recognize and honor BILNOC leaders. … Continue reading Launch of BILNOC Leaders Database
Allies and Advocates – Transforming Cultural Competence
Contributors: Jennifer Weitzel, Jeneile Luebke, Linda Wesp, Maria Del Carmen Graf, Ashley Ruiz, Anne Dressel, & Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu The murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor has prompted a wake-up call to reflect on the pervasive issue of structural racism. As a nation created through histories of colonization and slavery, these murders—among countless others—have acted as … Continue reading Allies and Advocates – Transforming Cultural Competence
The Intersections of Nursing Scholarship and Nursing Activism
In the early 1980s when Maeona Kramer and I first began to put together ideas for a text on theory development in nursing, we were committed to addressing nursing knowledge development beyond the typical boundaries of empirical research and theory development. We had both completed, in 1971, doctoral degrees in Educational Psychology (Maeona at Wayne … Continue reading The Intersections of Nursing Scholarship and Nursing Activism
How Evidenced Based Practice Supports Inequality
Guest contributor: Mike Taylor, Member, Nursology Theory Collective About six years ago, the Maryland Department of Health sponsored a conference for all state stakeholders with an interest in chronic disease, including nursing and medical groups, hospitals, EMS and diabetes product companies. The latest evidenced based practice models were being presented but I was only half … Continue reading How Evidenced Based Practice Supports Inequality
Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing
Our Nursology.net community is committed to addressing the burning issue of racism, how this systemic condition has influenced the development of nursing knowledge, and how this situation can be changed (see our statement on racism in the sidebar for more information). The NurseManifest project has just announced a series of web discussions “Overdue Reckoning on … Continue reading Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing
Never a Guardian: Remembering Breonna Taylor
Want to learn more about Nursing and Racism? Read the following Nursology blogs: Nursing and Racism and Decolonizing Nursing. Artwork used with permission of the artist Ariel Sinha The Guardians of the Discipline is a series featured on Nursology.net as a way to commemorate the giants whose shoulders we stand on as we forge our … Continue reading Never a Guardian: Remembering Breonna Taylor
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and the Future of Nursing Theory: A Webinar of Disciplinary Reflection
To learn more about the Nursology Theory Collective, or join us in future work, please click here.See video and full report here On Friday, June 12th, the Nursology Theory Collective hosted a live webinar titled, "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and the Future of Nursing Theory." In this webinar, Dr. Lucinda Canty and Patrick McMurray addressed … Continue reading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and the Future of Nursing Theory: A Webinar of Disciplinary Reflection