Contributors - Eun Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN; ANS Editor Emily West, MA, RN, Assistant Managing EditorANS Website At a recent meeting of nursing journal editors and editorial teams, we were treated to a keynote address by Dr. Marsha Fowler, co-chair of the 2025 ANA Code of Ethics Revision Panel1 and author of … Continue reading Advances in Nursing Science Welcomes Your Contribution!
Scholarship
Manuscript Success! Blogs and Journal Articles
There was a day when the only outlets for scholarly writing were professional journals and books - both of which remain the most fundamental and foundational resource for the knowledge of the discipline. Learning to contribute to these traditional resources remains essential. Now there is the additional avenue of professional - scholarly blogs, like this … Continue reading Manuscript Success! Blogs and Journal Articles
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?”
🤬 and Banned Words: Advancing our Scholarship and Activism of Outrage – Part II
My beloved aunt, my mother’s sister, was a Southerner, what one might have called a “genteel woman” who was never harsh but could be stern. There would be no thought of using a curse word; Heaven forfend! When the men cursed she said it was “a mite tee-jus” to have to listen. Should any of … Continue reading 🤬 and Banned Words: Advancing our Scholarship and Activism of Outrage – Part II
Banned Words and a Scholarship and Activism of Outrage
Introduction In their recent article, “Federal Government’s Growing Banned Words List Is Chilling Act of Censorship” (https://pen.org/banned-words-list/), Pen America compiled a list of 250 words unacceptable to the Trump administration that soon became a list of 350 words. Not to be outdone, Reuters, Gizmodo, The Washington Post, Propublica, More Perfect Union, Science, 404 Media, Popular … Continue reading Banned Words and a Scholarship and Activism of Outrage
Introducing Writer’s Camp
By Leslie H. Nicoll, PhD, MBA, RN, FAANCamp Director, Writer's Camp Let me take this opportunity to introduce you to Writer's Camp, a new online resource I've created that focuses on excellence in writing, editing, and publishing. It's specifically designed for nursologists. I chose the "camp" metaphor because my own camp experiences were fun and … Continue reading Introducing Writer’s Camp
Words Matter
These days I am immersed in a major writing project - preparation of the 12th Edition on the text that many nursing students have learned to refer to as "Chinn and Kramer"! This edition is co-authored with my colleagues Lucinda Canty and Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu. With each edition of any textbook, there are major updates to … Continue reading Words Matter
Martha E. Rogers Scholars Fund Applications
The MER Scholars Fund is pleased to announce that the next deadline for application to the Martha E. Rogers Scholars Grant is April 1, 2024. Guidelines and application can be found on the SRS website (societyofrogerianscholars.org). The purpose of the grant is To support research, evidence-based practice projects, or clinical projects based upon Rogers’ Science … Continue reading Martha E. Rogers Scholars Fund Applications
Due Diligence: Sifting the Dependable from the Dubious
Mysteries of Publishing The avalanche of information that has occurred since the emergence of the World Wide Web has resulted in an amazing, almost unlimited access to realms previously unimagined! In addition to amazing benefits, there are also hazards that are still emerging in a context that might be best labeled the 'World Wild Web"! … Continue reading Due Diligence: Sifting the Dependable from the Dubious
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
Theory-guided Research: What, Why, and How?
When I was a PhD student, I commonly heard exacerbated sighs from my fellow students regarding the trials and tribulations of "fitting" a theory into their doctoral research. Similarly, many students had trouble understanding why it was important to be theoretically guided in your research, what was the point? And how do you even "use" … Continue reading Theory-guided Research: What, Why, and How?
Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge – Q&A
Note from the Nursology.net team: This is the last of the Q&A posts from the September 23rd Panel presentation. But we encourage everyone to continue to send us ideas and comments on this topic- by responding to any of our blog posts, or using our Contact Form! Comment: McGibbon (a Canadian nurse) has written extensively about colonialism … Continue reading Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge – Q&A
Connotations of Research Speak: The Meaning of Words Used in Research Reports
Do we allow or invite people to participate in research? Do we refer to people who volunteer to be in a study as subjects or respondents or informants or participants or people? This blog is about the language we use when we present or publish our research. The impetus for this blog was a colleague’s … Continue reading Connotations of Research Speak: The Meaning of Words Used in Research Reports
Are We Ready to Utilize Concept Analyses To Advance Nursology? Could This Be a Way Forward?
“Rosemary, we found a recent citation of your research”, is a message I receive from ResearchGate whenever there is a new citation to my work! One message was another citation to one of my early papers (Eustace & Ilagan, 2010), which was the report of a concept analysis of HIV disclosure, published in the Journal … Continue reading Are We Ready to Utilize Concept Analyses To Advance Nursology? Could This Be a Way Forward?
Searching the Literature of Nursology: Strategies for Success
Finding relevant literature is, of course, crucial for any scholarly work. I have been searching the literature about nursology discipline-specific conceptual models and theories for many, many years. When I first started these literature searches in the 1970s, I had to use printed indexes, which was exceedingly tedious and time-consuming, although I admit to enjoying … Continue reading Searching the Literature of Nursology: Strategies for Success