Guest Contributors: Marie Gill, Laura Reed, Keesha Roach, Janet Tucker In 2021, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) published The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education. One of the outlined competencies addresses the integration of theory and related concepts across entry- and advanced-level nursing programs. Although many colleges and schools of nursing may … Continue reading Relevancy of Rosemary Ellis’s 1969 Conceptualization of “Nursing Theory Guided Practice” to the 21st Century Nurse
Theory Guided Practice
Avoiding the Theory-Practice Gap: A Roy Adaptation Model Perspective
I have been honored to have opportunities to interact with learners (aka students) enrolled in a master’s degree program at St. Mary’s College School of Nursing in Kurume, Japan as part of my appointment as a Visiting Professor at the college. During our (virtual) time together in February 2023, I shared my firm belief that … Continue reading Avoiding the Theory-Practice Gap: A Roy Adaptation Model Perspective
Nursing Theory Forum- Theory-Guided Evidence-Based Practice: Implications for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Healthcare Policy
Download Event Flyer Thursday, October 19, 2023, 12:00 - 1:30 pm Eastern Presented by the Academy’s Expert Panel on Nursing Theory-Guided Practice Speaker - Dr. Diane Breckenridge, Ph.D., RN., MSN., ANEF, FAAN Learn about how the Neuman Systems Model and the Roy Adaptation Model guided the development of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guidelines Register in advance … Continue reading Nursing Theory Forum- Theory-Guided Evidence-Based Practice: Implications for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Healthcare Policy
Comfort and dignity in intensive nursing care: A look at the theoretical works of Jacobs and Kolcaba
Contributor - Sónia Patrícia Rodrigues Bastos When I started working in intensive care, I quickly realized the complexity of the nursing care provided there. Within this complexity of care, one of the situations that I find highly relevant is the importance of constantly seeking to provide maximum comfort to the patient and the respect and … Continue reading Comfort and dignity in intensive nursing care: A look at the theoretical works of Jacobs and Kolcaba
Optimizing Comfort in Clients with a Surgical Wound: Nursing Approach from Kolcaba’s Perspective
Contributor: Bruno Miguel Ferreira Alves Over several years of practice, I have developed a particular interest in wounds and all its surroundings. As a nurse in an orthopedic inpatient unit, I am confronted daily with clients who have something in common - a wound - the surgical wound. The surgical wound creates an element of … Continue reading Optimizing Comfort in Clients with a Surgical Wound: Nursing Approach from Kolcaba’s Perspective
“Stranger in a foreign Land”: Crossing the Political Divide to Support Adoptive Families
It’s somewhat fitting that I begin this blog by quoting Moses from the Old Testament, who became the adopted son of an Egyptian princess. I use these words to convey how I felt at a recent conference sponsored by the National Council for Adoption (NCFA), a national organization of adoption professionals. Encouraged to submit an … Continue reading “Stranger in a foreign Land”: Crossing the Political Divide to Support Adoptive Families
Empowering nurses through nursing theories
Contributor: Patrícia Sofia Oliveira Fonseca Nunes “He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast”. Leonardo da Vinci. For several years, nursing has been recognized as the backbone of worldwide health systems (1). The World Health Organization has urged … Continue reading Empowering nurses through nursing theories
One Size Fits All Does NOT Apply for the Spanish-Speaking Population
Contributors: Maribel Alcala MHSM, BSN, RN, Angeles Nava, Ph.D., RN andFrancisco Javier Ayala DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2019), Spanish-language speakers represented 13.5% of the United States population, making Spanish the second most spoken language in the U.S. (Christy et al., 2021). Spanish speakers are projected to … Continue reading One Size Fits All Does NOT Apply for the Spanish-Speaking Population
Challenges Faced by Pediatric Oncology Nurses; A Perspective from Low Middle-income Countries
Contributor: Ibrahim Shah Every year, more than 160,000 children throughout the world are diagnosed with cancer, and around 90,000. The majority of these fatalities occur in developing and less developed nations (LMICs) (Day et al., 2015). One feature of care that is universally regarded as vital to all measures to increase the survival rate of … Continue reading Challenges Faced by Pediatric Oncology Nurses; A Perspective from Low Middle-income Countries
TOUS as a TOOL: Bedside RNs Using Theory to Improve QOL for Post-Prostatectomy Patients & their Partners
Contributors: Meredith A. Ford, MSN, RN, CNEJ. Michael Leger, Ph.D., MBA, RN, CNL, NEA-BC, CNE The Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms (TOUS) focuses on understanding how patients respond to multiple symptoms of a disease process, the commonalities among these symptoms, and how interventions might be used to alleviate more than one symptom. In this interactive model, … Continue reading TOUS as a TOOL: Bedside RNs Using Theory to Improve QOL for Post-Prostatectomy Patients & their Partners