Contributor: Maria João Dias Ferreira I'm part of the nursing team at a Heart Failure Outpatient Clinic (HFOC), where we apply a multidisciplinary approach to patients with Heart Failure (HF). This model encompasses two strands of nursing care: a scheduled nursing consultation, where various topics are covered in teaching sessions for self-care and self-management of … Continue reading Self-care in heart failure patients: a 21st-century problem?
Call for Abstracts: 2025 Virtual Nursology Theory Week
Submission Deadline:December 1, 2024, midnight EST Nursology.net is excited to invite you to submit abstracts for the forthcoming 2025 Virtual Nursing Theory Week. Visit the conference website for more information about the conference. This year’s conference theme, Honoring Our Past and Moving Forward: Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge, reflects our commitment to embracing our history while forging a … Continue reading Call for Abstracts: 2025 Virtual Nursology Theory Week
Nursing Educators: Encouragement over Fear
Contributor - Faith A. Tissot RN, CCRN, MSN-Ed, PhD student TWU Diaphoresis, heart pounding, most likely over 120bpm, vertigo, respirations labored and rapid, and feelings of fight or flight apparent endocrine activation present. I can feel your brilliance and rapid fire ensuing in the immediate diagnosis of this patient. Interestingly enough, this is not a … Continue reading Nursing Educators: Encouragement over Fear
Parental presence and the establishment of the therapeutic relationship: Theoretical reflections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Contributor: Laura Sophia da Silva I've been working as a nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for about five years. In this unit, parents are only allowed to stay in the NICU during the night in situations where the newborn is facing imminent death. The restriction of parents' presence can be justified for … Continue reading Parental presence and the establishment of the therapeutic relationship: Theoretical reflections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Co-Mingling Carper and the Digital Twin
The gaze of nursing has shifted over the past several decades. Where once nurses would have their eyes, ears, nose, and hands-on a patient, a transformation has occurred in which the attention is increasingly directed towards what is known as the digital twin. The person, once flesh and blood and imbued with life energy, personality, … Continue reading Co-Mingling Carper and the Digital Twin
Inspiration for Students (or anyone!) Writing Nursology.net Blogs
Academic terms are starting up again all over the world, and many students (and their professors) are looking for inspiration to embark on new learning activities! Nursology.net has established a history of encouraging students, or guests from any nursing career stage or setting, to contribute to the blog. Those of us who manage the site, … Continue reading Inspiration for Students (or anyone!) Writing Nursology.net Blogs
Registration now open for the Society of Rogerian Scholars Virtual Conference , October 4-6, 2024
Conference WebsiteRegistration now open!Download Conference Flyer Theme – Accessibility, Belonging, & Justice: Evolving Perspectives in the Science of Unitary Human Beings Keynote Speaker: Howard Butcher, RN; PhD, FAAN Invited Guest Speaker and Author: Maria Smilios Times and Registration The Society of Rogerian Scholars (SRS) is pleased to announce the theme and program for the 2024 SRS Conference: … Continue reading Registration now open for the Society of Rogerian Scholars Virtual Conference , October 4-6, 2024
What Does Intersectionality Have to Do with Nursing?
In nursing, we have a strong and steady commitment, in theory and in practice, to the idea of "the whole" This idea is expressed in the term that is sometimes spelled with the letter "w" (wholism), and sometimes starting with the letter "h" (holism). The difference between the spellings is subtle, but noticing this difference, … Continue reading What Does Intersectionality Have to Do with Nursing?
From Novice to Expert Overnight: The Hidden Toll of Rapid Advancement on Nursing Burnout
Contributor: Lisa Kelly In the fast-paced world of nursing, the journey from novice to expert is a critical path that every nurse must navigate. Patricia Benner's theory of Novice to Expert offers an understanding of how nurses develop their skills and expertise over time. However, in today's post-pandemic healthcare environment, as the nursing shortage continues … Continue reading From Novice to Expert Overnight: The Hidden Toll of Rapid Advancement on Nursing Burnout
Planning for Virtual Nursology Theory Week 2025!
The planning group for 2025 is moving along to assure a dynamic and inspiring 2025 conference! The dates of the conference are March 20 – 24,2025. The program plan will be similar to our past virtual conferences, with feature “plenary” sessions on Thursday, Saturday and Monday, and a great line-up of “knowledge sessions” that emerge … Continue reading Planning for Virtual Nursology Theory Week 2025!
What’s the Glo Germ™ of Climate Change?
Contributor: Lesley Hodge I recently met with Dr. Sherilee Harper, an expert in climate change, who graciously agreed to meet with me after I asked for her input about a project I was working on. I came prepared with a detailed list of questions, but felt compelled to ask something not on my agenda: What … Continue reading What’s the Glo Germ™ of Climate Change?
Vulnerability and Aging
Contributor: Lyn Durnell Enlightenment on what makes us think and act the way we do leads to self-discovery into what perhaps was ingrained in us as children. As a young girl, I remember my mom teaching me the importance of how to properly carry myself. My mom told me to never talk about myself to … Continue reading Vulnerability and Aging
Paid Preceptorship and the Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Shortage: An Ethical Dilemma
Contributor: Michelle Alexandre, MSN, ACNS-BC Nurse practitioner (NP) students are all too often faced with the challenge of securing their clinical preceptors (Doherty et al., 2020). Last year a colleague and owner of an NP preceptor matching company reached out to me offering me substantial monetary compensation to serve as one of their clinical preceptors. … Continue reading Paid Preceptorship and the Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Shortage: An Ethical Dilemma
A Love Letter to Nurses Expressed Through Stories of Our Past, Present, and Future: “Taking Care” by Sarah DiGregorio
Contributor - Nicole DePace MS, APRN, GNP-BC, ACHPN In “Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change the World,” journalist Sarah DiGregorio explores what it means to be a nurse, examining the past and present with a hopeful gaze toward the future. This book is about what it means to be a … Continue reading A Love Letter to Nurses Expressed Through Stories of Our Past, Present, and Future: “Taking Care” by Sarah DiGregorio
Nursing Activism, Compassion and Freedom
There are many reasons, in this year of 2024, for people worldwide to be reflecting on the meaning of freedom. Ongoing wars between nation groups bring into sharp focus the reality of power imbalances that encroach on the freedoms of those with less power. Struggles for basic human rights rage internally in nations around the … Continue reading Nursing Activism, Compassion and Freedom
Bringing It Out There
Contributor: Maya Zumstein-Shaha The Expert Panel Nursing Theory-Guided Practice of the American Academy of Nursing regularly organizes webinars on nursing theories. The developers of these theories present their work. Subsequently, there is time for discussion with the attending audience. In February 2024, I was able to present my theory called The Omnipresence of Cancer. Below, … Continue reading Bringing It Out There
Nursology.net Internship Applications Due July 15
Application form The Nursology.net team is launching a new internship program for nurses who are interested in learning and participating in the development and management of the Nursology.net website. We welcome applicants from any stage in your nursing career – students, mid-career, or retired! The first annual internship begins in September, 2024, and continues for … Continue reading Nursology.net Internship Applications Due July 15
Embracing Cultural Diversity in Nursing: A Personal Journey and Reflection on Leininger’s Theory
Contributor: Natalie J. Serrano, MSN, RN, ACUE Reflecting on diversity and caring through the lens of our experiences reveals that these experiences are not just crucial, but transformative. They shape our unique voices and expressions within our cultures, and they have the power to inspire and motivate others. It took me time to grasp the … Continue reading Embracing Cultural Diversity in Nursing: A Personal Journey and Reflection on Leininger’s Theory
Use of Theory to Love Thy Neighbor
Contributor - Paul Plohr, BSN, RN While I was going through nursing school, addressing health disparities that afflicted rural populations were always a topic of conversation. After the discussion of rural health was over, it never crossed my mind again until I worked in Wyoming. It is no question that rural populations suffer from a … Continue reading Use of Theory to Love Thy Neighbor
Deception and Examination: Gleaning from Patterns of Knowing in Nursing to Expose Healthcare Fraud
Contributor: T'Neecia Leigh Applewhite MBA MS APRN FNP-C Nurses are not just the backbone of the healthcare systems worldwide but also the vigilant guardians against healthcare fraud. As the largest and most trusted healthcare occupation in the United States, with over 3.4 million registered nurses, we are more than just healthcare workers. We are innovative … Continue reading Deception and Examination: Gleaning from Patterns of Knowing in Nursing to Expose Healthcare Fraud