Contributor: Crystal Garvey VNTW 2024 was a well-organized, thought-out conference. It is an event where nursing theorists and philosophers are given space to present and demonstrate scholarship through a unique epistemological lens. I appreciated how the event coordinators were intentional about creating space for researchers to present on topic areas that are not considered mainstream … Continue reading When Will We Give Space to Silent Voices?
Announcing – Nursology.net Internship!
Application form The Nursology.net team is establishing 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 9 … Continue reading Announcing – Nursology.net Internship!
The First Secular Nursing School
Most publications and other available information about Florence Nightingale credit her with establishing the first secular (non-religious affiliated) nursing school in the world. However, although Florence Nightingale was a visionary, an innovator, an advocate, and a reformer and is rightfully regarded as an educator, a statistician, and in 1860, the founder of modern nursing, she … Continue reading The First Secular Nursing School
The Purpose of Sadness
Through popular culture, we are conditioned to value positive emotions and not only to value them, but on many occasions, place them as superior to negative feelings. Of course, the psychiatric nurses out there will insist that feelings aren’t bad or good, better or worse, they just are. I would advance this idea to reinforce … Continue reading The Purpose of Sadness
Anne Boykin Institute for the Advancement of Caring in Nursing (ABI) Summer Academy: June 20-21, 2024 – “Earth Caring: Tending our Common Home”
Download Flyer The Anne Boykin Institute was founded in 2012 to be a global catalyst for promoting the universal visibility and significance of caring in nursing. The mission of the ABI is to provide leadership for nursing education, practice and research grounded in caring science and to promote the valuing of caring across disciplines. Each … Continue reading Anne Boykin Institute for the Advancement of Caring in Nursing (ABI) Summer Academy: June 20-21, 2024 – “Earth Caring: Tending our Common Home”
“Everybody’s Work: Healing What Hurts Us All” – A Film Addressing Racism in Nursing
On this website, we focus on what we, as nurses, know, and how we come to establish what is known as knowledge. The mystery of it all is the fact that even though we all have common experiences of the world, and we frequently proclaim that we share a common core of values, purpose and … Continue reading “Everybody’s Work: Healing What Hurts Us All” – A Film Addressing Racism in Nursing
Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory as Patient Empowerment: Can we remove the embarrassment from urinary incontinence?
Contributor: Kristen S. Krum, CNM,MSN As a certified nurse midwife, I have had the honor of being with clients during some of their most intimate moments. From childbirth, sexual dissatisfaction, loss, infidelity, infertility, and mental health – I was with my patients and their families. Despite the sacredness of these moments and conversations, I often … Continue reading Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory as Patient Empowerment: Can we remove the embarrassment from urinary incontinence?
Florence S. Downs, EdD, RN, FAAN (August 20, 1925-September 8, 2005)
Guardian of the Discipline The Nursing Research journal, In Memoriam of the journal's former Editor from 1979-1997, stated: Florence Downs - a well-recognized nursing leader, educator, editor, and scholar helped shape nursing as an intellectual discipline and wrote extensively about the importance of links between research and practice. Florence Downs. (2005). Nursing Research (New York), … Continue reading Florence S. Downs, EdD, RN, FAAN (August 20, 1925-September 8, 2005)
Integrating Nursing Theory with Technology: Enhancing Patient Care in the Digital Age
Contributor: Rebecca Jayne Burns In this digital age, the post you are reading is already outdated. So, I am not far off base when pondering the relevance of nursing theory’s place here. Does nursing theory and technology align? In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the integration of nursing theory with technology has emerged as a … Continue reading Integrating Nursing Theory with Technology: Enhancing Patient Care in the Digital Age
Are we prepared for multiculturalism in Portuguese Primary Health Care? A reflection on experience based on Leininger’s theory
Contributor: Débora Gutierrez Castanheira Ferreira Aires We live in times of significant change in Portugal and around the world. We deal or are learning to sell, with the growing and constant movement of people, whether for work reasons, due to conflicts, or simply for tourism. Some people find themselves in precarious situations, very vulnerable and … Continue reading Are we prepared for multiculturalism in Portuguese Primary Health Care? A reflection on experience based on Leininger’s theory
Save the Date! Virtual Nursology Theory Week, March 20-24, 2025
The 2024 Virtual Nursology Theory Week is now history, so it is now time to make sure you save the date for 2025! March 20-24, 2025. This is a conference for all nurses who are interested in learning more about the knowledge foundation on which nursing is based - the ideas and values that define who … Continue reading Save the Date! Virtual Nursology Theory Week, March 20-24, 2025
Holistic Patient Care: Integrating Neuman’s System Model and Nightingale’s Environmental Theory into Modern Nursing Practice
Contributor: Munachi Okpala, DNP, MBA, MSN, APRN, NP-C As I embark on another day in the world of nursing, I find myself drawn to the profound philosophies that underpin our profession. Among these, the enduring wisdom of Betty Neuman's System Model and Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory resonates deeply, offering invaluable guidance in navigating the complexities … Continue reading Holistic Patient Care: Integrating Neuman’s System Model and Nightingale’s Environmental Theory into Modern Nursing Practice
Navigating Accent Bias: A Nurses’ Journey from Assimilation to Advocacy
Contributor: Nadine Griffiths-Brooks, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Let me begin with a little background to set the stage and hopefully you can walk in my world…I started my Nursologist career in South Africa, where I was born and raised. Back home, I was highly respected for my professionalism and clinical competence in adult acute care and … Continue reading Navigating Accent Bias: A Nurses’ Journey from Assimilation to Advocacy
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
Virtual Nursology Theory Week Starts Soon – March 21st!
We are now less than a week away from the start of the Virtual Nursology Theory Week, which spans March 21-25! If you have registered already, you should be receiving the link to the program Guidebook, which contains information about accessing the conference, presenter information, and slides for most of the sessions! If you have … Continue reading Virtual Nursology Theory Week Starts Soon – March 21st!
Book Review: “Evolving Rogerian Nursing Science: John R. Phillips’ Unique Contributions”
Published by the Society of Rogerian Scholars (SRS), 2023. Produced by the SRS Resource Development Committee.Reviewer: Violet Malinski, RN, PhD Dr. John R.Phillips, recognized as the foremost scholar of Rogerian nursing science, taught in the Division of Nursing (now the Rory Meyers College of Nursing) at New York University from 1976 until his retirement in … Continue reading Book Review: “Evolving Rogerian Nursing Science: John R. Phillips’ Unique Contributions”
Evelyn Rose Benson Celebrating 100 Years!
This month of March is special for many reasons. March 1st was the first day of our meteorological spring, March 19th is the first day of our astrological spring, and March is the birthday month of a very special nursologist. Please join me in wishing Evelyn Rose Benson a most happy 100th birthday! For a … Continue reading Evelyn Rose Benson Celebrating 100 Years!
Critical Reflections in Global Health Research: Navigating Imperial Legacies and Academic Constraints as a Developing Scholar
Contributor: Adam Leonard “Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well.” Franz Fanon I have been reflecting on this quote since I returned from a summer research residency in South Africa as a part of my first-year Ph.D. program in nursing. … Continue reading Critical Reflections in Global Health Research: Navigating Imperial Legacies and Academic Constraints as a Developing Scholar
National Nursing Ethics Conference – April 4-6 in Los Angeles
Download FlyerRegister Here The mission of the Ethics of Caring conference focuses on promoting ethical dialogue and on ethics education for nurses and others in health care. This year's conference focuses specifically on celebrating who we are and what we can do to transform our profession. Nursing’s impact can ripple across society in addressing some of … Continue reading National Nursing Ethics Conference – April 4-6 in Los Angeles
Relevancy of Rosemary Ellis’s 1969 Conceptualization of “Nursing Theory Guided Practice” to the 21st Century Nurse
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