Guest Contributor: Fateimah Ahmed HakamiPhD student in nursing In the vibrant and dynamic world of healthcare, nursing autonomy stands as a pillar of professional practice and patient-centered care. But what does autonomy mean for nurses, and why is it so crucial? Grab a cup of coffee, and let’s unpack this together in true conversational style. … Continue reading Unleashing the Power of Nursing Autonomy: A Journey Towards Empowerment
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Breaking the Silence: Mental Health, Suicide, and the Untold Stories of African Immigrant Youth in the U.S
Contributor: Thelma Ogochukwu Ejimofor Mental health is a critical topic in America, yet the conversation often overlooks a key demographic: young African immigrants. Whether they came to the U.S. early in life or were born to African parents in the United States, these individuals face unique mental health challenges that are rarely acknowledged. I know … Continue reading Breaking the Silence: Mental Health, Suicide, and the Untold Stories of African Immigrant Youth in the U.S
Cultivating Caring Behaviors in Nursing Education from a Philosophical Perspective
Guest Contributor: Lacy Foster ChandlerPhD Student at Texas Women's University Empirical evidence has dominated science and medicine in the last century. This can also be seen in the nursing profession and nursing education. Science and empirical knowledge are the prominent, if not the only concepts being taught and tested. Carper (1978) argued this issue, the … Continue reading Cultivating Caring Behaviors in Nursing Education from a Philosophical Perspective
Rethinking Nursing: Moving Beyond Heroic Narratives
Guest Contributor: Hyeyoung HwangDNP/PhD student at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing I still remember the excitement and nervousness I felt on the day of the Nightingale Pledge ceremony. Almost all nursing schools in South Korea, where I was born and raised, hold this ceremony to prepare nursing students for patient care. Before starting clinical … Continue reading Rethinking Nursing: Moving Beyond Heroic Narratives
The Importance of Transcultural Nursing in Pediatric Care: Applying Madeleine Leininger’s Sunrise Model
Cátia Alexandra Aguilar MartinsMasters in Nursing Student Catholic University of Portugal (Lisbon) Madeleine Leininger was the first nurse with a PhD in Cultural and Social Anthropology who addressed how to deal with patients from different cultural backgrounds and cultures. She created the concept of culture shock in 1950, after observing that recurring behavior patterns in … Continue reading The Importance of Transcultural Nursing in Pediatric Care: Applying Madeleine Leininger’s Sunrise Model
The Importance of Transcultural Care in Migrant Children: Contributions of Leininger’s View
Guest Contributor: Carolina Ferreira MarcelinoMaster's student in Child and Pediatric Health NursingCatholic University of Portugal (Lisbon) The migratory phenomenon has reached historic levels in recent months. It is expected to continue to increase, either to search for better socioeconomic conditions or to run away from violence, conflicts, and natural disasters. According to the United Nations … Continue reading The Importance of Transcultural Care in Migrant Children: Contributions of Leininger’s View
Cultural Competence vs Cultural Humility: What’s the Difference?
Danielle Brochu With the increasing spotlight on the demand for implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives through the healthcare industry and beyond, nurses will likely encounter ideologies and perspectives that may be unfamiliar to them in the context of their work. A common concept, albeit one that is waning in popularity, is cultural competence, … Continue reading Cultural Competence vs Cultural Humility: What’s the Difference?
Patient Centered Care Theory in the Modern World of Healthcare
Guest Contributor: Erica AgudoPhD Student, Texas Women's University Patient-centered care has been a "buzzword" in healthcare for at least a decade. Consumer-driven ideas such as convenience and patient experience have forced hospitals to develop new and creative ways to make the patient experience truly personalized to increase patient satisfaction scores. The Centers for Medicare and … Continue reading Patient Centered Care Theory in the Modern World of Healthcare
Evelyn Rose Benson, BS, MPH, RN (1924-2024)
In Memoriam Evelyn Rose Benson Evelyn Rose Benson died on October 20, 2024 at the age of 100. With equal parts brilliance, compassion and wit, she dedicated her life to helping others as a public health nurse, educator, author, and mentor. Evelyn, the youngest of four children, was born at home in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, in … Continue reading Evelyn Rose Benson, BS, MPH, RN (1924-2024)
Transpersonal Caring as Ontological Artists: Using Healing with the Arts as a Guide Towards Transcendence
Contributor: Ruth SimmonsRuth Simmons on. Nursology.net Aesthetic Knowing Art allows access to the spirit and promotes profound experiences of healing through imaginative expression of emotions through intuition and caring.1 Just as the artist serves as a conduit for an image to come to life through a paintbrush, the mindbodyspirit of the nurse emerges as a … Continue reading Transpersonal Caring as Ontological Artists: Using Healing with the Arts as a Guide Towards Transcendence
ALL of Us are Nursologists
Contributor: Jacqueline Fawcett Since the nursology.net website was launched in September 2018, I have received numerous queries about who can be considered a nursologist. My answer has always been the same—ALL of us are nursologists. This encompasses anyone who now is called or thinks about self as a nurse or a student of nursing. This … Continue reading ALL of Us are Nursologists
The Value of Integrating Nursing Theories in an Era of Legislative Censorship
Contributor: Robin R. Walter The problem of legislative censorship in academia is an ongoing issue of national scope. Since January 2021, 44 states have introduced bills, passed legislation, or taken other steps locally that would restrict teaching critical theory or limit how (or if) faculty can discuss Black history, racism, sexism, privilege, oppression, and issues … Continue reading The Value of Integrating Nursing Theories in an Era of Legislative Censorship
Elevating Patient- Centered Care: Embracing Spiritual and Religious Diversity
Contributor: Faith Tissot, RN, MSN-Ed, CCRNDoctoral Student at Texas Women's University Spirituality, which can include religion and prayer, is a customary theme in nursing, healthcare research, and among healthcare professionals globally. Spirituality and religiousness are an adjunct for an individual to draw meaning from life events, a conduit for connectedness to an individual’s definition of … Continue reading Elevating Patient- Centered Care: Embracing Spiritual and Religious Diversity
Decoloniality, Pluriversality, and the Pluriverse of Nursologies
Contributor: Jerome Visperas Cleofas In my recent paper, “Building a Pluriverse of Nursologies: A Paradigm for Decolonial Theory and Knowledge Development in Nursing,” published in Nursing Philosophy (Cleofas, 2024), I explored how nursing has long been shaped by coloniality and epistemic violence. I also introduced a "decolonial-pluriversal" paradigm aimed at liberating nursing from these colonial … Continue reading Decoloniality, Pluriversality, and the Pluriverse of Nursologies
The Power of Five Wishes: Nurse Knowing During End-of-Life Care
Contributor: Judith Pare The universality of death is a widely accepted phenomenon that many nurses deal with on an almost daily basis. The World Health Organization (2005) has stressed the importance of expert palliative and hospice care as a critical caring global need for people with heart failure, cancer, and other progressive terminal illnesses. For … Continue reading The Power of Five Wishes: Nurse Knowing During End-of-Life Care
The Science of Innovation and Innovations in Science
Contributor: Daniel J Pesut In his book, "Models of Innovation: The History of an Idea", Benoit Godin (2017; 2008; n.d.) examines the emergence and diffusion of the three most important conceptual models of innovation from the early twentieth century to the late 1980s: stage models, linear models, and systems or holistic models. What are your … Continue reading The Science of Innovation and Innovations in Science
Patient-Centered Care: Putting the Patient at the Forefront of Nursing Practice
Contributor: Saddam Hussain Nursing is distinguished from other disciplines based on strong theoretical knowledge, and practice is based on evidence-based research. Nurses are often called angels as they not only provide physical care but also offer emotional, spiritual, and psychological support to patients during difficult times. This blog will present a case scenario about patient-centered … Continue reading Patient-Centered Care: Putting the Patient at the Forefront of Nursing Practice
Strengths Based Leadership for Nursing Science: What is Your Nursing Leadership Legacy?
Guest Contributor: Daniel J Pesut Strengths and ContributionsAs a coach and educator, I encourage people to learn and know their top five signature strengths as they develop nursing science and create a nursing leadership legacy (Pesut, 2001; 2004; 2022, 2023; Allison Napolitano & Pesut, 2015). I invite you to watch the Strengths Based Leadership for … Continue reading Strengths Based Leadership for Nursing Science: What is Your Nursing Leadership Legacy?
5 Ways to Support Diverse Clinical Groups
Guest Contributor: Danielle Brochu Growing up in a community where there were two students of color in a high school of about 500 students total, moving away to university was an eye-opening experience for me, especially in regard to diversity. Even in my undergraduate years, the nursing student body was composed of about 90% young … Continue reading 5 Ways to Support Diverse Clinical Groups
Self-care in heart failure patients: a 21st-century problem?
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?