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
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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
Hope in Nursing
Contributors: Barbara MacDonald and Jane K. Dickinson Source Barbara and Jane worked together as student/faculty in the online MS in Diabetes Education and Management program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Hope was a common thread throughout Barbara's work in the program, and the conversation continues: JKD: How did you get interested in hope? BJM: My … Continue reading Hope in Nursing
Moving from training to educating
More and more discussion is happening about the words we use in nursing. There are many words we need to move away from or change, and it will likely not happen in my lifetime. We are, however, making progress, and that’s what truly matters. Nursing faculty who teach their students more effective, helpful, and empowering … Continue reading Moving from training to educating
Unity in Our Diversity: the KING Collaborative Conference and Nursology
The following blog post discusses events related to the King Collaborative Conference in Washington D.C. in November 2019, and the first in-person meeting of the now renamed Nursology Theory Collective.