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Why concept analysis?
Concept analysis continues to be a cornerstone of many doctoral programs, but as important as this activity is, very few reach a level of development that is suitable for publication. The current featured article, titled “Concept Analysis: Method to Enhance Interdisciplinary Conceptual Understanding” explains an approach to concept analysis that can enhance the quality and […]
Philosophic inquiry for nursing: a crucial connection
May 8, 2013
by peggychinn
Because nursing is a very “practical” endeavor, the crucial underpinnings of philosophy are sometimes difficult to recognize. But in this article the authors, Pamela J. Grace, PhD, RN, FAAN and Donna J. Perry, PhD, RN, explain why this is such a critical connection. Their article titled “Philosophical Inquiry and the Goals of Nursing: A Critical Approach for Disciplinary Knowledge […]
Evidence for creating distance delivery systems
April 28, 2013
by peggychinn
We are now featuring the article titled “Barriers to Mental Health Care: Perceived Delivery System Differences” by Patricia Lingley-Pottie, PhD, BNRN, CCRC; Patrick J. McGrath, PhD, OC, FRSC; and Pantelis Andreou, PhD. This article reports the results of a study designed to explore differences between distance and face-to-face delivery of care for families with children who […]
Manuscript due date extended for “Innovations in Health Care”
April 16, 2013
by peggychinn
Spread the word! we have extended the manuscript due date for “innovations in Health Care” to April 25, 2013! Given the challenges of the current system changes, and nursing’s unique role in creating these changes, this issue topic is extremely important. We want a strong nursing “voice” to come through in this ANS issue! Here […]
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Shifting the focus to public policy
April 9, 2013
by peggychinn
The current Editor’s Pick article is an excellent example of scholarly dialogue that offers a new perspective on a problem, shifting the focus from an individual approach to a broad public policy approach. The article is titled “Redefining Gender-Based Power to Move Beyond Interpersonal Approaches to HIV Prevention”. The authors, Kate Louise Horton and Shari L […]
Hoping: An exemplar of scholarly dialogue
March 27, 2013
by peggychinn
The current “Editor’s Pick” article is an inspiration reflected in the title - “’Hoping to See the Future I Prefer’ An Element of Life-World for Older Women Living Alone” by Eileen J. Porter, PhD, RN, FGSA; Tolu O. Oyesanya, MS, RN and Kathy A. Johnson, MSN, RN. In this article, the authors discuss their secondary analysis of the findings of […]
Making time for dialogue
March 10, 2013
by peggychinn
In contemporary academic cultures, time for dialogue has become almost extinct. Productivity has succumbed to the tendency to seek measurable outcomes of concrete products, which in turn neglects the vital conceptual, theoretic and philosophic underpinnings that make reliable and valid concrete outcomes possible. When dialogue is neglected, scholars are deprived of the important processes of […]
May 14, 2013
by peggychinn
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