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Intellectual Curiosity
This week we introduce a new “Editor’s Pick” article titled ”Intellectual Curiosity: A Principle-Based Concept Analysis” by Bedelia Russell, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, CNE. She has shared the background about her work with us, providing insight into the influences on her thinking including her daughter’s drawing! If someone had told me when I began doctoral work I […]
Why concept analysis?
May 14, 2013 by peggychinn
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 […]
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 […]
Engaging with Nursing Theory
February 20, 2013 by peggychinn
The current featured article by Marjorie McIntyre, PhD, RN and Carol McDonald, PhD, RN offers a significant perspective on the importance of understanding nursing theory and its philosophic underpinnings in practice. Their article is titled: Contemplating the Fit and Utility of Nursing Theory and Nursing Scholarship Informed by the Social Sciences and Humanities. They draw on their own experiences in nursing […]
Development of a theory of compassion
February 7, 2013 by peggychinn
The current issue of ANS focuses on the topic “Critique and Replication.” Dr. Jane Georges’ article in this issue illustrates a “long view” account of how ideas evolve over time. Her various publications over the years may have seemed unrelated to one another - articles on suffering, biopower, Nazi Germany nurses – but in fact each […]
Designing Evidence-based Practice
January 17, 2013 by peggychinn
If you are interested in a model for designing approaches in practice that are evidence-based, this is the article for you! The article is titled Development and Testing of an Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Partners Following Receipt of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in the Patient” and is authored by Cynthia M. Dougherty, PhD, FAHA, FAAN, ARNP; Elaine A. Thompson, PhD, RN; […]
May 21, 2013 by peggychinn
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