ANS 49:3 Now Published!

This latest issue of ANS is packed with timely and cutting-edge articles and editorials that you will not want to miss! Here is the Table of Contents, with links to each item!

• Editorial
  • Is Nursing Fairly Recognized As a “Profession?” Eun-Ok Im, Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):225-226.
• Invited Editorials
  • What Have Recent Events Taught Us About the Importance of Advocacy, Civic Participation, and Policy Engagement? Dianne Morrison-Beedy, Teri A. Murray. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):227-228.
  • Unapologetically Professional: Finding our Collective Voice. Angela Amar. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):229-229.
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Nurses: A Professional Force That Deserves Full Recognition. Jung-Ah Lee, Hyun Jung Kim. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):230-231
• Opinion Papers
  • Using History to Inform Policy: Nursing’s Professional Degree Status and the Intent and Impact of Educational Policy in the 1960s. Dominique A. Tobbell, J. Margo Brooks Carthon. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):232-233
  • Undermining Primary Care: The Hidden Cost of Excluding Graduate Nursing From Loan Limits. Marianne Biangone, Carol Dawson-Rose .Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):234-236
  • Nursing Profession: The Contemporary Reality and Its Metamodernism Underpinning. Holly Wei, Jean Watson. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):237-239.
  • Reclaiming Nursing’s Professional Identity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. Jung-Ah Lee, Hyun Jung Kim. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):240-244.
• International Section
  • Beyond Degree Labels: Why Nursing Should Be Recognized as a Profession—A View From Japan. Reiko Sakashita, Rika Watanabe, Eiko Nakanishi. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):242-245.
  • Nursing Science in Taiwan. Hsiu-Min Tsai, Wen-Chi Liu, Hsiu-Hung WangAdvances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):246-247.
• Original Articles
  • A Diary of Familiarity: A Qualitative Exploration of Clinicians’ Experiences of Familiarity and Serious Illness Decision-making in A Rural State. Mary J. Isaacson, Kortney D. Herigon, Lauren E. Longacre, Brandi Pravecek, Brandon M. Varilek. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):248-256.
  • A Scoping Review of Action Toward Decolonizing and Indigenizing Nursing. Anna Graefe, Amanda Koon Davis, Elizabeth V. Weinfurter, Lisa Martin Rennicke, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):257-268.
  • Exploring Nursing Theory Conversance in Doctor of Nursing Practice Education. Marie E. Gill, Laura Reed, Sharon H. Little, Janet Tucker, Rhonda Johnson, Jacqueline Sharp, Michelle Rickard, Amanda Matthaei. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):269-275.
  • Nursing Epistemologies From the South: The Lived Experience of Nurses in Abya Yala Through Dussel’s Lens. Daniel F. Suárez-Baquero. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):276-288.
  • Invisible Barriers and Gendered Resistance in Nursing Leadership: A Phenomenological Study. Chiara Palazzo, Vincenza Giordano, Andrea Chirico, Luca Cardillo, Teresa Rea, Assunta GuillariAdvances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):289-299.
  • Global Nurses, Local Impact: Advancing Internationally Educated Nurses in a Changing World. Bibha Gautam, Mary Madeline Rogge, Holly Wei. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):300-307.
  • Visions: Power as Knowing Participation in Change: Lessons in Social Justice Advocacy for Undergraduate STEM Students. Darcel M. ReyesAdvances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):308-313.
• Online Only
  • Methods of Constructing, Modifying, and Analyzing Theories: Theoretical Substruction. Ramiro Altamira-Camacho, Sonia Herrera-Justicia. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):E70-E74.
  • Nurses’ Implicit Bias Toward Older Adults: A Mid-Range Nursing Theory. Jennifer T. May, Hanne Dolan, Jessica G. Rainbow. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):E75-E82.
  • Burmese Refugees’ Beliefs and Experiences of Diabetes Self-management in Texas: A Clinical Ethnographic Interview. So Hyeon Bang, Bora Kim, Jung Kwak, Julie A. Zuñiga, Lauren E. Gulbas, Ya-Ching Huang, Nicholas H. Travers, Alexandra A. García. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):E83-E92.
  • A Concept Analysis of Health-Seeking Behavior Toward Dengue Fever. Nuzul Sri Hertanti, Anggi Lukman Wicaksana, Pi-Chen Chang, Fu-Chih Lai, Yeu-Hui Chuang. Advances in Nursing Science. July/September 2026: 49(3):E93-E102