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Feb 12

Program for 2025 Virtual Nursology Theory Week (VNTW)!


There are three plenary sessions for the annual Virtual Nursology Theory Week (VNTW), which this year will be held on March 20-24. This year’s conference theme, Honoring Our Past and Moving Forward: Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge, reflects our commitment to embracing our history while forging a path toward a progressive and inclusive future in nursing. The inspiration of the conference theme is based on Iheduru-Anderson and Waite’s paper published in 2024 (free to download through Feburary-March 2025) –

Iheduru-Anderson, Kechi, & Waite, Roberta. (2024). Decolonizing nursing education: Reflecting on Paulo Freire’s pedagogy of the oppressed. Nursing Outlook,  72(4).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102183 (free to download Feb-Mar 2025)

The conference will open on March 20th with Dr. Lucinda Canty discussing the implications of the conference theme with the featured article authors, Dr. Iheduru-Anderson and Dr. Waite. They will highlight strategies for dismantling colonial legacies in nursing knowledge, empowering diverse voices, and cultivating critical consciousness among educators and students. By reimagining nursing education through Freire’s lens, we aim to inspire a more equitable, culturally responsive, and socially just approach to nursing theory and practice.

On Saturday, a panel of faculty and doctoral students from West Virginia University will discuss their current scholarly projects that are focused on the needs of populations that are neglected and underrepresented.- perspectives that are essential for the future development of nursing knowledge. The discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Heather Carter-Templeton and Dr. Suzy Walter, with panelists Emelia Botchway, Emmerita Morris, and Robin Elkins.

The closing panel will feature early-career scholars whose work is grounded in cultural traditions beyond those derived from Eurocentric perspectives. The discussion will be facilitated by Christina Nurati, with panelists Daniel Suárez-Bequero and Jitana Benton-Lee, who will focus on new directions for the development of nursing knowledge and their visions for changes that are required to engage their unique visions for shaping the path forward.

Throughout the five days of the conference, there will be 30-minute Knowledge Sessions presented by nursologists whose abstracts were accepted for the conference! Check out the program here and plan to participate as much as you possibly can!

Registration is open now!

Feb 5

Registration Open for 2025 Virtual Nursology Theory Week, March 20-24


Register here

The contemporary series of the Annual Nursology Theory week was established after the 2019 Theory conference hosted in person by Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The conference was so inspiring a group decided to make this an annual event! The initial plan was to gather in 2020 in Memphis, at the UTHSC College of Nursing, Hosted by the Margaret Newman Center for Nursing Theory – the same March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit! The in person conference had to be canceled – a disappointment that gave rise to the idea of an Annual Virtual conference! Since this conference was strongly supported by graduate students who wanted to learn more about nursing theory, and who needed a forum to present their own scholarship and network with nursologist students and faculty from around the world – this was a perfect “solution”!

This year’s conference theme, Honoring Our Past and Moving Forward: Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge, reflects our commitment to embracing our history while forging a path toward a progressive and inclusive future in nursing. The program outline will follow the traditions of the past few years – plenary sessions on Thursday, Saturday and Monday, along with 30-minute “knowledge sessions” based on your abstracts! Each day will end with open “daily dialogues” among all participants! Make plans now to attend! 

The plenary sessions are scheduled now and can be viewed on the conference website. The knowledge sessions will be announced soon. Presenters will include students, early-career scholars, and seasoned scholars who are engaged with the most current and cutting edge nursing scholarship.

So register now! You will receive the conference Guidebook about a week in advance of the conference, which will provide you with each session’s abstracts, bios of the presenters, slides for each of the sessions, and of course, the Zoom link to participate as an attendee! Guidebook will also contain contact information for all other attendees, so that you can network with nursologists from around the globe. You can select the sessions to attend over the 5 day conference based on your availability and interests! Based on feedback from previous conferences, this is not one to be missed!

Feb 1

Just Released – ANS 48:1


We are delighted to unveil the latest issue of ANS! Here is the Table of Contents, with links to each of the articles!

From Subversion to Hard-Wiring Equity: A Discourse Analysis of Nurses’ Equity-Promoting Practices in Emergency Departments
Allie Slemon, Vicky Bungay, Colleen Varcoe, Amélie Blanchet Garneau

The Experience of Facilitating Inclusive Research Advisory Groups With Parents and People With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder
Andrew Cashin, Michelle Kersten, Virginia Howie, Amy Pracilio, Julia Morphet, Ken Griffin, Julian N. Trollor, Nathan J. Wilson

“We Come From Different Worlds”: The Collision of Caring and Carceral Institutions
Danisha Jenkins, Candace Burton, Dave Holmes

Workplace Prejudice Toward Nurses (WPtN): Scale Development and Validation
Miranda P. Kaye, Cheryl Dellasega, D. Adriana Andreae

The Curious Case of “Men in Nursing” as a Diversity Issue: A Critical Reading of the Literature
Stephen M. Padgett

It’s Hard Being a Girl: A Qualitative Content Analysis Examining Emotional Distress and Suicidality in Adolescent Girls
Gennifer Holt, Jessica Draughon Moret

Capturing Intersections of Discrimination: Quantitative Analysis of Nursing Students’ Experiences
Allie Slemon, Ingrid Handlovsky, Shivinder Dhari

Reconciling Incongruencies: A Straussian Grounded Theory Approach to Defining Oncology Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life
Rebecca L. Boni, Catherine Dingley

A Theory of Transitions Influencing Diabetes Self-management Among Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Kathleen M. Hanna, Zeinab Alazri, Christine M. Eisenhauer

Dec 17

The Current Issue of ANS! Check It Out!


The current issue of ANS – Volume 47:4 – contains articles you will not want to miss! Here is a summary:

Visit the ANS website today to explore more details about this latest issue of ANS!

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Oct 24

Current Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) Article from ANS!


Each issue of ANS features an article that has been approved for NCPD credit, with the online text accessible from the ANS Web page for the article.

The article in Volume 47:3 is titled Compassionate Care for Parents Experiencing Miscarriage in the Emergency Department: A Situation-Specific Theory, authored by Tina Emond, PhD, RN; Francine de Montigny, PhD, RN; Jessica Webster, MN, RN, PNC(C); Sabrina Zeghiche, PhD; and Mylène Bossé, RN. Here are the author’s statements of significance for this article! Visit the ANS web page for this article, and click the “CE Test” button!

Abstract

In many countries, parents experiencing miscarriage seek treatment in the emergency department (ED). Parents frequently report dissatisfaction with ED care, while nurses report not knowing how to provide optimal care. This article describes the development of a situation-specific theory, Compassionate care for parents experiencing miscarriage in the ED, based on 4 concepts (change trigger, transition properties, conditions of change, and interventions). This theory evolved from a comprehensive review of the literature, 2 empirical studies, Transitions Theory, and collaborative efforts of an experienced team. The detailed theory development process facilitates its integration in practice and supports new theory development.

What is known or assumed to be true about this topic?

In a context where parents are often dissatisfied with the care they receive when they visit the ED for miscarriage, and where nurses feel ill-equipped to provide them with quality care, there is an explicit need to develop theories to guide nursing care through these tenuous experiences.

What this article adds:

This article provides a new situation-specific theory related to miscarriage care at the ED with a humanistic approach that can be used by nurses and other ED health professionals to improve miscarriage care. This theory will also guide other researchers seeking to develop other situation-specific theories.

Oct 14

Call for Abstracts Open for Virtual Nursology Theory Week 2025


The annual Virtual Nursology Theory Week (VNTW) conference will be March 20-24, 2025, and the call for abstracts is open! The deadline for submission is December 1, 2024. The theme, Honoring Our Past and Moving Forward: Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge, reflects our commitment to embracing our history while forging a path toward a progressive and inclusive future in nursing. The inspiration of the conference theme is based on Iheduru-Anderson and Waite’s paper published in 2024 –

Iheduru-Anderson, Kechi, & Waite, Roberta. (2024). Decolonizing nursing education: Reflecting on Paulo Freire’s pedagogy of the oppressed. Nursing Outlook, 72(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102183

Please use this form to submit an abstract for the Virtual Nursing Theory Week to be held from March 20-24, 2025. Deadline for submission: December 1, 2024. Notification of status: December 31, 2024. Plan to include in your abstract a brief description of how your planned presentation aligns with the conference theme.

There will be two types of presentations during the conference; you can select your preference on the submission form, or leave the type open depending on the needs of the conference. Each Knowledge Session podium presentation will be 30 minutes long; we recommend 20 minutes to present plus 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Knowledge Session Poster presentations will be 5 minutes long during which time the presenter will provide an overview of their topic. After the poster overviews are completed, presenters will be moved to different Zoom Breakout Rooms to meet with attendees for questions and discussion for an extended period of time. Attendees will be able to move around to visit whatever posters they wish to discuss!

So sharpen your pencils (metaphorically of course!) and submit your abstract soon! 

Apr 18

Save the Date! 2025 Virtual Nursing Theory Week


The 2024 Virtual Nursology Theory Week is now history, so it is now time to make sure you save the date for 2025! March 20-24, 2025

The 2025 program will follow the traditional pattern with 34 knowledge sessions, 3 plenary featured panels on Thrusday, Saturday and Monday, posters during 5 days and 30-minute “knowledge sessions” based on abstracts from all over the world. Watch for the “Call for Abstracts” which will appear on Nursology.net, as well as the conference website!

Apr 5

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Save the Date! Virtual Nursology Theory Week, March 20-24, 2025


The 2024 Virtual Nursology Theory Week is now history, so it is now time to make sure you save the date for 2025! March 20-24, 2025. For many nurse scholars and students who are seeking to strengthen nursology theory and philosophy content in education, this is a major event not-to-be missed!

Our 2024 week was a major success – now a landmark event with 34 knowledge sessions, 3 plenary featured panels, and 4 posters, featuring the theme of Nursology theory think tanks! We had many participants, and presenters, from countries in South America and Europe. Attendees and presenters included students, early career scholars, and a number of well-known scholars. Those of us on the planning team wish to convery many appreciations to all who made this possible — the 70 presenters, our fabulous zoom support crew, and the session Ambassadors who kept us on track and stepped up to help with any and all details! We will be posting follow-up information and reflections over the coming weeks.

Soon we will start planning for the 2025 conference! We will continue a similar format, with 3 plenary sessions along with 30-minute “knowledge sessions” developed from abstract submissions. Watch for the “Call for Abstracts” early in the Fall semester (Spring for our neighbors in the southern hemisphere). We will continue our program of sponsorships to assure that all are able to participate!

For everyone who participated, if you are planning think tanks or other activities inspired by our time together throughout the 2024 week, let us know! We will post what you are doing over the coming months! This “conference” is not simply an “event” – it is an experience that spills out in many different directions! And please complete the Evaluation form (see the link in Guidebook). Your feedback will be invaluable as we plan the event for 2025!

Feb 28

Virtual Nursing Theory Week – March 21-25!


VNTW Logo
Theme – “Nursology Theory Think Tanks for the Future.” 

The program for the March 21-25 2024 Virtual Nursology Theory Week is now available for preview, and registration is open! The theme for the conference was inspired by the “think tank” tradition that was established by nurse theorist Margaret Newman in the 1980’s – a time when ANS was still a fledgling journal but beginning to be recognized for its unique “cutting edge” tradition!

The conference program promises to be the best yet! The program features three plenary panels on Thursday, Saturday and Monday! The “knowledge sessions” each day feature speakers from over the world who submitted abstracts focusing on the development of nursing knowledge! Each day concludes with an hour-long “Daily Discussion” during which presenters and attendees can interact informally to discuss topics and issues that were presented during the day!

Register now to have access to all conference events and access to the digital conference “Guidebook.” The Guidebook will be available about a week before the conference begins, and will contain all presenter bios (with photo) and the slides to be used during their presentation.

Jan 17

Asian Family Caregiver Resilience


The current ANS featued article is titled “Resilience in Family Caregivers of Asian Older Persons with Dementia: A Concept Analysis,” authored by Thitinan Duangjina, MSN, RN; Anne M. Fink, PhD, RN, FAHA; and Valerie Gruss, PhD, APRN, CNP-BC, FAAN. You can download this article at no cost while it is featured. We welcome your comments and discussion here! Thitinan Duangjina shared this information about this work:

Thitinan Duangjina

Family caregivers must routinely deal with stressful caregiving situations, so they must become resilient in order to recover from the physical and psychological challenges they encounter. Resilience is contextual in nature and depends on sociocultural norms1. Previous concept analyses of resilience focused on caregiving for patients with multiple chronic conditions2, and for spouses/partners of people with young-onset dementia worldwide3. However, the differing nature of caregivers results in different levels of commitment to caregiving. Especially in the Asian context, adult children’s commitment to caregiving is derived from family obligations based on reciprocity and filial piety. The concept of resilience in Asian family caregivers who are adult children of older persons with dementia has not yet been formally defined.

To the best of our knowledge, resilience in family caregivers of Asian older adults with dementia has not been formally defined as a concept. Our study analyzed the concept of resilience in family caregivers of Asian older adults with dementia using Walker and Avant’s concept analysis method4. The attributes, antecedents, and consequences of resilience in this population are presented along with the conceptual definition derived. Also, a model case and borderline case are presented to enhance reader understanding of the concept. Based on the concept analysis, 7 antecedents were found to be risk factors for resilience, and 7 attributes emerged as contributing to resilience. Furthermore, we found that Asian sociocultural factors play roles in both the antecedents and attributes.

The findings of this concept analysis not only extend the body of knowledge available to nursing professionals but also reveal areas where nurses can support resilience in Asian family caregivers. Moreover, we hope that our study results will provide direction for nurse development of culturally aligned, family centered interventions to promote resilience in family caregivers of Asian older persons with dementia.

References

1. Windle G, Bennett KM. Caring relationships: how to promote resilience in challenging times. In: Ungar M, ed. The Social Ecology of Resilience: A Handbook of Theory and Practice. Springer; 2012:219- 231. Assessed March 4, 2022. https://psycnet.apa. org/record/2011-30122-018

2. Garcia-Dia MJ, DiNapoli JM, Garcia-Ona L, Jakubowski R, O’Flaherty D. Concept analysis: resilience. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2013;27(6):264- 270. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2013.07.003

3. Kobiske KR, Bekhet AK. Resilience in caregivers of partners with young onset dementia: a concept analysis. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2018;39(5):411-419. doi:10.1080/01612840.2017.1400625

4. Walker L, Avant K. Concept analysis. In: L Walker, K. Avant eds. Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing. 5th ed. Pearson Education; 2011:157-179.

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