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May 1

ANS 37:2 “Relationships and Health” just published!


The topic of this issue of ANS – Relationships and Health – is central to nursing practice, and yet this vital connection is often taken for granted.37-2 cover Articles in this issue focus on family relationships, philosophic and theoretic foundations of human caring in the nurse-patient relationship, and the complexities of these relationships on health and well-being.

Each article in this issue is featured in our “Editor’s Pick” section of the ANS web site, and while an article is featured, it is available for free download.  It is also featured here, along with a message from the author that provides interesting background about their work.  Watch the web site to see which article is currently featured, and  return to the blog regularly to see messages from the authors!

Here is the Table of Contents for this issue

SmithBattle, Lee; Leonard, Victoria
McKelvey, Michele M.
St-Amant, Oona; Ward-Griffin, Catherine; Brown, Judith Belle; Martin-Matthews, Anne; Sutherland, Nisha; Keefe, Janice; Kerr, Michael S.
Ray, Marilyn A.; Turkel, Marian C.
Wolf, Karen Anne
MacKinnon, Karen; Moffitt, Pertice
Lobar, Sandra L.

Apr 18

Manuscript due date extended for ANS issue on “Post-Hospital Nursing”


Yes, indeed!  If you are close to polishing a manuscript related to the topic of “port-hospital nursing,” you have some time to send it in to be 15684347considered for publication in this issue!  The new due date is May 1, 2014!  Here is the description of this issue:

The period following hospitalization is a critical period in the process of recovery and healing. can be significantly influenced by nursing care in the hospital and in the community. For this issue we seek manuscripts that focus on nursing in post-hospital recovery. We particularly welcome articles that provide evidence on which nursing practice can be designed, as well as philosophic, theoretic, or economic analyses that address issues related to post-hospital recovery and the risk of re-hospitalization.

Nursing can play a significant role in quality of life and care after hospitalization, and this focus is growing as health care practices are changing to support efforts to reduce re-hospitalization!  So if you have something to contribute to this issue, please let us hear from you!!

Mar 10

Issue topic on “Veterans Health” planned for 2015


The ANS schedule for future issue topics now includes the planned topic for Volume 38 No. 4 – “Veterans Health.”  Manuscripts are due for this issue on April 15, 2015.  Here is the description:

Given recent history of international conflict and violence, the health and well-being of those who have served the veterans300military of any country world-wide has become a major challenge that influences the well-being of families, communities and nations. For this issue of ANS we seek manuscripts that address nursing perspectives on health care for veterans, their families and communities. We welcome research reports that provide evidence for nursing practice, theoretical and philosophic perspectives, or methodologic issues related to investigating health issues and nursing concerns for this population.  Date manuscripts are due: April 15, 2015

Be sure to watch our ever-evolving list of future issues!  All of the planned issue topics for which manuscript submissions are open are on the ANS web site, and we will announce new topics here as they appear.  The current list of topics for which manuscript submissions dates are coming up are (click the link for an issue topic to wee the full description):

37:4 – Post-Hospital Nursing – December 2014
Manuscript Due Date – April 15, 2014

38:1 – Patterns of Health Behavior- March 2015
Manuscript Due Date – July 15, 2014

38:2 – Models of Care for the Future- June 2015
Manuscript Due Date – October 15, 2014

38:3 – Translational Scholarship- September 2015
Manuscript Due Date – January 15, 2015

38:4 – Veterans Health- December 2015
Manuscript Due Date – April 15, 2015

Jan 29

New ANS issue released today: Emerging Theories for Practice


The January-March issue of ANS focusing on emerging theories for practice is now available!   Nursing models, theories and philosophic frameworks have been emerging for over 50 years. But they have not always been welcomed as relevant to nursing practice. Part of the disconnect lies in what “theory” is thought to be. My own favorite definition of “theory” is “a vision – a mental construction of what could be in human experience.  In nursing, these mental constructions provide a roadmap, a path to follow in shaping human experience toward wholeness and well-being.  This issue of ANS includes current thinking in nursing that clarifies how and why nursing theories are essential to XLargeThumb.00012272-201401000-00000.CVnursing practice, and articles that illustrate current theoretical developments in nursing.  Most important I believe this issue of ANS points in the direction of meaningful connections between theory, research and practice.

The first article in this issue was published ahead of print, and it is now our first featured article!  The article is titled “Particularizing the General: Sustaining Theoretical Integrity in the Context of an Evidence-Based Practice Agenda” by Sally Thorne, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCAHS and Richard Sawatzky, PhD, RN.  Dr. Thorne and Dr. Sawatzky have extended their discussion of the “evidence” debate with a message for ANS blog readers that we featured in December when it was published ahead of print.

We will be featuring each of the articles over the time that this issue is current, so “follow” this blog to have our blog features with messages from the authors!

Oct 30

Dr. Mona Shattell appointed ANS Associate Editor


We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mona Shattell, PhD, RN, FAAN as Associate Editor of Advances in Nursing Science!  Dr. Shattell has served as a reviewer and member of the Advisory Board for a number of years.  She was the lead author on a study of the ANS peer review process  (which also included the Journal of Holistic Nursing and Issues in Psychiatric Mental Health, the

Mona M. Shattell, PhD,RN,FAAN

Mona M. Shattell, PhD, RN, FAAN

report of which was published in 2010 in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01331.x/abstract) . She has been a member of the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) since 2009, and also serves as Associate Editor of Issues in Mental Health Nursing. Dr. Shattell will be involved in managing the ANS manuscript review process, and will provide editorial leadership shaping the future of the journal.

Dr. Shattel is the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the College of Science and Health and is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at DePaul University.  She received a PhD in nursing from the University of Tennessee Knoxville, a Master of Science degree in nursing from Syracuse University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, also from Syracuse University.  Prior to joining the faculty at DePaul University, she taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  Dr. Shattell’s clinical specialty is in psychiatric and mental health nursing.  Her research focuses primarily on the mental health of vulnerable populations, therapeutic relationships, acute care psychiatric environments, community mental health, Latinas with depressive symptoms, the mental health and physical health of long-haul truckers, and psychosis.  Dr. Shattell is a regular blogger for The Huffington Post, and the author of more than 95 journal articles and book chapters.

Sep 16

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ANS is Featured Journal on Lippincott’s NursingCenter.com


The current issue of ANS, focusing on the timely topic of “Peace and Health” is the current featured journal on NursingCenter.com!  As a featured journal, all contents are available for free download until October 1!  Here is what NursingCenter.com says about ANS:

Advances in Nursing Science (ANS) is the most stimulating publication in nursing science and education today. ANS is 36-3 coverintellectually challenging, yet readable; innovative, yet scientifically sound; reliable research without the tedious, traditional hard science approach found in so many other journals.

This issue would not be possible if it were not for the scholarship of the nurses whose work focuses on this very important topic.  Here is  the Table of Contents:

Sep 3

Just announced: Future issue topic “Models of Care for the Future”


ANS Vol 38:2  will focus on Models of Care for the Future.  As nations worldwide seek to establish models of care that provide quality and efficiency, nurse leaders are emerging to play a significant role in the development of these models.  For this issue of ANS we are seeking manuscripts that provide theoretical underpinnings of creative models of care, as well as  evidence that supports their implementation.  Manuscripts should be clearly grounded in a nursing perspective; the content can include philosophic, theoretic, empirical or ethical aspects related to the model.   Manuscripts will be due October 15, 2014.

For a complete updated listing of all future issue topics, and the due dates for manuscripts, visit the ANS web site!

Aug 8

ANS Issue “Peace & Health” just released!


This just-released issue of ANS focuses on the topic of  “Peace and Health.” I believe that nursing can significantly influence conditions the

ANS 36:3 "Peace & Health"

ANS 36:3 “Peace & Health”

promote peace. In fact to reach for an ideal of  high-level wellness and health for all, understanding and creating peace is an absolute necessity. The articles in this issue of ANS stand as a signal that within the nursing community, this potential does exist. Nursing

scholarship and research contributes to understanding relationships between peace and health, and evidence that can be used to build family-wide, community-wide, nation-wide and even world-wide possibilities for peace. I hope that as a reader you will be inspired to join these authors, and many others in the nursing community to build a science, and a practice, that promotes peace!

Apr 16

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Manuscript due date extended for “Innovations in Health Care”


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 is a description of the topic:

Innovations in Health Care Delivery
Vol 36:4 –  December 2013anspic2004.jpgManuscript Due Date: Extended to April 25, 2013
Health care systems worldwide have undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, and for this issue of ANS we are calling for manuscripts that provide evidence of approaches to health care that address pressing issues that gave rise to the changes. In particular, we seek manuscripts that describe nursing models that have influenced health care delivery, and evidence related to outcomes based on these models. We also welcome manuscripts that present theoretical and philosophical perspectives that contribute to understanding and shaping health care delivery policy and decisions.

 

Feb 7

Development of a theory of compassion


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 aspect of her work has contributed to an evolving theoretical development.  She reports the evolution of this theory in the currently featured article that appears in this issue of ANS. Dr. Georges has shared for this blog the experience of her work, and pays tribute to the students and colleagues who have contributed to the development of her ideas:

The relational nature of nursing is what is most precious to me and informs my work most deeply. Wherever we practice- as clinicians, educators, or administrators- the bonds we share with our fellow nurses are strong and indissoluble. I call it the nurse-nurse bond. The compassion we show for each other can and does carry us through the most unimaginable experiences everyday, everywhere. When asked about the source from which my work in compassion emerges, I always respond that it is the love and caring of my nurse colleagues. I have been so very blessed to have compassionate helpers in my journey. From the outstanding faculty at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing in the 1970’s to the superb researchers in my PhD program at the University of Washington School of Nursing, I have been shown the difference that compassion makes. Looking back at my scholarly work during the past decade, I owe so very much to my students at the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science at the University of San Diego. I couldn’t have done this work without your wisdom, encouragement, and vision. You have taught me what compassion really looks like. It looks like nurses who work for 12 long hours in unimaginable environments, then come to class eager to learn about strategies to improve health care. It looks like nurses from diverse backgrounds that work hard to forge bonds of community in a classroom. It looks like nurses who read Advances in Nursing Science deeply and discuss it passionately. In short, compassion looks like YOU.

Dr. Georges (green jacket) with a group of students

Dr. Georges (green jacket) with a group of students

The networks of that we develop in our communities are significant, and influence the ongoing development of nursing knowledge.  This blog provides an avenue for all ANS readers to participate in this community.  W welcome your comments, questions and perspectives!

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