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Jan 7

New ANS Topics: “Palliative Care” and “Open Topic”


new1With the beginning of a new year, we have a big announcement!  First we have added a new topic to the usual line-up of issue topics – Palliative Care for ANS 39:3 with a manuscript submission date of January 15, 2016.  In addition, we are introducing the “Open Topic,” which makes it possible to submit your manuscript at any time!

During the manuscript submission process, if you select “Open Topic” on the list of future issue topics, your manuscript will be entered into the peer review system, which should be completed within about 8 weeks of submission.  Once your manuscript has been favorably reviewed and accepted for publication, it will be scheduled for the next available issue.  ANS issues will still include manuscripts that are focused on the scheduled issue topic, but will also include “Open Topic” articles that generally address the purposes of ANS, which are to contribute to the development of nursing science and to promote the application of emerging theories and research findings to practice.

Nov 3

New ANS issue just published!


ANS 37:4 was just published! This issue contains Part II of our focus on “Health Equities.” Both of these articles address equities related to specific populations – African American mothers living with HIV, and children with mental health symptoms. The planned topic for this issue – “Post-Hospital Nursing” is one that is becoming increasingly significant for 37-4 covernurses, as health care shifts more and more to the home and the community. Each article in this issue will appear on the ANS blog with messages from the authors, inviting you to engage in discussions of their work. Join us in this conversation!

Here is what you will find in this issue!

Health Equities Part II

Using an Intersectional Approach to Study the Impact of Social Determinants of Health for African American Mothers Living With HIV by Courtney Caiola, MSN, MPH, RN, Sharron Docherty, PhD, PNP-BC, FAAN, Michael Relf, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, AACRN, CNE, FAAN, and Julie Barroso, PhD, ANP-BC, APRN, FAAN

Perceived Discrimination and Children’s Mental Health Symptoms by Cheryl L. Cooke, PhD, MN, RN, Bonnie H. Bowie, PhD, MBA, RN, and Sybil Carr `ere, PhD

Post-Hospital Nursing

Can Nurses Tell the Future?: Creation of a Model Predictive of 30-Day Readmissions by Adonica Dugger, MSN, Susan McBride, PhD, and Huaxin Song, PhD

Analysis of Barriers to Cognitive Screening in Rural Populations in the United States by Lisa Kirk Wiese, PhD, RN, Christine L. Williams, RN, DNSc, PMHCHS-BC, and Ruth M. Tappen, RN, EdD, FAAN

Tried and True: Self-Regulation Theory as a Guiding Framework for Teaching Parents Diabetes Education Using Human Patient Simulation by Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, DNSc, CNS, RN, FAAN, Kimberly Johnson, BSN, CDE, RN; Karen Cullen, BSN, CDE, RN, Terry Hamm, BSN, CDE, RN, Jean Bisordi, BSN, CDE, RN, Kathleen Blaney, MPH, RN, Laura Maguire, MS, RN, and Gail Melkus, EdD, RN, FAAN

Predicting Transition to the Supine Sleep Position in Preterm Infants by Sherri L. McMullen, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, and Mary G. Carey, PhD, RN, CNS

Aug 28

New Issue Topic for 2016: Women & Girls!


For everyone whose scholarship addresses health and health care for women and girls – this is for you!  We have just scheduled ANS 39:2 to focus on “Women & Girls!”  The due date for manuscripts is October 15, 2015, so you have ample time to plan your submission for this issue!  Here is the issue description:

Women & Girls
Vol 39:2 –   June 2016
Manuscript Due Date: October 15, 2015
In 2011, the United Nations declared October 11th an annual “International Day of the Girl Child.” We are dedicating the mid-girlchildlogoyear 2016 issue of ANS in anticipation of the October 2016 international observance focusing on girls. We seek manuscripts that address nursing perspectives on health care for girls and women, 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 women and girls. We particularly welcome manuscripts with an international focus.

Visit the ANS web site any time to see all of our projected issue topics – but to save you a an extra web-trip, here is the current list!  

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

Translational Scholarship 
Vol 38:3 –   September 2015
Manuscript Due Date: January 15, 2015
For this issue of ANS we are seeking manuscripts that provide methodologic innovations that bring nursing theory, research and practice together, including translational research, emancipatory and participative approaches. Nursing research reports of studies using these methodologies are welcome, as are manuscripts that provide philosophic, theoretical or methodologic explanations of these approaches to scholarship. Manuscripts should include a strong emphasis on the development of nursing as a discipline.

Veterans Health 
Vol 38:4 –   December 2015
Manuscript Due Date: April 15, 2015
Given recent history of international conflict and violence, the health and well-being of those who have served the military 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.

Technologies, Nursing & Health
Vol 39:1 –   March 2016
Manuscript Due Date: July 15, 2015
Nursing, of necessity, has adapted over the past half century to the burgeoning presence of technology that has been developed for the diagnosis and treatment of sickness and disease. For this issue of ANS we seek scholarly works that extend the critical analysis of technologies from a nursing perspective, and works that provide evidence upon which to build nursing practice in ways that balance the use of appropriate technologies with the person-to-person relationship and caring that is central to nursing practice. We welcome articles that present empirical research, philosophic analyses, and development of theoretical models that inform the appropriate use of technology.

Women & Girls
Vol 39:2 –   June 2016
Manuscript Due Date: October 15, 2015
In 2011, the United Nations declared October 11th an annual “International Day of the Girl Child.” We are dedicating the mid-year 2016 issue of ANS in anticipation of the October 2016 international observance focusing on girls. We seek manuscripts that address nursing perspectives on health care for girls and women, 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 women and girls. We particularly welcome manuscripts with an international focus.

Aug 10

ANS 37:3 – “Health Equities” just released!


The new current issue of ANS is now available online!  This issue, focusing on “Health Equities,” affirms the conviction upon which many nurses historically have built their practice – a conviction that social inequities have profound health consequences. The articles in this issue 37-3 coveradd to a growing body of literature that provides depth and breadth to expand nursing’s disciplinary perspective on social justice as central to our mission. Each article will be featured on the ANS blog over the next several weeks, so watch this blog to learn more about each author’s important work.

Watch for the “Editor’s Pick” on the ANS web site over the next several weeks – each of the articles in this issue will be featured for a couple of weeks.  While each article is featured it will be available for free download!  These articles are all very thought-provoking, and we welcome your responses and comments here on this blog!

May 29

Issue scheduled on “Technologies, Nursing & Health”


We have just scheduled the issue topic for ANS Volume 39:1 – Technologies, Nursing & Health!  Manuscripts for this issue will be due no later than July 15, 2015, but we accept manuscripts for review before the due date if you want to have some extra time for revisions after the manuscript review process.  Here is the description of what we seek for this issue:

Vol 39:1 – Technologies, Nursing & Health Nursing, of necessity, has adapted over the past half century to the burgeoning presence of technology that has been developed for the diagnosis and treatment of sickness and disease. For this issue of ANS we seek scholarly works that extend the critical analysis of technologies from a nursing perspective, and works that provide evidence upon which to build nursing practice in ways that balance the use of appropriate technologies with the person-to-person relationship and caring that is central to nursing practice. We welcome articles that present empirical research, philosophic analyses, and development of theoretical models that inform the appropriate use of technology. Date manuscripts are due: July 15, 2015

As a reminder, here is the lineup of all of our future topics with manuscript due dates:

Patterns of health behavior
Vol 38:1 –   March 2015
Manuscript Due Date: July 15, 2014
For this issue of ANS we seek manuscripts that focus on nursing perspectives related to specific health behavior patterns (for example fear, hope, despair, uncertainty, inner strength). Manuscripts can be based on empiric evidence related to these patterns as factors in health and illness, conceptual and theoretic developments, or philosophic perspectives grounded in nursing. We particularly welcome articles that provide direction for the development of nursing practice.

Models of Care for the Future
Vol 38:1 –   June 2015
Manuscript Due Date: October 15, 2014
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.

Translational Scholarship
Vol 38:3 –   September 2015
Manuscript Due Date: January 15, 2015
For this issue of ANS we are seeking manuscripts that provide methodologic innovations that bring nursing theory, research and practice together, including translational research, emancipatory and participative approaches. Nursing research reports of studies using these methodologies are welcome, as are manuscripts that provide philosophic, theoretical or methodologic explanations of these approaches to scholarship. Manuscripts should include a strong emphasis on the development of nursing as a discipline.

Veterans Health
Vol 38:4 –   December 2015
Manuscript Due Date: April 15, 2015
Given recent history of international conflict and violence, the health and well-being of those who have served the military 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.

Technologies, Nursing & Health
Vol 39:1 –   March 2016
Manuscript Due Date: July 15, 2015
Nursing, of necessity, has adapted over the past half century to the burgeoning presence of technology that has been developed for the diagnosis and treatment of sickness and disease. For this issue of ANS we seek scholarly works that extend the critical analysis of technologies from a nursing perspective, and works that provide evidence upon which to build nursing practice in ways that balance the use of appropriate technologies with the person-to-person relationship and caring that is central to nursing practice. We welcome articles that present empirical research, philosophic analyses, and development of theoretical models that inform the appropriate use of technology.

Be sure to visit the ANS web site to see our planned issue topics, information for authors, and access to all articles published in ANS since the very first issue in 1978!

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!

Nov 29

Issue topic announced – Translational Scholarship


Translational Scholarship will be the topic for the issue to be published in September, 2015.  The date manuscripts for this issue will be due is January 15, 2015 – so you have time to plan your manuscript to be considered for this issue!  Here is the issue description:

Vol 38:3 – Translational Scholarship

For this issue of ANS we are seeking manuscripts that provide methodologic innovations that bring nursing theory, research and practice together, including translational research, emancipatory and participative approaches. Nursing research reports of studies using these methodologies are welcome, as are manuscripts that provide philosophic, theoretical or methodologic explanations of these approaches to scholarship. Manuscripts should include a strong emphasis on the development of nursing as a discipline. Date manuscripts are due: January 15, 2015

This information is posted on the ANS web site – along with a link to the “Information for Authors” for detailed information about manuscript preparation and submission.

Nov 2

Just released online! “Innovations in Health Care Delivery”


The October-December 2013 issue of ANS has just been released online, featuring the topic “Innovations in Health Care Delivery.”  There could be no more timely occasion for the appearance of this issue. The United States is finally implementing a landmark health care law that moves in the direction of providing affordable and accessible health care for more citizens than ever before. Many other countries in the world already provide access to fundamental health care, and community-based wellness services, and now the United States embarks on a historical initiative to shift in this direction as well. The U.S. law calls for a more prominent emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention and community-based services, and nurses are called upon to be key providers in making these services available. The time for innovation is here, and the articles in this issue challenge all readers to consider possibilities, and to take action to build on the work of these authors!

You can view the Table of Contents online now.  Each article in this issue will be featured over the next several weeks in the “Editor’s Pick” section on the ANS home page with a link to download it at no cost.  I will post an announcement about each article on this blog, along with a message from the authors – so follow this blog to stay current on each featured article!

 

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