Nursology

Contributors – Rocedelynn Roan, Jacinda Willeto,Atheina Tsinijinnie, Cristina Rivera Carpenter We are honored to share the development of the K’é Nursing Model – A culturally grounded approach to care. This model is rooted in Navajo (Diné) philosophy and aligns nursing practice with Indigenous knowledge systems while honoring sacred relationships and healing practices. Close you...

Contributor: Dr. Rafael Tubongbanua EdD, MN, RN, FSIEN The Nursing As Caring Theory by Boykin and Schoenhofer (1993, 2001) cultivates the power of nurses to develop the caring consciousness needed for contemporary nursing practice. The future of nursing grounded in caring will remain relevant as nurses who have developed caring consciousness go on a lifelong …

Nursology is our discipline’s name – and the more we use that word out loud, in print, and online, the more likely it is to appear in everyday references people turn to online, including general dictionaries such as Merriam‑Webster and the Oxford English Dictionary. Nursing philosopher Joyce Paterson first coined the term “nursology” in 1971, …

Contributor – Obidigwe Adaora Victoria, RN Burnout leads to turnover, says Claire Zangerle, CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. And she should know. As a chief nurse executive, she’s been working at Ground Zero. While chatting with Chief Healthcare Executive, Zangerle didn’t sugarcoat the issue. She calls it a problem because that’s exactly …

Contributor – Julie Durand DNP, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC Preceptorship, which includes guided experiential learning and mentorship, is a critical component of healthcare education. As in other healthcare disciplines, clinical preceptorship is a core component of nurse practitioner (NP) education. Unlike medical student preceptorship, which benefits from a more coordinated eff...