{"title":"Preserving Creativity in Nurse Education.","authors":"Teresa Hamilton","doi":"10.1177/08943184241291560","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241291560","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this column on the humanbecoming teaching-learning model, the author explores creativity in nurse education as an alternative to routinized learning strategies. There is an explanation of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials, domains, competencies, subcompetencies, concepts, and spheres of care, followed by an explanation of competency-based education. These topics are contrasted with the humanbecoming paradigm and the humanbecoming teaching-learning model. Infusing artforms in teaching-learning nursing is proposed as a way to preserve creativity. An assignment with first-semester pre-licensure students is explained and exemplars are provided to demonstrate the preservation of creativity while teaching-learning nurse students.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"38 1","pages":"21-24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dr. John R. Phillips: Nurse Scholar Extraordinaire.","authors":"Mary R Morrow","doi":"10.1177/08943184241291545","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241291545","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scholarship is an important topic for the continuation of the discipline of nursing. <i>Nursing Science Quarterly</i> has asked Dr. John R. Phillips, a notable Rogerian scholar, to comment on nursing scholarship. Dr. Phillips is introduced here.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"38 1","pages":"31-32"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nurse Scholars and Crafting Policy.","authors":"Mario R Ortiz","doi":"10.1177/08943184241291555","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241291555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurses utilize knowledge in all aspects of their roles across all settings. In this paper, the author explored how nursing and health policies may be crafted by nurse scholars grounded in the models and theories of nursing, such as humanbecoming. Nurse scholars will continue to serve others as the century unfolds by crafting policies that shape the betterment of society.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"38 1","pages":"91-94"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nursing Theory Today: What, Why, How.","authors":"Pamela G Reed","doi":"10.1177/08943184241291547","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241291547","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Theory is a key component in nursing scholarship. A fundamental aim of nursing scholarship is to generate understanding of processes and human experiences of health. The combined practices of nursing science and the profession can be uniquely beneficial to theory development. However, traditional views of science in nursing may dampen the synergy between these two practices for developing nursing theories. In this article, I present particular ideas about nursing theory today, including some traditions that we may need to transcend, drawing from current thinking in philosophy of science and nursing science.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"38 1","pages":"36-40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scholarship and the Importance of Structures Supporting Scholarship.","authors":"Karen Carroll","doi":"10.1177/08943184241291553","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241291553","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scholarship and the impact of scholarship represents an important and relevant phenomenon within nursing that crosses the history of the discipline. An important consideration is to reflect on the defining characteristics of scholarship and to consider the underlying structures that support scholarship. This preliminary article of this practice column provides a brief review and consideration.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"38 1","pages":"25-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Steps and Challenges in Preparing a Grant Application.","authors":"Sue Penckofer, Pamela Martyn-Nemeth","doi":"10.1177/08943184241269955","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241269955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors describe the phases (conceptualizing, actualizing, and ensuring success of science) necessary for developing a successful research grant application for funding. Emphasis is on the development of an important and novel research question, clear conceptualization of the study, development of specific aims, theory to guide the study, a well-designed approach, and the role of teamwork to enhance success. The challenges that can occur during these phases of grant writing are also addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"37 4","pages":"312-317"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis and Evaluation of Situation-Specific Theories: Proposed Modifications in Existing Criteria for Analysis and Evaluation of Theories.","authors":"Helene Provencher, Jacqueline Fawcett","doi":"10.1177/08943184241269950","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241269950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although many situation-specific theories have been developed during the past several years, few of them have been analyzed and evaluated using criteria that are relevant for this type of theory. The purpose of this paper is to propose modifications in Fawcett's analysis and evaluation criteria of theories for application to situation-specific theories. The position taken is that important but minor adjustments are required to make these criteria suitable for the analysis and evaluation of situation-specific theories, taking the similarities and differences between middle-range theories and situation-specific theories into account.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"37 4","pages":"387-390"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Karen J. Foli: A Nurse Scholar With an Unconventional Trajectory.","authors":"Mary R Morrow, Karen J Foli","doi":"10.1177/08943184241269964","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241269964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurse scholar Karen J. Foli has had an unconventional trajectory. She has written everything from mysteries to thrillers to peer-reviewed journal manuscripts and Food and Drug Administration documents. She conceptualized and disseminated two middle-range theories, one surrounding parental postadoption depression and one surrounding nurses' psychological trauma. Foli's research has revealed a new type of nurse-specific trauma, <i>insufficient resource trauma</i>, which calls for efforts at the organizational level. Winner of several book of the year awards, she is now working on a third middle-range theory. Dr. Foli shares her journey and encourages nurses to <i>give theory a shot</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"37 4","pages":"329-336"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to Fawcett's Essays About the Metaparadigm and Conceptual Models.","authors":"Grace Kyei, Dennis Miezah, Saisuree Namluck","doi":"10.1177/08943184241269987","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08943184241269987","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49726,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Science Quarterly","volume":"37 4","pages":"397-398"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}