Category Archives: Nursing Profession

Celebrate National Nurses Week!

Happy National Nurses Week To all my readers, nurses and nursing students alike, I hope this week, especially, brings you some appreciation from others for the work you do and care you provide for patients and clients and their families. Nurses are the lifeblood of the healthcare system, not just

Borrowed Theory in Nursing Theory Development

Nursing theory is not that old. Other than Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing in 1860, nursing theories only started to be developed in the 1950s. So was nursing atheoretical until then? No. Nurses “borrowed” theories from other disciplines to inform nursing practice. Nurses borrowed theories from psychology, physiology, sociology, medicine, physics, and organizational

Video: Why Should You Get a Doctorate in Nursing?

Have you ever asked yourself whether getting a doctorate in nursing was right for you? PhD or DNP? I give you advice on which one should you chose in my post: PhD or DNP: Which One to Choose? This video contains key points from a post I did on the benefits

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