Theology of Nursing: Defining Biblical Theology for Theology of Nursing
by About a week ago, I mentioned analogies between theology of nursing and various domains of Christian theology. One of the comparisons I proposed was related …
Theology of Nursing: Looking for Analogies Between Domains of Theology of Nursing and of Christian Theology in General
Recently, I’ve written about theology of nursing to differentiate it from nursing theology. For more on this distinction, please click here and here. At this …
Theology of Nursing: Theology of Nursing Rightly Reflects the Foundation of Nursing in Theological Truth
I recently wrote about my preference for the phrase theology of nursing over the phrase nursing theology. The major reason for my preference has to …
Theology of Nursing: Why I Prefer the Phrase “Theology of Nursing” Instead of “Nursing Theology”
For years, I’ve believed that the choice of words used in reference to an idea, the particular sound and order of the phrase, can go …
Theology of Nursing: Preliminary Thoughts on Method for Developing a Theology of Nursing
As I’ve said previously, I view my life as a “form of ministry in response to my Creator,” including my career in nursing. I don’t …
Theology of Nursing: The Basic Content of a Theology of Nursing Is “God and Everything Else”
A while ago, I began to write about what I referred to as theology of nursing. Basically, I described the theology of nursing as the …
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Morning Vitals: Nurses Finding Our Bearings in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic Hurricane
Readers of Morning Vitals may have noticed that I’ve missed two consecutive weekly posts. That was certainly not my intention two weeks ago. As everyone …
Career / Culture / Ethics / Leadership / Research
Ethics in Nursing: Older White Liberal College Graduates Believe in the Honesty and Ethics of Nurses
I’m still thinking about the results of the 2019 Gallup poll of American public opinion regarding the honesty and ethics of various professional groups. To …
Morning Vitals: Losing a Patient Should Never Be Easy
During the past several weeks, I’ve seen several patients I’ve gotten to know during serial hospitalizations. I’ve cared for them during what has been or …
Culture / Ethics / Leadership
Morning Vitals: Going Rogue as a Positive Standard of Behavior for Nursing
Last week, I wrote about the moral implications of going rogue or positive deviance in nursing. I ended with the thought that going rogue in …
Morning Vitals: Going Rogue as a Moral Choice in Nursing
Last week, I wrote about “going rogue” as an ethical response to normalized but questionable behaviors in the profession of nursing–and by extension in health …
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Morning Vitals: Going Rogue Redefined as Positive Deviance in Search of Human Fulfillment in Nursing
Horror stories have been told for years about the danger of rogue nurses. Nurses whose practice or behavior is inappropriate, even illegal or simply evil, …