This article, the fifth in a six-part bite-size series looking at nursing theories and their implications for practice, explains gender theory and its implications for nurses.

That nursing theory—developed by Connell School of Nursing Professor and Nurse Theorist Callista Roy, C.S.J.—is now part of the education, practice, and research of nurses worldwide.

The Adaptation Model and Tension Theory in Nursing Abilities study emphasize the significance with the connection amongst the social and physiological elements of overall health and how they ...

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is to promote excellence in professional nursing, with a global ...

A pioneer in nursing ethics who developed an influential theory of caring, Sister Simone Roach was credited for establishing the first code of ethics for nurses in Canada and inspiring generations ...

Nursing home care includes caring for the emotional and psychological needs of the elderly. There is a growing need for mental health clinicians who are trained to offer care to the elderly in nursing ...