International Journal for Human Caring (Individual Subscription, Online Only)
The International Journal for Human Caring (IJHC), the official journal of the International Association for Human Caring (IAHC), is a peer-reviewed journal which serves as a scholarly forum for:
- Identifying major philosophical, epistemological, and professional dimensions of care and caring to advance the body of knowledge of human care.
- Assist nursing and other disciplines to use care and caring knowledge in human relationships.
- Explicate the nature, scope, and functions of care and caring and their relationship to nursing.
- Identify the major components, processes, and patterns of care and caring in relationship to nursing.
- Stimulate and support nurse scholars and other professionals worldwide to systematically investigate care and caring.
- Disseminate research findings about caring and share knowledge through publications, public forums, and research conferences.
Authors from all disciplines are encouraged to submit manuscripts which meet these purposes.
EDITOR
Mary Ellen Wright, PhD, APRN, CPNP
Associate Editor, Qualitative Analysis
Assistant Professor College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences. School of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC USA
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Kathleen L. Sitzman, PhD, MS, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Associate Editor, Student Articles
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Nursing
East Carolina University, College of Nursing, Greenville, NC USA
Nancey France, PhD, RN
Associate Editor, Book Reviews and Continuing Education
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL USA
Holly Wei, PhD, RN, CPN, NEA, BC, FAAN
Associate Editor, Quantitative Analysis
Professor and Assistant Dean of the Ph.D. Program at University of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, KY USA
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Charlotte Barry, PhD, RN
Editor, Essays
Florida Atlantic University
Shirley C. Gordon PhD, RN, NCSN, AHN-BC, HWNC-B
Editor, Continuing Education
Florida Atlantic University
Marian Turkel, RN, PhD, FAAN
Editor, Book Reviews and Continuing Education
Florida Atlantic University
A.Lynne Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN
Editor, Poetry
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Julie Benbenishty, RN, MNSc, PhD
JULIE@hadassah.org.il
Israel
Anne Boykin, PhD, RN
boykina@fau.edu
USA
Chantal Cara, PhD, RN
chantal.cara@umontreal.ca
Canada
Lorena Chaparro Diaz, PhD, RN
olchaparrod@unal.edu.co
Colombia
Joanne R. Duffy, DNSc, RN, FAAN
jrduffy@quality-caring.com
USA
Candida Durāo, PhD, RN
Candida.durao@esel.pt
Portugal
George Efstathiou, RN, PhD
George.efstathiou@cut.ac.cy
Cyprus
Jane Flanagan, Ph.D., RN, AHN-BC, ANP-BC, FAAN
jane.flanagan@bc.edu
Dawn Freshwater, PhD, RN
dawn.freshwater@auckland.ac.nz
Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand
Shirley Gordon, PhD, RN, NCSN, AHN-BC
sgordon@health.fau.edu
USA
Sigridur Halldorsdottir, RN, MSN, PhD (Med Dr)
sigridur@unak.is
Iceland
Naohiro Hohashi, PhD, RN, PHN, FAAN
naohiro@hohashi.org
Japan
Anne Kasén, PhD, LicNsc, MNsc, RN
anne.kasen@nord.no
Norway, Finland
Beth King, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
bking@health.fau.edu
USA
Jane Lee-Hsieh, RN, MSN
hsiehjane@untunhs@edu.tw
Taiwan, Republic of China
Claire Mallette, RN, PhD
cmallett@yorku.ca
Canada
Patricia L. Munhall, PhD, RN, FAAN
pmunhall@aol.com
USA
Marilyn A. (Dee) Ray, RN, PhD, CTN-A, FAAN
mray@fau.edu
USA
Forough Rafii, PhD, RN
foroughrafii@yahoo.com
Iran
Maj-Britt Råholm, PhD, RN
Maj.Britt.Raholm@hvl.no
mraholm@netikka.fi
Norway
Arne W. Rehnsfeldt, PhD
arne.rehnsfeldt@hvl.no
Norway
Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN
gwensher@email.unc.edu
USA
Savina Schoenhofer, PhD, RN
Savibus1@att.net
USA
Marlaine Smith, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
marlaine.smith@fau.edu
msmit230@fau.edu
USA
Kristen M. Swanson, PhD, RN
swansonk@seattleu.edu
USA
Donna Taliaferro PhD, RN
dhtaliaferro@gmail.edu
USA
Tetsuya Tanioka, RN, PhD, FAAN
tanioka.tetsuya@tokushima-u.ac.jp
tetsuyayt@gmail.com
Japan
Kathleen Louise Valentine, RN, MS, PhD
klvalen@clemson.edu
USA
Dominika Vrbnjak, PhD, RN
dominika.vrbnjak@um.sl
Slovenia
Emeritus
Katie Eriksson, PhD, RN
kaerikss@abo.fi
Finland
Zane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
wolf@lasalle.edu
wolfzanemarie@gmail.com
USA
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
Cynthia M. Archibald, PhD, RN, CNE
archibal@health.fau.edu
USA
Theresa Adelman-Mullally, PhD, RN, CNE
Taadel,@ilstu.edu
USA
Catherine Aquino-Russell, RN, BScN, MN, PhD
caquinor@unab.ca
Canada
Darlene Amendolair, PhD, MN.RN
damendolair@uscupstate.edu
USA
Jan Anderson, EdD, MSN, RN, AHN-BC
anderjanm@gmail.com
USA
Lisa Bagnall, PhD, RN, CNL
lisabag@ufl.edu
USA
Denise Nagle Bailey, EdD, MEd, MSN, CNE, RN
dnaglebailey@gmail.com
USA
Katelyn Barley, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNE
kbarley@ndm.edu
USA
Charlotte Barry, PhD, RN, FAAN
cbarry@fau.edu
USA
Mark D. Beck, DNP, MSN, BS, RN, CENP
mbeck@SamuelMerritt.edu
USA
Maria Bjork, PhD, RN
maria.bjork@ju.se
Sweden
Maria Björkmark, PhD, RN
maria.björkmark@abo.fi
Finland
Diane Breckenridge, PhD, MSN, RN, ANEF, FAAN
breckenridgediane@gmail.com
USA
Sylvain Brousseau, RN, MN, PhD
sylvain.brousseau@uqo.ca
Canada
Howard Butcher, RN, PhD, FAAN
hbutcher@health.fau.edu
USA
Deborah Byrne, PhD, RN
Byrned@lasalle.edu
USA
Gayle L. Casterline, PhD, RN, CNE
gcasterline@gardner-webb.edu
USA
Sherrilyn Coffman, PhD, RN
sherrilyn.coffman@nsu.edu
USA
Lisa Davis, PhD, RN
ldavis@wtamu.edu
USA
Rodnita K. Davis, MSN, RN, CNE
rdavis9@ndm.edu
USA
Charlotte Delmar, PhD, RN, FAAN
cd@ph.au.dk
Denmark
Mary E. Desmond, PhD, RN, AHN-BC
desmonma@lewisu.edu
USA
Patricia Welch Dittman, PhD, RN, CDE
pdittman@health.fau.edu
USA
Dr. Charlene Downing
charlened@uj.ac.za
South Africa
Dorothy Dunn, PhD, APN, FNP-BC, AHN-BC
dotdunn@yahoo.com
USA
Kelly Dyar, EdD, RN, CNN, CNE
kdylar@westga.edu
USA
Michelle Ferguson, DNP, APRN, NPI
mferguson@health.fau.edu
USA
Tara L. Flood, DNP, RB, CBC
Tara.Flood@jefferson.edu
USA
Nancey France, PhD, RN, AHN-BC
nfrance@health.fau.edu
USA
Wrennah L. Gabbert, PhD, RN, CPNP, FNPB-C
wrennah.gabbert@aangelo.edu
USA
Kunta Gautam, PhD(c), MPH, CPNP-PC
Kuntagautam41@gmail.com
USA
Lorraine Gdanetz, PhD, RN, PCCN
Gdanetz004@gannon.edu
USA
Lynette M. Gibson, PhD, RN
lgibson@uscupstate.edu
USA
Marlienne Goldin, RN, BSN, MPA
marlgold@aol.com
USA
Lucia Gonzalez, PhD, MSN, MBA, FNP-C, AGPCNP-BC
luciag@clemson.edu
USA
Kathryn Gramling, PhD, RN
KGramling@umassd.edu
USA
Christine Griffin, PhD, RN, NPD-BC
chris@rootedandresilient.com
USA
Susan Sweat Gunby, PhD, RN
Gunby_SS@Mercer.edu
USA
Deborah J. Hain, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNKF
dhain@health.fau.edu
USA
Mary Hanson-Zalot, EdD, MSN, RN, AOCN, CNE
hansonzalot@lasalle.edu
USA
Donna M. Hedges, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE
dhedges517@gmail.com
USA
Kathryn Stewart Hegedus, DNSc, RN
Kathryn.Hegedus@uconn.edu
k.hegedus@sbcglobal.net
USA
Sheryl Jacobson, MS, CNE, RN
sljacobson@viterbo.edu
USA
Lisa George Jordan, PhD, RN
lisajordan76@verizon.net
USA
Lina Najib Kawar, PhD, RN, CNS
Lina.N.Kawar@kp.org
USA
Dawn Taylor, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, COI
dawn.koonkongsatian@nsc.edu
USA
Dimitri Létourneau, PhD, Inf.
dimitri.letourneau-aspirot@umontreal.ca
Canada
Rozzano Locsin, PhD, RN, FAAN
locsin@fau.edu
USA
Dana Lusk, MS, RN, CRRN, CHPN
dana.lusk@marquette.edu
USA
Maryann Malloy, MSN, RN
Mmalloy66@hotmail.com
USA
Margaret Marino, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
mmarino@ycp.edu
USA
Colleen Maykut, DNP, RN, FCAN
maykutc@macewan.ca
Canada
Suzanne Fiona McBean, PhD, BSc, MSc, GGN
sfmcbean@ulster.ac.uk
Northern Ireland
Great Britain
M. Patrice McCarthy, PhD, RN, CNS
mpmccarthy@gmail.com
USA
Joyce P. Miller, DNP, RN
millerj2@augsburg.edu
USA
Denise Miner-Williams, PhD, RN, CHPN
minerwilli@uthscsa.edu
USA
Susan Diemert Moch, PhD, RN
smoch@uwec.edu
USA
Dona Molyneaux, PhD, RN
molyneauxd@gmercy.edu
USA
Tara Nichols, DNP, ARNP, RN-BC, CCNS, AGCNS-BC
comfortnotpain@gmail.com
USA
Mary O’Connor, PhD, RN, FACHE
moconnor@ndm.edu
USA
Wongchan Petpichetchian, PhD, RN
pwongcha@raatree.psu,ac.th
pwongcha@hotmail.com
Thailand
Kathryn Lesley Reid
kate.reid@canterbury.ac.nz
New Zealand
Teresa Sakraida, PhD, RN
tsakraida@health.fau.edu
USA
Deborah K. Schuhmacher, DNP, RN, HTC
schuhmac@augsburg.edu
USA
Karen Sousa, PhD, RN, FAAN
karen.sousa@cuanschutz.edu
USA
Susan Karen Steele-Moses, DNS, RN
susanksteele@hotmail.com
USA
Cherrill Stockman, PhD, RN, CNE
cistock@ilstu.edu
USA
Louise Sullivan, PhD, RN
louise.sullivan@salve.edu
USA
Jane Sumner, PhD, RN, APRN-BC
sumne@lsuhsc.edu
jandeumner23@yahoo.com
USA
Rebecca L. Turpin, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
turpinrl@appstate.edu
USA
Delene Volkert, PhD, RN, CNE
dvolkert@westga.edu
USA
A. Lynne Wagner, EdD. MSN, RN
lynnewagner@comcast.net
USA
Jennie Wagner, EdD, RN, MSN, CNE IBCLC
wagnerj21@ecu.edu
USA
Holly Wei, PhD, RN, CPN, NEA-BC
Weih16@ecu.edu
USA
Susan Welch, EdD, RN, NE
swelch@westga.edu
USA
Mary Wilby, PhD, MSN, MPH, CRNP, ANP-BC, RN
wilby@lasalle.edu
USA
Gail B. Williams, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
williamsg@uthsca.edu
USA
Zane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
wolf@lasalle.edu
wolfzanemarie@gmail.com
USA
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