International Nurses Day, May 12 is a worldwide celebration of Nursing on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. In 2022, the theme for International Nurses Day is Nurses: A Voice to…
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I want to shift the emphasis of health care from the individual to the family, from tasks and technology to relationships.
“I’m devoted to bold, inspired efforts that transform health care practice with families experiencing illness.”
– Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD
Upcoming Workshops & Speaking Engagements
June, 28-July 2, 2021: 15th International Family Nursing Conference (virtual conference)
In June 2021, I offered a virtual Expert Lecture with Dr. Lorraine Wright at the 15th International Family Nursing Conference. The title of our lecture was: COVID-19: An Urgent Call for Nurses to Understand, Practice, and Embrace Family Systems Nursing
COVID-19 has disrupted many aspects of family health, especially togetherness and support during illness experiences and end of life. The global pandemic compels family nursing scholars and practitioners to acknowledge the systemic interaction between multiple systems that impact family functioning including, racism and health care disparities. In our Expert Lecture, we called for knowledge and practice of skilled Family Systems Nursing interventions that address illness suffering, illness beliefs, and resiliency and conceptualize and address healing at multiple system levels (family; nurse-family; family/nurse/community). Specific ideas of how to practice Family Systems Nursing were illustrated through an illness narrative of one family.
Family Nursing Externship July 5-8, 2022
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Winterthur, Switzerland
Generalist and Advanced Practice Models for Softening Suffering and Promoting Healing with Families in Healthcare
This 4 day workshop provides the extraordinary possibility to have Drs. Wright and Bell offer this unique learning experience at your university or health care setting. The presenters will offer their specific knowledge, research and clinical skills that will enhance and enrich your important work of caring for families through direct clinical practice, education, and/or research. Opportunities to participate in a live therapeutic conversation with a local family are one of the highlights of the Externship Workshop.
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Join us for a Family Externship in Switzerland: July 5-8, 2022
Dr. Lorraine Wright and I are pleased to announce that we have accepted an invitation to offer a 4-day Family Externship workshop at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) from July…
25th Anniversary of the Journal of Family Nursing
“The days are long, but the years are short.” ~ Gretchen Rubin "The first issue of the Journal of Family Nursing (JFN), owned SAGE Publishing, was launched in February 1995. This year…
“Knowledge creation and knowledge transfer to improve caring practices with families are both central to my mission”