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8 NACN-USA, c/o Diocese of Joilet, Blanchette Catholic Center, 16555 Weber Road, Crest Hill, IL 60403 Winter 2014 www.nacn-usa.org; [email protected]; Follow us on Facebook: “National Association of Catholic Nurses – USA” Board of Directors World Meetings of Families – Philadelphia President Diana Newman, EdD, RN 25-27 September 2015 (Papal Visit 26-27) Plymouth, MA Registration Now Open at: http://www.worldmeeting2015.org/plan-your-visit/register/ [email protected] President-Elect Jane Cardea, PhD, RN President’s Message San Antonio, TX [email protected] Colleagues, Immediate Past President Alma Abuelouf, BSN, RN, FCN The Holiday Season is almost upon us. As we face Memphis, TN challenges to our Economic Security, International Threats, [email protected] and differing viewed on Ebola, Energy, Health Care, Treasurer Immigration it can be tempting to be preoccupied with Denise Quayle, MSN, RN Washington, PA current issues. However the season of Advent, which begins on November 30 is [email protected] a season of Hope. It affords society the opportunity to transcend daily problems Recording Secretary and to focus on the Incarnation of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who is Jeannine Gaudet RN, BS, MSSW, FCN Beauty, Goodness and Truth. Catholic Nursing can be examples of Hopeful Hernando, MS attitudes and behavior as an antidote to worldly concerns. [email protected] NACN is expanding its boundaries and using our talents well. Alma Corresponding Secretary Abuelouf, Marie Hilliard, Kathleen Kirkpatrick and Marylee Meehan attended a Patricia A. Sayers, RN, DNP Trenton, NJ recent CICIAMS International Conference in Ireland. We are looking forward [email protected],edu to the Synod on the Family to be held in Philadelphia in September 2015 and NE Regional Representative NACN will be represented. We hope other NACN members will attend the Marie Hilliard, RN, PhD, JCL Synod. We are pleased to announce that new Councils are forming in Maryland Philadelphia, PA and New Jersey. NACN is eager to provide assistance with the formation of [email protected] new Councils in other states. The newly formed History and Archives SE Regional Representative Committee chaired by Cheryl Hettman, PhD, RN is working hard to compile Judie Boyle, RN, MSN Baltimore, MD NACN History. If you have relevant items please forward them to the [email protected] Committee. The email address is [email protected]. MW Regional Representative The 2016 conference planning is underway. The topic for the Conference Mary Lee Barron, PhD., APRN, will be the Family. The exact title and location of the conference and call for FNPBC, FAANP Fenton, MO abstracts will be announced in spring 2015. [email protected] With Best wishes for a Blessed and Peaceful Christmas and New Year. NW Regional Representative Mary Ann Haeuser, MSN, RN, FNP Diana M. L. Newman San Rafael, CA Diana M. L. Newman, EdD RN [email protected] President NACN-USA SW Regional Representative Jennifer Cook, PhD, MBA, RN, CNS San Antonio, TX Archives / History Committee [email protected] Needs Your Documents & Artifacts! See the article in this edition. Please email: Priest Chaplain Reverend Michael G. Whyte Cheryl Hettman, [email protected] St. Catherine of Siena Rectory, regarding any items you may have to contribute. West Simsbury, CT Follow us on Facebook©: National Association of Catholic Nurses – USA https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Association-of-Catholic-Nurses-USA/226363700905728 CONNECTIONS: CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL The philosophy of the Roy Adaptation Model (Roy, TRADITION AND CONCEPTUAL NURSING MODELS 1999) is based on the definition of humanism by Diana M. L. Newman, EdD, RN described by St. Ignatius of Loyola. The Roy President NACN‐USA Adaptation models states that humans share in creative power, behave purposefully (not cause and effect), possess intrinsic holism and strive to maintain Contemporary nursing knowledge integrity and realize the need for benefits from the Catholic intellectual relationships. The 21st Century tradition as a foundation for current philosophical assumptions of the Roy nursing conceptual models. St. Adaptation Model are: Thomas Aquinas described the human intellect as a gift 1. Persons have mutual relationships from God. The intellect can know what with the world and with God. is before it that is what is important to 2. Human meaning is rooted in an Sr. Callista Roy the observer. omega point convergence of the universe. 2. For nursing, this provides support 3. God is intimately revealed in the diversity of for nursing to know and describe its creation and is the common destiny of creation. world view that is the focus of nursing. 4. Persons use human creative abilities of awareness, The world view for nursing provides enlightenment and faith. the focus for philosophical and 5. Persons are accountable for the purposes of scientific development of nursing knowledge described deriving, sustaining and transforming the universe. in conceptual models of nursing which guide nursing The Roy Model is one example of a nursing practice. Nursing scholars endeavor to continually conceptual model that is consistent with the Catholic develop and refine nursing knowledge. Many nursing intellectual tradition. Nurses who base their practice on scholars come from the Roman Catholic tradition and a nursing conceptual model such as the Roy Adaptation have made significant contributions to nursing. These Model have the opportunity to advance nursing scholars include Imogene King the King Systems practice in a manner consistent with their faith. This Framework (King, 1981); Madeline Leininger, can also advance nursing knowledge as philosophical Transcultural Nursing, (Leininger & McFarland, 2002); and scientific research can yield evidence that directs Dorothea Orem, The Self Care Framework (Orem, nursing practice in accord with their faith tradition. 2001) and Sr. Callista Roy, The Roy Adaptation Model Using a nursing conceptual model that is consistent (Roy & Andrews, 1999) and others. The work of these with the Catholic tradition may help nurses cope with scholars facilitates the relationship between faith and situations that involve ethical and moral issues in a life reason for nursing which enhances the health of society. affirming way. This may prevent moral distress in Nursing is concerned with the human person. The patients and nurses. For further information about the term humanism is found throughout the nursing Roy Adaptation Model click on www. Bc.edu/ literature. Secular humanism can lead to fragmentation, /schools/son/faculty/featured self-alienation and meaninglessness. An industrialized theorist/Roy_Adatation_Model.html. society can lead to atheistic humanism, a nihilistic type References: of existentialism and tend toward despair, skepticism Hanna, D. R. (2013). Roy’s specific life values and the philosophical assumption of humanism. Nursing Science Quarterly. 26(1), 53-58. and relativism. St. Ignatius of Loyola defines humanism King, I. M. (1981). A Theory for Nursing; systems, concepts, process. New 3. based on the person seeking a York: John Wiley and Sons. Leininger, M. M. & Mc Farland, M. r. (2002). Transcultural Nursing: spiritual dimension that gives Concepts, theories, research and practice ( 3rd ED.) NY: McGraw Hill meaning to life. St. Ignatius Medical Publishing Division. Orem, D.E. (2001) Nursing concepts of practice (6th Ed). St. Louis: Mosby. understands the center of man is Roy, Sr. C & Andrews, H.A. (1999). The Roy adaptation model (2nd Ed). God. Secular humanism understands the center of man as Roman Catholic Nursing Theorists/Scholars man, without God. Religious humanism sees the person as having purposefulness, holism, subjective and relational, with creative power. Religious humanism posits that people can be guided by something that transcends human life. St. Ignatius described six elements of humanism as follows: classicism, educating the whole person, an active life of civic virtue, individualism within the community, human dignity and human freedom and the unity and universality of truth. The Absolute Truth is God. (Hanna, 2013). Imogene M. King Madeleine Leininger Dorothea Orem CONFERENCE PRESENTATION – 2014 FERTILITY HEALTH LITERACY The purpose of this article is to provide the nurse who by Mary Lee Barron, PhD, APRN, does not necessarily see patients for fertility issues with FNP‐BC, FAANP a concise guide of current information. Nurses are in a Associate Professor, Southern Illinois key position to educate patients on those issues that not University, Edwardsville only affect the patient’s fertility but his/her general health. Introduction Based on two articles published in the Journal for In the Catholic worldview fertility is Nurse Practitioners these are the key points of fertility seen as a gift. However, for many, health literacy education: 8,9 fertility is treated as a disease with suppressing medications. Protecting this aspect of health is sometimes Modifiable Lifestyle factors a challenge is current U.S. culture even though there are Semen quality is a surrogate measure of male fertility. over a million infertile U.S. couples. There are national Chronic disease risk and poor semen quality are initiatives addressing preconception health which aims to associated with many of the same modifiable risk identify and modify risks to a woman’s health or factors. Menstrual patterns are influenced by a number pregnancy outcome through prevention and of host and environmental characteristics.