From Jacqueline Fawcett
On Monday, March 24th, I will be joined by my Iranian colleague, Akram Sadat Sadat Hoseini, for a presentation of Conceptual Models of Nursology: Two Iranian Perspectives
Our presentation comes at a time when our discipline is increasing interest in conceptual perspectives beyond those of White, Euro-centric nursologists.
The purpose of our presentation is to share the content of two distinctive nursology conceptual models that are based on Iranian knowledge—Sadat Hoseini’s Islamic Nursing Conceptual Framework and Nikfarid’s Human as an Embodied Spirit.
Sadat Hoseini will present her conceptual model and Fawcett will present Nikfarid’s conceptual model, as Lida Nikfarid died in 2023.
These two Iranian nursology conceptual models represent a distinctive cultural perspective of nursology undergirded by Iranian knowledge. Both of these conceptual models are rooted in an Islamic perspective that emphasizes human transcendences.
These two Iranian nursology conceptual models represent a decolonization of nursology knowledge in that they comprise concepts familiar to Iranians thereby enriching global nursology knowledge.
Respecting and articulating the knowledge of all cultures avoids privileging Euro-centric perspectives, which should improve cultural humility and cultural-sensitive patient care.
VNTW: Annual Nursing Theory Conference 