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Family Nursing Education: Faster, Higher, Stronger

Family Nursing Education: Faster, Higher, Stronger Editorial Journal of Family Nursing 16(2) 135 –145 Family Nursing © 2010 SAGE Publications Reprints and permission: http://www. sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Education: Faster, DOI: 10.1177/1074840710368936 http://jfn.sagepub.com Higher, Stronger Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD As I write the editorial for this special issue on Family Nursing Education, the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver have just finished. “Citius, Altius, Fortius” the Olympic motto proclaims, “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” Who knew that polite, reserved Canadians were capable of such patriotism? Flag-waving, anthem-singing, crazy, over-the-top, unbridled celebration and joy reigned in the streets of Whistler and Vancouver, and for that matter throughout the country, that was both contagious and unparalleled. The Games were an extraordinary defining moment in Canadian history. For me, there are echoes of this same sense of being caught by surprise at the infectious passion and shared wonder about the magnitude of family nurs- ing when I attend an International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC). We have an important, meaningful purpose to increase the capacity of nurses to care for families and yet we often feel alone in our work of teaching, practic- ing, and researching family nursing until we gather with colleagues who also “get it.” As Suzanne Feetham remarked at a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Family Nursing SAGE

Family Nursing Education: Faster, Higher, Stronger

Journal of Family Nursing , Volume 16 (2): 11 – May 1, 2010

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SAGE
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© 2010 SAGE Publications
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1074-8407
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10.1177/1074840710368936
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Editorial Journal of Family Nursing 16(2) 135 –145 Family Nursing © 2010 SAGE Publications Reprints and permission: http://www. sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Education: Faster, DOI: 10.1177/1074840710368936 http://jfn.sagepub.com Higher, Stronger Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD As I write the editorial for this special issue on Family Nursing Education, the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver have just finished. “Citius, Altius, Fortius” the Olympic motto proclaims, “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” Who knew that polite, reserved Canadians were capable of such patriotism? Flag-waving, anthem-singing, crazy, over-the-top, unbridled celebration and joy reigned in the streets of Whistler and Vancouver, and for that matter throughout the country, that was both contagious and unparalleled. The Games were an extraordinary defining moment in Canadian history. For me, there are echoes of this same sense of being caught by surprise at the infectious passion and shared wonder about the magnitude of family nurs- ing when I attend an International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC). We have an important, meaningful purpose to increase the capacity of nurses to care for families and yet we often feel alone in our work of teaching, practic- ing, and researching family nursing until we gather with colleagues who also “get it.” As Suzanne Feetham remarked at a

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Published: May 1, 2010

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