Quarterly Publication, and Invitation to Artists

The mission of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies is to be an anthology for scholarly writing about the art and science of partnership, with contributions from both academicians and practitioners. Our vision is to be a vehicle for cultural transformation from domination to partnership. We are moving to a quarterly publication schedule in 2016, and invite artists in all media to participate in the partnership movement by submitting cover art.

Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies

Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, dedicated to sharing new knowledge and successful applications of Riane Eisler’s partnership paradigm: a new perspective on human possibilities increasingly utilized, explored, and expanded by others.

Story: an intimate human resource

The significance of story in providing therapeutic, person-centered care and the centrality of relationship in obtaining stories are explored in this issue of Creative Nursing. Authors explain narrative medicine, narrative nursing, and the narrative reflective process as used in education, a research cluster, and a program to help nurses thrive amid stress. Nurses tell their own and others' stories of courage, compassion for the dying, immersion in another culture, and grieving adverse life events.

Broader Relationship, Larger Story

The health of populations and the cultures that characterize them are part of nursing’s Timeless Wisdom, historically, today, and in the future. In this issue of Creative Nursing, we examine the concepts of culture, self and other, and health promotion, and explore our relationships among underserved and at-risk communities.

Transformation Through Relationships

Relationship with self, with colleagues, and with patients and their families, along with an emerging professional relationship with community, are described in articles by nurse educators, organizational leaders, and an entrepreneur from diverse locations and settings all devoted to preparing, empowering, and sustaining nurses and those for whom we care.