Hesook Kim, PhD, RN

Biography

Hesook Suzie Kim was a College of Nursing professor from 1973 until her retirement in 2004, and dean of the College from 1983 to 1988. She also was a professor at the University of Oslo in Norway from 1992 to 2003. She has been an international researcher and leader in nursing theory development with an emphasis on the nature of nursing practice.

Dr. Kim is one of the namesakes of the Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship, awarded to doctoral degree candidates at the URI College of Nursing, and intended to address the nationwide shortage in nursing professors by supporting those who aspire to careers as faculty members after completing their degree.

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, Brown University

M.A., Sociology, Brown University

M.S., Nursing Education, Indiana University

B.S., Nursing, Indiana University

Selected Publications

Kim, H. S. (2016). Assistive technology for people with dementia: ethical considerations. In I. Kollak (ed.), Safe at home with assistive technology (pp. 173-192). Berlin, Germany: Springer.

Kim, H. S. (2015). The essence of nursing practice. New York: Springer Publishing.

Kim, H. S., Schwartz-Barcott, D., & Holter, I. M. (2012). Cross-cultural use and validity of pain scales & questionnaires – Norwegian case study. In M. Incayawar & K. H. Todd (Eds.). Pain, Culture, Brain, & Analgesia – Understanding and managing pain in diverse populations. New York: Oxford University Press.

Kim, H. S. (2012). Action science. In J. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), Encyclopedia of nursing research. New York: Springer Publications.

Kim, H. S. (2012). Discourse analysis. In J. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), Encyclopedia of nursing research. New York: Springer Publications.

Kim, H. S. (2012). Narrative analysis. In J. Fitzpatrick (Ed.), Encyclopedia of nursing research. New York: Springer Publications.

Kim, H. S., Clabo, L. M. L., Burbank, P., Leveillee, M., & Martins, D. (2010). Application of critical reflective inquiry in nursing education. In N. Lyons (Ed.), Handbook of reflection and reflective inquiry (pp. 159-172). New York: Springer Science+Business Media.

Kim, H. S. (2010). The nature of theoretical thinking in nursing. 3rd ed. New York: Springer Publishing.

Kim, H. S. (2009). Theoretical thinking in nursing: Problems and prospects. In P. G. Reed & N. B. Crawford Shearer (Eds.), Perspectives on nursing theory (pp. 38-48). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Kim, H. S. (2009). An integrative framework for conceptualizing clients: A proposal for a nursing perspective in the new century. In P. G. Reed & N. B. Crawford Shearer (Eds.), Perspectives on nursing theory (pp. 631-637). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Kim, H. S. (2007). Toward an integrated epistemology for nursing. In C. Roy & D. A. Jones (Eds.), Nursing knowledge development and clinical practice (pp. 181-190). New York: Springer Publishing.

Kim, H. S. (2007). Critical narrative epistemology. In C. Roy & D. A. Jones (Eds.), Nursing knowledge development and clinical practice (pp. 201-213). New York: Springer Publishing.

Kim, H.S. (2006). The core of nursing profession. In U. Zeitler (Ed.), Perspectives on nursing profession. Aarhus, Denmark: The Centre for Innovation in Nursing Education.

Kim, H.S., & Kollak, I. (Eds.). (2005). Nursing theories: Conceptual and philosophical foundations. 2nd Edition. New York: Springer Publishing.

Kim, H. S. (2005). The concept of holism. In H. S. Kim & I. Kollak (Eds.). Nursing theories: Conceptual and philosophical foundations. 2nd Edition (pp. 89-108). New York: Springer Publishing.

Kim, H. S. (2005). Existentialism and phenomenology in nursing theories. In H. S. Kim & I. Kollak (Eds.). Nursing theories: Conceptual and philosophical foundations. 2nd Ed. (pp. 141-156). New York: Springer Publishing.

Kim, H. S., & Sjöström, B. (2005). Pragmatism, nursing, and nursing knowledge development. In H. S. Kim & I. Kollak (Eds.). Nursing theories: Conceptual and philosophical foundations. 2nd Ed. (pp. 184-201). New York: Springer Publishing.

Kim, H. S. (2001). Hauskrankenpflege für alte Menschen in den Bereingigten Staaten (Home health care for the elderly in the United States). In I. Kollak (Ed.), Internationale Modelle häuslicher Pflege: Eine Herausforderung und verschiedene Antworten (pp. 205-220). Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Mabuse-Verlag.

Kim, H.S. (2001). Directions for theory development in nursing—For an increased coherence in the new century. In N. L. Chaska (Ed.). The nursing profession: Tomorrow’s vision (pp. 273-285). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kim, H.S. (2000). The nature of theoretical thinking in nursing. 2nd ed. New York: Springer.

Schwartz-Barcott, D., & Kim, H.S. (2000). An expansion and elaboration of the Hybrid Model of concept development. In B.L. Rodgers & K. A Knafl (Eds.), Concept development in nursing: Foundations, techniques, and applications, 2nd ed. (pp. 129-159). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders.