Understanding Unique Phenomena in Real Life.

Abstract

We begin this journal issue by honoring the late nursing pioneer Marie Manthey, founder of Creative Nursing, with our remembrances of her as a colleague, mentor, inspiration, and friend. A review of the intense topics addressed in Creative Nursing 2024 includes a Supplemental File listing all the articles published. In 2025, with our overarching theme of Amplifying Seldom-Heard Voices and Dismantling Oppressive Structures, we continue to confront complex issues, listening for narratives that are often suppressed or discounted, and contravening the forces and policies that act to stifle them. In this issue, The Value of Case Studies, we highlight a methodology that is ideal for studying, working to understand, and supporting advocacy for people whose voices are seldom heard. We highlight ways to strengthen scholarly rigor, the uniqueness of each individual as the main character in their own story, exemplars of studies that present in a coherent way the experiences of members of distinctive groups that are often misunderstood and discounted, and the use of tools based on qualitative research to enhance care. We also announce the recipient of the first annual Creative Nursing Student Article of the Year Award.