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May 2018 Highlights Apr 26, 2018

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This Month in AJN – May 2018 monthly highlights
May 2018
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the May issue of AJN. The authors of our first CE, “Original Research: Exploring Clinicians’ Perceptions About Sustaining an Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Program,” describe a qualitative study they conducted to address the knowledge gap between implementing and sustaining evidence-based fall prevention practices for hospitalized patients. Our second CE, “A Review of Current Practice in Transfusion Therapy,” covers the blood products that are commonly transfused, discusses the potential complications of transfusion—including TACO, TRALI, and TRIM—and outlines current recommendations for transfusion therapy. Our next article, “Special Feature: Assisted Suicide/Aid in Dying: What Is the Nurse’s Role?” presents the panel discussion that occurred during a policy dialogue on aid in dying at the American Academy of Nursing’s annual conference in 2016. In “Profiles: Nurses at the Top” we discuss how two nurse leaders—Regina Cunningham, chief executive officer of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and Kevin Sowers, president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine—got to where they are today. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

**AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Cheryl Holly, lead author of “Recognizing Delirium in Hospitalized Children: A Systematic Review of the Evidence on Risk Factors and Characteristics.”** Mar 28, 2018
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*AJN* editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Cheryl Holly about the findings of her study, in which she and her colleagues examined the evidence regarding the risk factors for and characteristics of acute pediatric delirium in hospitalized children.

April 2018 Highlights Mar 28, 2018

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This Month in AJN – April 2018 monthly highlights
April 2018
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the April issue of AJN. Among the key findings of our first CE, “Original Research: Recognizing Delirium in Hospitalized Children: A Systematic Review of the Evidence on Risk Factors and Characteristics,” was that delirium is multifactorial and related to treatment and to a hospital environment that deprives patients of normal sleep–wake cycles and familiar routines. Our second CE, “Lyme Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention,” describes the clinical features of Lyme disease, the appropriate use of diagnostic tests, the recommended treatment, and evidence-based strategies for preventing tick-borne diseases. Our next article, “Environments and Health: The Great London Smog of 1952,” discusses the disaster’s impact on human health and subsequent pollution legislation—including the U.S. Clean Air Act—and its implications for nurses today, as dangerous air quality events continue and environmental regulations are increasingly under threat. “Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Teaching Wound Care to Family Caregivers” offers practical guidance, including an instructional video, for nurses in educating patients and family caregivers on performing ostomy and skin care at home. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

March 2018 Highlights Feb 21, 2018

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This Month in AJN – March 2018 monthly highlights
March 2018
Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the March issue of AJN. The authors of our first CE, “Original Research: An Investigation into the Safety of Oral Intake During Labor,” compared the maternal and neonatal outcomes among laboring women permitted ad lib oral intake with those permitted nothing by mouth except for ice chips. Our second CE, “Malnutrition in Older Adults,” reviews the many cognitive, psychological, social, and economic factors that can affect the nutritional status of older adults, and how nurses can intervene to prevent and address malnutrition in these patients. Our next article, “Cultivating Quality: Expanding RN Scope of Practice to Include Lumbar Puncture,” discusses a QI initiative that enhanced access to neurology services in an ambulatory clinic by teaching nurses to perform lumbar puncture. “Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Teaching Wound Care to Family Caregivers” reviews methods to promote wound healing that nurses can use to teach family caregivers, and includes links to instructional videos. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

**AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Anne Shea-Lewis, lead author of “An Investigation into the Safety of Oral Intake During Labor.”** Feb 21, 2018
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*AJN* editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Anne Shea-Lewis about her study, in which she and her colleagues compared the maternal and neonatal outcomes among laboring women permitted ad lib oral intake with those permitted nothing by mouth except for ice chips. The findings support relaxing the restrictions on oral intake in cases of uncomplicated labor.

**AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Ann Reed Mangels, author of “Malnutrition in Older Adults.”** Feb 21, 2018
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*AJN* clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Ann Reed Mangels about her article, which reviews the many cognitive, psychological, social, and economic factors that can affect the nutritional status of older adults, and discusses how nurses can intervene to prevent and address malnutrition in these patients.

**AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Mary Beth Flynn Makic, coauthor of “Managing Sepsis and Septic Shock: Current Guidelines and Definitions.”** Jan 24, 2018
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*AJN* editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Mary Beth Flynn Makic about her article, which discusses recent updates to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s sepsis treatment guidelines, changes in the sepsis bundle interventions, and the new definitions and predictive tools introduced in the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock.

**AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Tina Gerardi, lead author of “Moving Closer to the 2020 BSN-Prepared Workforce Goal.”** Jan 24, 2018
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*AJN* editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Tina Gerardi about her article, which reports findings from the four-year Academic Progression in Nursing initiative to identify and develop the most promising strategies for creating a more highly educated nursing workforce.

February 2018 Highlights Jan 24, 2018

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This Month in AJN – February 2018 monthly highlights
February 2018
Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the February issue of AJN. The authors of our first CE, “Original Research: Physical Activity Among Chinese American Immigrants with Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes,” describe a mixed-methods study that analyzed this population’s levels of exercise intensity and examined the types of activity performed, as well as the barriers to such activity. Our second CE, “Managing Sepsis and Septic Shock: Current Guidelines and Definitions,” discusses recent updates to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s sepsis treatment guidelines, changes in the sepsis bundle interventions, and the new definitions and predictive tools introduced in the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock. Our next article, “Moving Closer to the 2020 BSN-Prepared Workforce Goal,” report findings from the four-year Academic Progression in Nursing initiative to identify and develop the most promising strategies for creating a more highly educated nursing workforce. “Cultivating Quality: A Multidisciplinary QI Initiative to Improve OR–ICU Handovers” examines the impact of a standardized handover process on ensuring safe patient transfer between the OR and the ICU. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

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