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**AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with co-author Susan J. Loeb about her article “End-of-Life Care Behind Bars: A Systematic Review.”** Feb 26, 2016
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From 1995 to 2010, U.S. prisons saw a 282% rise in the number of older inmates (ages 55 and older), and between 2001 and 2007, nearly 8,500 prisoners ages 55 and older died while incarcerated. AJN’s editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with one of the authors about their review of the literature, in which they reveal the challenges of providing end-of-life care to prisoners and suggest steps nurses can take to improve this care and address the challenges faced by dying inmates and the inmate volunteers who care for them.

March 2016 Highlights Feb 26, 2016

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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the March issue of the American Journal of Nursing. On this month’s cover, an elderly prisoner is handcuffed before being transported to a local hospital. In our first CE, “End-of-Life Care Behind Bars: A Systematic Review,” the authors review the literature and reveal the challenges of providing end-of-life care to prisoners, and suggest steps nurses can take to improve this care and address the challenges faced by dying inmates and the inmate volunteers who care for them. Our next article, “The Benefits of Rapid Response Teams: Exploring Perceptions of Nurse Leaders, Team Members, and End Users,” investigates the perceptions of nurse leaders, rapid response team (RRT) members, and rapid response team users concerning the benefits of RRTs. Our second CE, “Revisiting Child Sexual Abuse and Survivor Issues,” focuses on the prevalence, potential risk factors, and possible signs and symptoms of child sexual abuse, and also provides information about what nurses can do should they suspect that a child has been or is being abused. In “Anencephaly: An Ongoing Investigation in Washington State,” the nurse who reported an alarming cluster of babies born with anencephaly in 2012, which triggered a still-ongoing investigation, reviews the many risk factors for neural tube defects and discusses the roles nurses can play in addressing their puzzling rise. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

February 2016 Highlights Jan 28, 2016

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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the February issue of the American Journal of Nursing. On this month’s cover, nurse Sarah Carruth comforts a young patient at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. The first article, “Latino Nurses in the United States: An Overview of Three Decades (1980–2010),” shares original research that found that while the overall number of Latinos has grown dramatically in the United States over the 30-year study period, the number of Latino nurses has not; the authors make recommendations for improved and accessible nursing education to help increase Latino representation in the nursing workforce. Our first CE, “Hypoglycemia: A Serious Complication for the Older Adult with Diabetes,” examines the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment of hypoglycemia in older adults with diabetes, and emphasizes the role of nurses in educating older patients in preventing hypoglycemic events and recognizing their warning signs. Our second CE, “Using Essential Oils to Enhance Nursing Practice and for Self-Care,” presents an overview of the use of essential oils, with a focus on its benefits and risks, supportive research, and how to incorporate its use into practice. In “Special Feature: Creating a Bullying Task Force,” the authors review workplace bullying among nurses—including its prevalence, manifestations, and consequences—and describe how one hospital developed a bullying task force and implemented a nurse-led initiative to address bullying. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Teodocia Maria Hayes-Bautista about her article “Original Research: Latino Nurses in the United States: An Overview of Three Decades (1980-2010).” Jan 28, 2016
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Studies have shown that a diverse health care workforce is key to reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care. But while the U.S. Latino population has tripled, the Latino RN workforce has not kept pace. *AJN’s* editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with the author about the issues spurring this research and what can be done to increase the number of Latino nurses.

**Stefanie Silva reads her poem “Feeling Better.”** Jan 28, 2016
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**AJN Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Victoria Menzies about her article “Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Current Considerations in Symptom Management.”** Dec 23, 2015
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*AJN* Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Victoria Menzies about her article “Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Current Considerations in Symptom Management.”

January 2016 Highlights Dec 23, 2015

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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the January issue of the American Journal of Nursing. This month’s cover features a photo that represents one of 2015’s top news stories: the refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe. Our first CE, “Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Current Considerations in Symptom Management,” provides an overview of fibromyalgia syndrome and describes treatment guidelines, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches, and nursing approaches aimed at enhancing patient self-management. Our second CE, “Many Benefits, Little Risk: The Use of Massage in Nursing Practice,” describes the emotional and physiologic benefits of massage and offers specific massage techniques to use in practice. In “Cultivating Quality: Beyond Socks, Signs, and Alarms: A Reflective Accountability Model for Fall Prevention,” the authors discuss how a group of clinical nurses designed a nursing practice initiative featuring nurse self-reflection that successfully led to a decrease in falls. “Disaster Care: Increasing Emergency Preparedness” presents an overview of the current issues in disaster and public health preparedness facing U.S. health care institutions. Finally, the author of “Ethical Issues: Ethical Practice with Patients in Pain” uses two cases to examine the nature of pain and the ethical complexities nurses face in responding to patients’ pain. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

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