The AJN Podcast

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June 2022 Highlights May 25, 2022

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Interim editor-in-chief/senior clinical editor Christine Moffa and managing editor Amy M. Collins present the highlights of AJN’s June 2022 issue, including articles such as “Guideline-Directed Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure,” “Assessing EHR Data for Use in Clinical Improvement and Research,” “Diagnostic Studies: Measures of Accuracy in Nursing Research,” “Distrust of Public Health’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” and more!

“Second Nature” by Britni Busfield May 25, 2022

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A reading of AJN’s June 2022 Reflections column.

**Alexa Colgrove Curtis, coauthor of “Diagnostic Studies: Measures of Accuracy in Nursing Research”** May 25, 2022
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*AJN* interim editor-in-chief/senior clinical editor Christine Moffa speaks with Alexa Colgrove Curtis about her article, which reviews the use of diagnostic and screening tests and tools in nursing research and clinical practice. This article is the 10th in a series on clinical research by nurses, “Nursing Research, Step by Step.”

**Theresa Brown, PhD, RN, New York Times columnist, AJN contributing editor, and author of a new book, Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient** Apr 25, 2022
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*AJN* AJN editor-in-chief emerita Shawn Kennedy and Theresa Brown discuss Brown’s new book, Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient (Algonquin Books, 2022), about her experience being diagnosed with breast cancer. In the book, Brown details her journey as a patient and shares her nursing perspective on how the U.S. health care system can do better.

**Melanie Barone and Linda Kim, two of the authors of “Effective Holistic Approaches to Reducing Nurse Stress and Burnout During COVID-19”** Apr 20, 2022
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*AJN* senior clinical editor Christine Moffa speaks with Melanie Barone and Linda Kim about their quality improvement project, which evaluated the use of serenity lounges—dedicated rooms where nurses can take workday breaks to relax and rejuvenate—and massage chairs on nurses’ anxiety, stress, and burnout.

“Maintaining the Watch” by Kristine Morris Apr 20, 2022

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A reading of AJN’s May 2022 Reflections column

May 2022 Highlights Apr 20, 2022

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Senior clinical editor Christine Moffa presents the highlights of the May 2022 issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Nurse Use of Multimodal Analgesia: An Integrative Literature Review,” “Chemicals in the Home That Can Exacerbate Asthma,” “Effective Holistic Approaches to Reducing Nurse Stress and Burnout During COVID-19,” “Assessing Chest Pain,” and more!

April 2022 Highlights Mar 23, 2022

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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the April 2022 issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: Losing the Art and Failing the Science of Nursing: The Experiences of Nurses Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” “Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Practice,” “Improving Accuracy in Documenting Cardiopulmonary Arrest Events,” “Planetary Health Nursing,” and more!

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“The Suffering of Simone” by Eileen J. Glover Mar 23, 2022

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A reading of AJN’s April 2022 Reflections column.