The AJN Podcast

In this interview, Karen Roush talks with Donna Sabella about her new column in AJN, Mental Health Matters. Sabella always knew she wanted to specialize in mental health and she shares her enthusiasm for this often maligned area of nursing. Sabella talks about the important role nurses have in providing mental health care and some of the rewards and challenges it presents. All nurses need to be ab...

Clinical Managing Editor Karen Roush presents the highlights of the February 2012 issue of the American Journal of Nursing. There are two CE features: one is original research on presenteeism in nursing and its effect on self-reported quality of care and costs, and the other is a clinical article on bedside assessment of enteral feeding tubes. We introduce Mental Health Matters, a new column desig...

Accidental hypothermia can be deadly, and as Davis points out in his article, it can happen quickly and go unrecognized. AJN’s Clinical Managing Editor, Karen Roush, interviews Davis about this condition and what nurses in every setting need to know to recognize and manage it when it occurs.

In her Viewpoint, Diers talks how we count nurses and points out the many places nurses can be found – places where they often aren’t counted and should be. AJN’s Clinical Managing Editor, Karen Roush, interviews Diers about why this is important and what nurses can do to make sure that they, and the many-faceted roles they take on, are counted.

Clinical Managing Editor, Karen Roush, presents the highlights of the January 2012 issue of the American Journal of Nursing . There are two CE features: one is original research on increasing the use of Smart Pump libraries and the other is a clinical article on accidental hypothermia. Other articles include a review of cardiac catheterization through the radial artery; a piece discussing informat...

Although she clearly supports breastfeeding as the evidence-based best practice for infant nutrition, Humphries wonders if nurses’ emphasis on breastfeeding may interfere with the nurse-mother relationship if mothers feel pressured or coerced. AJN’s editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Humphries about her work and experience with mothers and implications for nurses.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the December 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing. There are two CE features: one is original research on paper as a vehicle for transmitting bacteria, and the other is a clinical article on sarcopenic obesity. Other articles include an update on influenza vaccination guidelines for the 2011-2012 flu season; a piece discussing effec...

Editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Cindy Nigolian, one of the authors of the second installment in our series on supporting family caregivers. She provides context for her work, and emphasizes the importance of creating an environment conducive to learning, and the use of “teach-backs” to assure the caregiver understands needed concepts.

Editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews April Gerlock about her research on documentation of screening veterans with PTSD for intimate partner violence (IPV). She found that only one-quarter of these men – considered a high risk group for IPV – had screening documented. Gerlock also talks about how nurses in any setting can use brief encounters to screen for IPV and provides some suggestions fo...

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the November 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing . There are two CE articles: one is original research, examining how veterans with PTSD (a high risk group for intimate partner violence) are screened for IPV (researchers found only ¼ had screening documented), and the other is an article addressing traumatic injuries in older adult...

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the October 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing , which debuts a three part series on supporting family caregivers which will run through the end of the year. Each article has an accompanying video. There are two CE articles: one is original research, a systematic review of practices and provider and patient attitudes around deacti...

Editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy interviews Jeannette Crenshaw about her work exploring the evidence for NOT supporting NPO After Midnight as a routine preoperative practice. She explains that it’s not just about allowing clear fluids because it’s safe, but “because it’s safer.” European physician and nursing societies all endorse recommendations for allowing carbohydrate-rich clear liquids – as wel...

Drawing upon her own experience when she suddenly found herself in the role of a caregiver and through her work with other family caregivers, Carol Levine became acutely aware that few caregivers really get what they need to prepare them for their roles as caregivers. In this first article in the series, she discusses with AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy how she became involved in working with c...

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy talks with the author about the scant research available and suggests ways to open discussions around this sensitive issue.

A national expert in disaster preparedness education and training, Tener Veenema speaks with AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy about the state of readiness of U.S. nurses to respond to disasters, and what work still needs to be done for the nursing workforce to be prepared.

The suicide rate among children and adolescents has steadily risen and many of these children are first seen in hospital EDs. Children’s Hospital Boston has developed a treatment algorithm to facilitate screening, assessment and intervention in the ED. AJN editor in chief Shawn Kennedy and senior editor Sylvia Foley discuss the case that prompted this article with authors Alexis Schmid and Frances...

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the September 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing, which features acknowledgement of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks: a cover painting by artist and nurse Charles Kaiman, a guest editorial and a special report interviewing several nurses whose lives were changed by the events of 9/11. There are also two CE articl...

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy chats with Charles Kaiman, an artist whose work has been featured over the years in AJN. Kaiman is also a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist who works with veterans suffering from PTSD. They discuss his cover painting, “America the Beautiful,” his recollections of 9/11, and how his work and his art balance each other.

As a FNP searching for evidence-based information for her female patients and then when seeking information for herself, Karen Roush found few science-based articles about managing osteoporosis. So she researched the literature and wrote about it for consumers, as part of a book on menopause, and now in this review article, which summarizes current evidence-based information on preventing and mana...

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the August 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing , which features two CE articles: one is a review article on prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women (part two in our series on postmenopausal women’s health), and the other is a case study of a person who died from colon perforation from a fecal impaction. Oth...

Editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, speaks with U.S. Army nurse Major Christopher Vanfosson, author of our series, Letters From Afghanistan , which ends with the September 2011 issue. Major Vanfosson’s articles chronicled his year-long deployment to Afghanistan with a forward surgical team. In this interview, he talks about his experience, his homecoming and his current assignment.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the July 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing, which features two CE articles: one is original research, a study on social networking patterns of adolescents and internet sexual offenders, and another a review on current management of multiple sclerosis (MS). Other articles include a piece on maintaining sexuality in MS; a Cultivati...

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy discusses with Dowdell her ground-breaking research on risky Internet behaviors in adolescents and young adults and where it may intersect with the online activity of sexual offenders. The results are concerning and point to areas where safeguards and education are needed.

After investigation into a hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas revealed that nurses knew there were poor infection control practices but did nothing for fear of retaliation, the Nevada Nurses Association enlisted Lisa Black to survey Nevada nurses to determine their experiences and workplace attitudes about advocating for patients. AJN’s editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy, along with senior editor Sylvia...

Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa discuss the highlights of the June issue of the American Journal of Nursing , which features two CE articles:  original research of nurses’ attitudes towards advocating for safe practices that was used to support passage of whistleblower protections in Nevada, and a review of the evidence around menopausal hormone therapy. ...