The AJN Podcast

Editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason interviews author Judith K. Schwarz, PhD, RN, about “Stopping Eating and Drinking,” an article in the September issue. Schwarz discusses the ethical and legal implications for nurses when patients ask for information on hastening their dying by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking.

AJN senior editor James Stubenrauch interviews Suzy Lockwood-Rayermann, PhD, MSN, RN, lead author of “Women’s Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Risks and Symptoms,” original research that appears in the September issue. Lockwood-Rayermann and colleagues analyzed data from an online survey and found that women ages 40 and older had little awareness of the symptoms and risk factors associated with ovarian...

Listen to two songs Liyana performed at the Roxbury Arts Center in Roxbury, New York.

Filmmaker Roger Williams and executive producer Elinor Burkett talk about the making of the HBO documentary i Themba: My Hope .

American Journal of Nursing ’s Alison Bulman spoke with members of the Zimbabwean band, Liyana, at their January 2009 performance at the Roxbury Arts Center in Roxbury, New York.

Editorial director Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the August issue of AJN , including a continuing education article, Post-Breast Cancer Lymphedema: Part 2, which discusses risk reduction and management of this complication from treatment; a feature article with historic photos discussing how AJN didn’t report on the role of German nurses during the hol...

AJN senior editor James Stubenrauch interviews Mary Deane Lagerwey, PhD, RN, author of “The Third Reich, Nursing, & AJN ,” which appears the August issue. Lagerwey conducted an historical analysis of AJN ’s coverage of events in Europe during the Nazi era and in the postwar years, comparing it with that of other popular and professional publications. She found that AJN failed to report on the comp...

Carolyn Harrelson reads her poem, “Audrey’s Gift.”

Anne C. Fowler reads her poem, “Visit.”

Editorial director Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa discuss the highlights of the July issue of AJN . A must read is Diana Mason's parting editorial, detailing her work at AJN . There are two CE articles: a report on original research surveying medical residents perceive their interactions with nurses, and Part 1 of a two-part article on post-breast cancer lymphedema. Other featur...

AJN editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason talks with Dana Weinberg, assistant professor of sociology at Queens College in Flushing, NY, and lead author of the July 2009 qualitative study “‘It Depends’: Medical Residents’ Perspectives on Working with Nurses.” Weinberg discusses some of the key findings and how the nursing community should respond.

AJN editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason interviews Fiona Gold, a nurse who works with the Outreach/Street Nursing Program of the British Columbia for Disease Control. The program is featured in a photoessay by Gold and filmmaker Nettie Wild in the July 2009 issue of AJN. Gold talks about the documentary and some of the controversy surrounding the program.

Editor-in-chief Diana Mason presents the highlights of the June issue of AJN . There are two featured CE articles: a comprehensive article on pulse oximetry guidelines, and a case study on asphyxia due to inspissated secretions, along with a review of poor oral hygiene in long-term care. Other features include a photo essay on Malawi, Africa, including an audio interview with the photojournalist C...

Atar Hadari reads his poem “ Sickness .”

Rowaida Al-Maaitah , incoming chairperson of the World Health Organization’s Global Advisory Group on Nursing and Midwifery (GAGNM).

Assistant surgeon general Kerry Paige Nesseler , the director of the Office of International Health Affairs in the Health Resources and Service Administration and an official observer at the GAGNM.

Christine Gorman speaks with senior editor James Stubenrauch and editor-in-chief Diana Mason about the work of nurses in the African country of Malawi.

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