Ajn The American Journal Of Nursing - Behind The Article

Shawn Kennedy interviews Eugenia Miller, a Florida trauma nurse who traveled to Haiti shortly after the January earthquake to assist in medical care. Miller describes her experience and how it was unlike anything she’s ever done.

Shawn Kennedy and Christine Moffa chat with Lee Ann Riesenberg, author of Nursing Handoffs about experiences with handoffs, the miscommunications that can occur and how handoffs are to patient safety.

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the April issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Of special note: the cover of a Canadian Red Cross nurse treating a Haitian child is part of a special photo essay of coverage of nurses participation in disaster relief following the earthquake in Haiti. There are two CE features including a systematic review on nursing handoffs and the effects of culture on pain, an installment in our series on expanding nursing education capacity funded by the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) at AARP; plus news, Reflections, Emergency and more. There’s also two podcasts: on with Lee Ann Riesenberg, author of the article on systematic handoffs and the other with Eugenia Miller, a nurse who volunteered in a disaster mission to Haiti.

HIV infection is still an epidemic in the United States but there is a sense of complacency that now surrounds it. Interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy interviews Lyn Stevens, president, and Adele Webb, executive director and CEO of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, about their article, “Every Nurse is an HIV Nurse” in the March 2010 issue, and why the public – and nurses – cannot afford to be complacent about HIV infection.

Shawn Kennedy, AJN's editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, interviews Patricia Gerrity, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for community programs and director of the Eleventh Street Family Health Services of Drexel University in Philadelphia about the work of the clinic in meeting the needs of the uninsured and underinsured.

Shawn Kennedy, editorial director and interim editor-in-chief and clinical editor Christine Moffa present highlights of the March 2010 issue of the American Journal of Nursing, including CE articles on the ongoing HIV epidemic and one on a relatively new phenomena: aging with HIV. Other articles include the third installment in our Evidence Based Practice series from Arizona State University College of Nursing, an article on Oregon's innovative nursing education model in our series from the Center to Champion Nursing in America at AARP, AJN Reports on the problems of accessing mental health care if uninsured, a piece on how a Florida community marshalled efforts to address infant mortality, expanded News section and resources for providing health information in Spanish. On AJNonline.com this month are podcasts with the authors of the HIV article and the director of Philadelphia's 11th Street Family Health Services Center on providing integrated, patient-centered care in a nurse-managed clinic.

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the February issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Of special note: the cover and guest editorial in honor of black history month; a CE feature article on managing hemorrhage from esophageal varices; a pictorial guide to peristomal skin conditions; an overview of medications used in treating type 2 diabetes; the second installment in our series on expanding nursing education capacity funded by the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) at AARP; plus news, Drug Watch, Journal Watch.

At a press conference held January 20 in Washington, DC, editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Susan Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about the results of a Gallup poll commissioned by the Foundation, to find out what 1,500 opinion leaders think about nurses’ influence in health care decisions.

Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Brenda Cleary, director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America at AARP, about its collaborative work with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and government labor agencies in promoting strategies to increase education capacity of schools to prepare more nurses for the future. AJN will disseminate the work of this collaboration in a series of articles, “Uniting States, Sharing Strategies”, debuting in January 2010 and running through July.

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa begin another year, presenting the highlights of the January issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Of special note: a CE feature article on the unintended consequences of life support at the end of life; a point-counterpoint on mandatory flu vaccines with ethical analysis; debut of a series of articles on solutions to expanding nursing education capacity to meet workforce needs, funded by the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) at AARP; the third article in our step-by-step evidence-based practice series; plus news, Drug Watch, Journal Watch. There’s also a new Conversations podcast with Brenda Cleary, director of the CCNA about the workforce initiative.

Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Carol Huston, immediate past-president of Sigma Theta Tau International at the association's 40th Biennial Convention in Indianapolis, October 31 to November 4.

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the November issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Of note: a special report on “Transforming Care at the Bedside,” detailing nurses’ work around the country; two CE articles; and two new series: “Evidence-Based Practice, Step-by-Step”, and the first of three articles from Children’s Hospital Boston in AJN’s new “Cultivating Quality” column.

Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews authors Bernadette Melnyk, and Ellen Fineout-Overholt from ASU College of Nursing, about their new series, “Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step”, debuting in November. The year-long series will be a guide for organizations to follow along to implement evidence-based practice.

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Of special note: "Drug Administration Through an Enteral Feeding Tube," by Joseph I. Boullata, and "Influenza Vaccination with a Live Attenuated Vaccine", by Michele Michael.

Stacy R. Nigliazzo reads her poem, “Purgatory.”

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Of special note: Behind the Article podcasts featuring interviews with authors Judith K. Schwarz (“Stopping Eating and Drinking”) and Suzy Lockwood-Rayerman (Original Research: “Women’s Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Risks and Symptoms”).

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 cancer. In this interview, Lockwood-Rayermann details her findings and discusses nurses’ role in educating patients on ovarian cancer symptoms and risk factors.

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 iThemba: My Hope.