The AJN Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
AJN editorial board member and school nurse Robin Cogan and nurse researcher Shoshana Aronowitz
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AJN Robin Cogan speaks with Shoshana Aronowitz about Aronowitz’s unique career pathway.
Crystal Morales, coauthor of “Providing Care for Caregivers During COVID-19”
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AJN senior clinical editor Christine Moffa speaks with Crystal Morales about her article, which describes Care for the Caregiver—a peer-to-peer pr...
Howard Catton, chief executive officer of the International Council of Nurses (ICN)
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Howard Catton about major issues facing nurses and the ICN’s postpandemic priorities.
Kerry Shields and Kristin Atlas, coauthors of “Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Review”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Kerry Shields and Kristin Atlas about their article, which describes the epidemiology, pathophysiolog...
May 2021 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the May issue of AJN, including articles such as “...
“It’s Hurting” by Nancy Rumsey Cooksey
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A reading of AJN’s April 2021 Reflections column.
April 2021 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the April issue of AJN, including articles such as ...
Roxanne L. O’Brien and Matt W. O’Brien, authors of “Nursing Orientation to Data Science and Machine Learning”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Roxanne L. O’Brien and Matt W. O’Brien about their article, a primer on how ‘big data’ and new a...
“Right Under Our Noses: Nursing Homes and COVID-19” by Debbie J. Daunt
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A reading of AJN’s March 2021 Reflections column.
Alexa Colgrove Curtis, coauthor of “Sampling Design in Nursing Research”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Alexa Colgrove Curtis about her article, which discusses sampling design and probability and nonprobab...
Amanda Bergeron, coauthor of “A Nurse’s Guide to COVID-19”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Amanda Bergeron about her article, which provides an evidence-based review of the care of hospitalized...
Amie M. Koch, author of “Missing the Care in Health Care”
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AJN senior clinical editor Christine Moffa speaks with Amie M. Koch about her article, which describes the case of a chronically ill patient whose c...
Linda M. MacIntyre, chief nurse of the American Red Cross
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Linda M. MacIntyre about what the tumultuous past year has been like for Red Cross operations, the val...
March 2021 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the March issue of AJN, including articles such as ...
“The Car Ride Home” by Paige Fletcher
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A reading of AJN’s February 2021 Reflections column.
Blima Marcus, adjunct professor at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing in New York City
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Blima Marcus about the topic of the February editorial, “Building Trust”: nurses being trusted sou...
February 2021 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the February issue of AJN, including articles such ...
Bernadette Capili, author of “Selection of the Study Participants.
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Bernadette Capili about her article, an introduction to designing study eligibility criteria and recruit...
January 2021 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the January issue of AJN, including articles such a...
Lydia A. Bertschi, author of “Back to Basics: The Complete Blood Count”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Lydia A. Bertschi about her article, which discusses the meaning and function of complete blood count co...
“She Had a Door” by Shannon McCrory-Churchill
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A reading of AJN’s December 2020 Reflections column.
December 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the December issue of AJN, including articles such as “Assess...
Elizabeth Bridges, president of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy interviews Elizabeth Bridges about her role as AACN president, COVID-19, and more.
Theresa Brown, author of “Frontline Nurses Say ‘Never Again,’” and Tom Cosgrove, founder of New Voice Strategies and WikiWisdom
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Theresa Brown and Tom Cosgrove about a new report from the Frontline Nurses WikiWisdom Forum—an init...
“A Night in Neurosciences” by Allison Grady
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A reading of AJN’s November 2020 Reflections column.
February 2009 Highlights
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Bronwyn E. Fields, lead author of “Home Oxygen Therapy”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Bronwyn E. Fields about her article—one in a series published in collaboration with the AARP Public Po...
Jayne Jennings Dunlap, lead author of “Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Nurse’s Role”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Jayne Jennings Dunlap about her article, which discusses autism spectrum disorder (ASD) epidemiology, sc...
November 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the November issue of AJN, including articles such as “Family...
“Meeting Ms. Ada” by Kara Caparulo Grogan
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A reading of AJN’s October 2020 Reflections column.
Bernadette Capili, author of “How Does Research Start?”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Bernadette Capili about her article, which focuses on how to start the research process by identifying a...
October 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the October issue of AJN, including articles such as “Origina...
Patricia A. Patrician, lead author of “Original Research: Suicide Among RNs: An Analysis of 2015 Data from the National Violent Death Reporting System”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Patricia A. Patrician about her and her colleagues’ study, which sought to determine the number of sui...
“A Different Kind of Nurse” by Kathleen Resnick
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A reading of AJN’s September 2020 Reflections column.
<p><em>AJN</em> editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Kimberly Smith Sheppard about her and her colleagues’ study, which sought to determine hospital nurses’ knowledge of firearm safety and current state law, and their comfort with asking
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Kimberly Smith Sheppard about her and her colleagues’ study, which sought to determine hospital nu...
Carolyn Jones, whose film is discussed in “An Intimate Glimpse of Emergency Nurses at Work.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Carolyn Jones about her new film, InCase of Emergency, which profiles ED nurses across the United States...
Douglas P. Olsen and Linda J. Keilman, authors of “The Moral Distress of Nurses When Patients Forgo Treatment Because of Cost.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Douglas P. Olsen and Linda J. Keilman about their article, which examines the moral compromise of nurses...
September 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the September issue of AJN, including articles such a...
“The Present Concern” by Benjamin Frush
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A reading of AJN’s August 2020 Reflections column.
August 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the August issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original...
Bernardine Lacey, who is featured in “‘You Don’t Have Any Business Being This Good’: An Oral History Interview with Bernardine Lacey,” and lead author Sandra B. Lewenson
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Bernardine Lacey and Sandra B. Lewenson about the article in which Lacey is featured, which details, i...
Christine Pabst, coauthor of “PANDAS: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Christine Pabst about her article, which reviews the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and...
Brent Whitaker, MS, MSN, RN, ACSM, cardiovascular ICU nurse manager at the Cleveland Clinic (August 2020)
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AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Brent Whitaker about his experience traveling to New York City in April 2020 to care for patients with COVI...
Caitlin Doane, BSN, RN, ED nurse at Cayuga Medical Center (August 2020)
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AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Caitlin Doane about her experience traveling to New York City in April 2020 to care for patients with COVID...
“Acceptance Was the Key” by Andy Marmion
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A reading of AJN’s July 2020 Reflections column.
Ellen Elpern, author of “What Would Ellen Do?”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Ellen Elpern about her article, a reflection on retiring on her own terms.
July 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the July issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original R...
Stephanie Niu and Fidelindo Lim, authors of “The Effects of Smoking on Bone Health and Healing”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Stephanie Niu and Fidelindo Lim about their article, which reviews the effects of smoking on bone hea...
Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, CEO of the National League for Nursing (April 2020)
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Beverly Malone, CEO of the National League for Nursing, about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting nur...
Kay E. Schwebke discusses Catherine Bauer
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Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, Professor Emerita, University of California San Francisco (June 2020)
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Charlene Harrington about how nursing homes have been affected by COVID-19.
Dan Savitt, executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Ruth Caballero, visiting nurse (April 2020)
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Dan Savitt and Ruth Caballero of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York about how the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, school nurse in the Camden, New Jersey, school system, and faculty member at Rutgers University-Camden (April 2020)
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Robin Cogan about her role as a school nurse and how school nursing has been affected by the COVID-19 pa...
“Far from Home” by Marcy Phipps
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A reading of AJN’s June 2020 Reflections column.
June 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the June issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original R...
Sara Wohlford and Kimberly Ferren Carter, coauthors of “Reducing Waste in the Clinical Setting”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Sara Wohlford and Kimberly Ferren Carter about their article, which describes how nurses can promote wor...
Donna Meyer, chief executive officer of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
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AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Donna Meyer about new collaborations that strengthen AD nursing education, and how AD education fits into ...
“Further Treatment, or Hospice? Three Deaths Compared” by Laura Bonazzoli
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A reading of AJN’s May 2020 Reflections column.
Christine Carlson, lead author of “Caring for Visually Impaired Patients in the Hospital: A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Project”
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AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Christine Carlson about a QI project to improve the experiences of hospitalized visually impaired patients.
Leslie Mancuso and Patricia M. Davidson, authors of “Thirty Million Strong”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Leslie Mancuso, president and chief executive officer of Jhpiego, and Patricia M. Davidson, professor an...
May 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the May issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Re...
Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN-BC, AOCNP, chief clinical officer of the Oncology Nursing Society
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In this podcast with AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy, Lisa Kennedy Sheldon discusses special COVID-19–related concerns for patients undergoing ch...
“A New Normal” by Andrew Dwight Reed
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A reading of AJN’s April 2020 Reflections column.
April 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the April issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original ...
Liselotte Dyrbye, lead author of “An Investigation of Career Choice Regret Among American Nurses”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Liselotte Dyrbye about a study in which she and her colleagues surveyed a random sample of American Nu...
Lynn Greenleaf Brown, coauthor of “A Diabetes Screening and Educational Event in Rural Alabama”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Lynn Greenleaf Brown about her article, which discusses how a nursing faculty member and a pharmacy resi...
Mary C. Zonsius and Joanne M. Miller, coauthors of “Acute Care for Patients with Dementia.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Mary C. Zonsius and Joanne M. Miller about their article, which describes the unique care needs of h...
COVID-19 for Nurses: Skip the Rumors and Stick to the Basics
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An audio version of a blog post by AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd, published February 28, 2020, on what nurses should know about COVID-19 (https://a...
“Waiting for Jerry” by Henry Bair
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A reading of AJN’s March 2020 Reflections column.
Aimee Milliken and Melissa Uveges, authors of “Brain Death: History, Updates, and Implications for Nurses”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Aimee Milliken and Melissa Uveges about their article, which reviews the development of brain death crit...
Hanna B. Demeke and Eugene McCray, coauthors of “Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Hanna B. Demeke and Eugene McCray about their article, which discusses a new initiative proposed by the ...
March 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the March issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original ...
“No Room for Error: Reflections on My Sister” by Kelly Vaez
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A reading of AJN’s February 2020 Reflections column.
February 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the February issue of AJN, including articles such as “An Evi...
Jaclyn Gabauer, author of “Mitigating the Dangers of Polypharmacy in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Jaclyn Gabauer about her article, which explores the factors that contribute to polypharmacy in older ad...
Laura E. Britton, Amy Alspaugh, and Madelyne Z. Greene, coauthors of “An Evidence-Based Update on Contraception.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Laura E. Britton, Amy Alspaugh, and Madelyne Z. Greene about their article—a comprehensive review of t...
“A Patient’s Final Freedom” by Laura Istanboulian
Contributed by Lukas
A reading of AJN’s January 2020 Reflections column.
Franklin A. Shaffer and Mukul A. Bakhshi, coauthors of “The Recruitment Experience of Foreign-Educated Health Professionals to the United States.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Franklin A. Shaffer and Mukul A. Bakhshi about their article, which discusses the current state of inter...
January 2020 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the January issue of AJN, including articles such as “Origina...
Pam Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy discusses The Year of the Nurse and Midwife with Pam Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the University of Virginia Sch...
Timiya S. Nolan and Kristine Browning, coauthors of “Assessing and Managing Spiritual Distress in Cancer Survivorship.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Timiya S. Nolan and Kristine Browning about their article, which describes the concept of spiritual dist...
“The Way of Johnson Tower” by Mark Darby
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A reading of AJN’s December 2019 Reflections column.
December 2019 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the December issue of AJN, including articles such as “Origin...
Jessica Lynne Spruit, author of “Hematologic Childhood Cancers: An Evidence-Based Review.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Jessica Lynne Spruit about her article, which provides an overview of the approaches used to treat hemat...
“Beholding the Returning Light” by Hui-Wen (Alina) Sato
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A reading of AJN’s November 2019 Reflections column.
November 2019 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the November issue of AJN, including articles such as “Implem...
Patricia Kunz Howard, 2019 president of the Emergency Nurses Association
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Emergency Nurses Association president Patricia Kunz Howard at the Emergency Nursing 2019 meeting in Aus...
Susan C. Reinhard, coauthor of “Family Caregivers Are Members of Our Team.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Susan C. Reinhard about her guest editorial, which discusses the critical role nurses play in providing ...
“The Last One” by Frances Wiedenhoeft
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A reading of AJN’s October 2019 Reflections column.
Dawn Wilcox, who is profiled in “Keeping Count of Women and Girls Killed by Men.”
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AJN senior editor Corinne McSpedon speaks with school nurse Dawn Wilcox, who created and maintains the United States Femicide Database, which prov...
<em>AJN</em> editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Rose O. Sherman, lead author of “Finding Joy in the Workplace.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Rose O. Sherman about her article, which discusses a four-step strategy to help clinicians restor...
Lindsey Danielson and Lori Boyle, authors of “Countering Vaccine Misinformation.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with authors Lindsey Danielson and Lori Boyle about their article, which explores the evidence behind vac...
October 2019 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the October issue of AJN, including articles such as...
Ruth Lebet and Paule V. Joseph, authors of “Knowledge of Precision Medicine and Health Care: An Essential Nursing Competency.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with authors Ruth Lebet and Paule V. Joseph about their article, which provides a background in precision...
“A Clear Small Voice” by Linda Beall
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A reading of AJN’s September 2019 Reflections column.
Edie Brous, author of “The Elements of a Nursing Malpractice Case, Part 2: Breach.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Edie Brous about her article, the second in a four-part series that will discuss the elements of ...
Jeffrey Kwong, author of “HIV Update: An Epidemic Transformed.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Jeffrey Kwong about his article, which describes the current state of HIV treatment and preventio...
Rose O. Sherman, author of “The Art of Giving Feedback.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Rose O. Sherman about her article, which provides best-practice strategies for giving effective f...
September 2019 Highlights
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Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the September issue of AJN, including articles such as “Origi...
Anne Katz, author of “Obesity-Related Cancer in Women: A Clinical Review.”
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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Anne Katz about her article, which discusses the role of obesity in the development and recurrenc...