The AJN Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Interview with Jeannette Crenshaw, author of CE article, “Preoperative Fasting: Will the Evidence Ever Be Put into Practice” (October, 2011)
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy interviews Jeannette Crenshaw about her work exploring the evidence for NOT supporting NPO After Midnight as a routine ...
October 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Interview with James Russo, author of “Original Research: Deactivation of ICDs at the End of Life: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practices and Provider and Patient Attitudes” (October 2011)
Contributed by Lukas
AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy talks with the author about the scant research available and suggests ways to open discussions around this sensitive...
Interview with Alexis Schmid and Frances Damian, co-authors of “Care of the Suicidal Pediatric Patient in the ED: A Case Study” (September, 2011)
Contributed by Lukas
The suicide rate among children and adolescents has steadily risen and many of these children are first seen in hospital EDs. Children’s Hospital B...
Interview with Charles Kaiman, creator of the cover painting for the September 2011 issue
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Interview with Tener Goodwin Veenema, author of the guest editorial, “Disaster Preparedness 10 Years After 9/11” (September, 2011)
Contributed by Lukas
A national expert in disaster preparedness education and training, Tener Veenema speaks with AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy about the state of rea...
September 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the September 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing, which features acknowledgement o...
August 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Interview with Karen Roush, author of “Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: A Review” (August, 2011)
Contributed by Lukas
As a FNP searching for evidence-based information for her female patients and then when seeking information for herself, Karen Roush found few science...
Interview with Major Christopher Vanfosson
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, speaks with U.S. Army nurse Major Christopher Vanfosson, author of our series, Letters From Afghanistan, which ends wi...
July 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Interview with Elizabeth Burgess Dowdell, lead author of “Original Research: Online Social Networking Pattern Among Adolescents, Young Adults and Sexual Offenders” (July, 2011)
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy discusses with Dowdell her ground-breaking research on risky Internet behaviors in adolescents and young adults and wher...
Interview with Lisa Black, author of “Tragedy into Policy: A Quantitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Patient Advocacy Activities”
Contributed by Lukas
After investigation into a hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas revealed that nurses knew there were poor infection control practices but did nothing for...
June 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa discuss the highlights of the June issue of the American Journal of Nursin...
From ICN 2011: Interview with Danish Nurses Association president Grete Christensen
Contributed by Lukas
Although Denmark and the United States have very different health care systems, the nursing issues are remarkably similar. Editor-in-chief Shawn Kenn...
From ICN 2011: Interview with Swaziland nurse Masitsela Mhlanga
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Masitsela Mhlanga, former president of the Swaziland Nurses Association and the nurse credited with initiati...
Interview with Authors of Organ Donation After Circulatory Death, a May 2011 CE feature.
Contributed by Lukas
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Interview with Flight Nurses Scott DeBoer and Teri Campbell
Contributed by Lukas
AJN’s editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy interviews these flight nurses about their jobs, their career choices, and issues around providing care in a cha...
Interview with Stephen Harvey, MD, author of Nurse’s Son, a poem.
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Harvey is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. The poem is in homage...
May 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
AJN’s Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the May issue of the American Journal of Nursing, ...
April 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the April issue of the American Journal of Nursing, which ...
Interview with Mary Townsend, ScD
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Townsend, ScD, author of the April original research, “Rates of Remission, Improvement, and Progression of Urinary Incontinence in Asian, Black...
Interview with Texas nurses Vickilyn Galle, Anne Mitchell and colleague Naomi Warren.
Contributed by Lukas
Texas Nurse Whistleblowers, One Year Later – Part 1 In this first part of a two-part interview, AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy talks with Texas n...
Part 2 of interview with Texas nurses Vickilyn Galle, Anne Mitchell and colleague Naomi Warren.
Contributed by Lukas
Texas Nurse Whistleblowers, One Year Later – Part 2 The second in a two-part podcast (see part 1 for description).
March 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the March issue of the American Journal of Nursing, which ...
Interview with Mary Stachowiak, MSN, RN, CNL
Contributed by Lukas
AJN's editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy caught-up with Mary Stachowiak, president of the fledgling Clinical Nurse Leader Association (CNLA), in Miami on J...
February 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the February issue, which features two CE articles: one on...
Interview with Donna Sabella, co-author of “Combating Human Trafficking” (February, 2011)
Contributed by Lukas
Through her work in a mental health clinic and trafficked victims she saw there, Donna Sabella became aware that few health care providers recognized ...
January 2011 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the January issue of the American Journal of Nursi...
Working through Pregnancy
Contributed by Lukas
Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with pregnant nurses and their managers to workplace concerns and accommodations around pregnancy. She t...
December 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
December 2010 – Episode 25 Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the December issue o...
Interview with ANA CEO Marla Weston
Contributed by Lukas
Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy interviews Marla Weston, CEO of the American Nurses Association, on the recommendations from the Institute of Me...
Interview with Kathy Baldridge and Frank Andrasik
Contributed by Lukas
Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy interviews authors of the December 2010 CE feature article, Pain Assessment in People with Intellectual or Devel...
Interview with with Kelly Vanfossen, wife of Christopher A. Vanfossen, an army nurse and author of our new column, <em>Letters From Afghanistan</em>
Contributed by Lukas
Interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, speaks with Kelly Vanfossen, wife of Christopher A. Vanfossen, an army nurse and author of our new column, Let...
November 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
November 2010 – Episode 24 Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the November issue o...
Interview with Eileen Thomas, PhD, RN, author of “Original Research: Men’s Awareness and Knowledge of Male Breast Cancer” (October, 2010)
Contributed by Lukas
Interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy interviews Eileen Thomas about her qualitative research exploring men’s awareness and knowledge about male br...
Interview with Patricia Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN, author of “The National Institute of Nursing Research at 25” (October, 2010)
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Patricia Grady, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research, as par...
October 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
October 2010 – Episode 23 Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the October issue of t...
September 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
September 2010 - Episode 22Clinical editor Christine Moffa presents the lineup of the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Highlights ...
August 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
August 2010 – Episode 21 Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the August issue of the...
Interview with Paula Harff Lomas, MAS, RN, CCRP, co-author of “Original Research: Parents and Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Family Affair” (August 2010)
Contributed by Lukas
In their work with patients with cystic fibrosis, Lomas and colleague Susan B. Fowler noticed that a few of their patients learned they had the diseas...
Interview with Sibyl Shalo, BSN, RN, author of June AJN Reports
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Sibyl Shalo, BSN, RN, author of June AJN Reports: The War on Tuberculosis, in which she discusses her “ride-along” with the Newark,...
Interview with David Benton
Contributed by Lukas
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July 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
July 2010 – Episode 20 Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the July issue of the Ame...
Interview with AACN incoming president Kristine Peterson, and outgoing president Beth Hammer.
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews AACN incoming president Kristine Peterson, and outgoing president Beth Hammer ...
Interview with Patricia Pittman, PhD, author of “U.S.-Based Recruitment of Foreign-Educated Nurses: Implications for an Emerging Industry”
Contributed by Lukas
The recruitment of foreign-educated nurses has greatly expanded in the last decade yet little is known about how the recruitment industry operates. I...
Interview with Susan Shapiro, PhD, RN, author of “Rapid Response Teams Seen Through the Eyes of the Nurse”
Contributed by Lukas
Rapid response teams have been incorporated into the Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals, despite inconclusive evidence about what they...
June 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
June 2010 – Episode 19 Interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy, clinical editor Christine Moffa and special guest Anne Woods, AJN’s publisher and th...
May 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the May issue of the Americ...
A Nurse Recounts Haiti Experience
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Kennedy interviews Eugenia Miller, a Florida trauma nurse who traveled to Haiti shortly after the January earthquake to assist in medical care. ...
Interview with Frank Costello
Contributed by Lukas
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April 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the April issue of the Amer...
Interview with Lee Ann Riesenberg
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Kennedy and Christine Moffa chat with Lee Ann Riesenberg, author of Nursing Handoffs about experiences with handoffs, the miscommunications that...
Interview with Lyn Stevens and Adele Webb from ANAC
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ken...
Interview with Patricia Gerrity
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Kennedy, AJN's editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, interviews Patricia Gerrity, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for community programs a...
March 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Kennedy, editorial director and interim editor-in-chief and clinical editor Christine Moffa present highlights of the March 2010 issue of the Am...
February 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the February issue of the A...
Interview with Susan Hassmiller
Contributed by Lukas
At a press conference held January 20 in Washington, DC, editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Susan Hassmiller, sen...
Interview with Brenda Cleary
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Brenda Cleary, director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America at AARP, ...
January 2010 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa begin another year, presenting the highlights of the ...
Interview with Carol Huston
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Carol Huston, immediate past-president of Sigma Theta Tau International at the...
Interview with Bernadette Melnyk & Ellen Fineout-Overholt
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews authors Bernadette Melnyk, and Ellen Fineout-Overholt from ASU College of Nurs...
November 2009 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the November issue of the A...
October 2009 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the October issue of the Am...
Stacy R. Nigliazzo Reading “Purgatory”
Contributed by Lukas
Stacy R. Nigliazzo reads her poem, “Purgatory.”
Interview with Judith K. Schwarz
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason interviews author Judith K. Schwarz, PhD, RN, about “Stopping Eating and Drinking,” an article in the Septemb...
Interview with Suzy Lockwood-Rayermann
Contributed by Lukas
AJN senior editor James Stubenrauch interviews Suzy Lockwood-Rayermann, PhD, MSN, RN, lead author of “Women’s Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Risks an...
September 2009 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the September issue of the ...
Anne C. Fowler Reading “Visit”
Contributed by Lukas
Anne C. Fowler reads her poem, “Visit.”
August 2009 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial director Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the August issue of AJN, including a continuing educati...
Carolyn Harrelson Reading “Audrey’s Gift”
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn Harrelson reads her poem, “Audrey’s Gift.”
Interview with Liyana
Contributed by Lukas
American Journal of Nursing’s Alison Bulman spoke with members of the Zimbabwean band, Liyana, at their January 2009 performance at the Roxbury Arts...
Interview with Mary Deane Lagerway
Contributed by Lukas
AJN senior editor James Stubenrauch interviews Mary Deane Lagerwey, PhD, RN, author of “The Third Reich, Nursing, & AJN,” which appears the August...
Interview with Roger Williams and Elinor Burkett
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Roger Williams and executive producer Elinor Burkett talk about the making of the HBO documentary iThemba: My Hope.
Two songs by Liyana
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to two songs Liyana performed at the Roxbury Arts Center in Roxbury, New York.
Interview with Dana Weinberg
Contributed by Lukas
AJN editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason talks with Dana Weinberg, assistant professor of sociology at Queens College in Flushing, NY, and lead author...
Interview with Fiona Gold
Contributed by Lukas
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...
July 2009 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
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 par...
Interview with Christine Gorman
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Interview with Kerry Paige Nesseler
Contributed by Lukas
Assistant surgeon general Kerry Paige Nesseler, the director of the Office of International Health Affairs in the Health Resources and Service Adminis...
Interview with Rowaida Al-Maaitah
Contributed by Lukas
Rowaida Al-Maaitah, incoming chairperson of the World Health Organization’s Global Advisory Group on Nursing and Midwifery (GAGNM).
June 2009 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
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 oxi...
Poetry Reading: "Sickness"
Contributed by Lukas
Atar Hadari reads his poem “Sickness.”
Diane Carlson Evans: “Black Man”
Contributed by Lukas
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Kay E. Schwebke discusses Suzanne Constantini
Contributed by Lukas
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Interview with Naeema Al-Gasseer
Contributed by Lukas
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Kay E. Schwebke discusses Valerie Buchan
Contributed by Lukas
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Lynn Kohl: “But I Was”
Contributed by Lukas
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Lynn Kohl: “Deep Inside Me”
Contributed by Lukas
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Mary O'Brien Tyrrell: “Unseen”
Contributed by Lukas
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May 2009 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
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Penny Kettlewell: “Coffee Room Soldier”
Contributed by Lukas
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Penny Kettlewell: “I Hold Them”
Contributed by Lukas
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April 2009 Highlights
Contributed by Lukas
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Interview with Denise Angst
Contributed by Lukas
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Interview with Mary Alexander
Contributed by Lukas
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Interview with Maryann Napoli
Contributed by Lukas
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Interview with Patricia Ballard
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Interview with Edie Ann Brous
Contributed by Lukas
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Interview with Naeema Al-Gasseer
Contributed by Lukas
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