AJN’s January Issue: Men in Nursing, Perioperative Medication Withholding in Patients with PD, Book of the Year Awards, More

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AJN’s January issue is now available on our Web site. Here’s a selection of what not to miss, including two continuing education (CE) articles, which you can access for free.

Even though more men are starting to become nurses, they still make up less than 7% of all RNs.  In “Men in Nursing,” the authors discuss the challenges of recruiting and retaining men in the nursing profession. This article is open access and can earn you 2.1 CE credits.

 In this month’s original research article, the authors report on findings from a quantitative study exploring antiparkinson medication withholding times during hospitalization and symptom management. Part one of a two-part series, this article is open access and can earn you 2.5 CE credits. Look for part two in our next issue, which reports on findings from a qualitative study on the perioperative hospitaliza­tion experiences of patients with PD.

After sustaining a needlestick injury during a research study, nurse Lynn Petrik created a new safety device for a commonly used glucose sensor. “From Putty to Prototype” takes readers through the steps of her invention, from the prototype to the provisional patent.

 Looking for a good read? The votes are in, and the winners of AJN’s annual Book of the Year Awards are listed in this issue. A supplemental online only companion to the article gives the judges reviews for each book.  

 And finally, read “The Clinical Nurse […]

2016-11-21T13:08:39-05:00December 28th, 2012|nursing research|0 Comments
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Back to (a New Kind of) School at FIU

By Maureen ‘Shawn’ Kennedy, AJN editor-in-chief

Florida International University (FIU) is only a short drive from downtown Miami. Since I was going to be in town for two conferences (see my previous post on the CNL conference), I thought I would schedule a visit with Divina Grossman, an AJN editorial board member who is the vice president for engagement at FIU (that is, she’s responsible for developing and expanding community partnerships). Unfortunately, Dr. Grossman, formerly the dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS), was out of town, but I accepted an invitation to visit the school and meet with the interim dean and faculty members.  […]

2016-11-21T13:14:10-05:00January 28th, 2011|students|0 Comments
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True Believers at the 2011 Clinical Nurse Leader Summit

By Maureen ‘Shawn’ Kennedy, AJN’s editor-in-chief, who is in Florida this week attending meetings and visiting local schools

It’s January and I’m in Miami (I know, I know). I just finished attending the CNL 2011 Summit (CNL = clinical nurse leader). It was a relatively small meeting, as nursing meetings go, with about 350 attendees who were CNLs, faculty or students in CNL programs, or chief nursing officers from clinical facilities employing CNLs. They were all believers in the value the role brings to clinical practice. There was an energy, an atmosphere of being in on a new and growing phenomenon.

Some background: the CNL is a relatively new role in nursing, first formally proposed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in 2003 after several meetings with other nursing groups concerned with nurses’ “education for practice” (see the white paper on the development of the role). CNLs function at the unit level, coordinating care, working with staff, focusing on improving outcomes.

Described as “master’s-prepared advanced generalists,” CNLs now number about 1,300, according to Mary Stachowiak (see photo), president of the Clinical Nurse Leader Association (CNLA). There are currently about 100 institutions with master’s programs preparing CNLs and about 1,800 CNLs in programs.

AJN carried a short news article back in October 2004 noting the creation of […]

2016-11-21T13:14:15-05:00January 26th, 2011|career|1 Comment
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