September Issue: Postinjury Pain and Mental Health Symptoms, Supporting Family Caregivers, More

“As the most invisible part of our health care workforce, family caregivers come from all walks of life.”—Heather M. Young, Rita B. Choula, and Susan C. Reinhard in their Guest Editorial, “Caring for a Person Living with Pain”

The September issue of AJN is now live. Here’s what’s new. Some articles may be free only to subscribers.

Pain and Mental Health Symptoms After Traumatic Orthopedic Injury

A review of the presentation, screening, and treatment of postinjury symptoms associated with stressor-related disorders such as acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, including pain, sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depression.

AJN Reports: Diabetes Self-Management in the Acute Care Unit

A discussion of the practical and policy barriers affecting hospitalized patients with diabetes who wish to maintain a role in their own glucose management—and how new technologies may support the case for greater flexibility.

Special Feature: Increasing Access to Diabetes Education in Rural Alabama Through Telehealth

The authors describe a project they developed to assess the use of telehealth technology to deliver diabetes self-management education and support in a rural, small group setting.

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November Issue: Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship, New Family Caregivers Series, More

“Kindness goes a long way. Patience. Remember that everybody’s going through something.”—school nurse Tonja Frank in the November Conversations article

The November issue of AJN is now live. Here’s what’s new. Some articles may be free only to subscribers.

Original Research: Suicidal Ideation and Attitudes Toward Help Seeking in U.S. Nurses Relative to the General Working Population

This study investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attitudes toward seeking mental health care among U.S. nurses relative to other workers; and, among nurses, the extent to which personal and professional factors, including burnout, were related to suicidal ideation.

CE: Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship

The authors review the evidence on shorter versus longer duration of antibiotic therapy for pediatric patients and discuss the nurse’s role in antibiotic stewardship.

Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System

This article—the first in a new series published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute—outlines the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System framework and how it can be implemented by the health care team, including nurses and family caregivers, in the inpatient hospital setting.
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January Issue: Spiritual Distress and Cancer, Recruitment of Foreign-Educated Clinicians, AJN Book of the Year Awards, More

“Nurses and midwives together constitute half of the global health workforce, and by declaring 2020 the ‘Year of the Nurse and Midwife,’ the World Health Organization is recognizing their critical roles in achieving global health goals.”—editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy in her editorial, “Putting 2019 Behind Us”

With the new year upon us, the January issue of AJN is now live. Here are the highlights:

CE: Original Research: The Recruitment Experience of Foreign-Educated Health Professionals to the United States

The authors discuss the current state of international recruitment and report on the findings of their study of foreign-educated health professionals and recruiters to further illuminate the recruitment experience.

CE: Assessing and Managing Spiritual Distress in Cancer Survivorship

This article describes the concept of spiritual distress and illustrates how nurses can incorporate into practice evidence-based recommendations for addressing cancer survivors’ spiritual needs. […]

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March Issue: Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Update, Arterial Blood Gas Analysis, Fall Prevention Checklist, More

“It’s a challenge—for both nurses and family caregivers—to prepare caregivers for their new duties, often in a very short time span. I often wonder if it’s really possible to do this—and even if it is, should that be our goal?”—AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy in her March editorial

The March issue of AJN is now live. Here are some highlights.

CE: Original Research: New Acute Symptoms in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: What Should Family Caregivers Do?

The authors assessed the frequency with which family caregivers of older veterans with cognitive impairment sought guidance for new physical or behavioral symptoms and described the characteristics of such events, including the diagnoses and advice given.

CE: Type 2 Diabetes: A Pharmacologic Update

A review of established and newer type 2 diabetes medications, plus nursing implications for patient education and monitoring for adverse effects.

Cultivating Quality: Using a Fall Prevention Checklist to Reduce Hospital Falls: Results of a Quality Improvement Project

Nurses at a Midwestern teaching hospital implemented a fall prevention checklist to improve adherence to an existing protocol and evaluated its impact on fall incidence.

Clarifying the Confusion of Arterial Blood Gas Analysis: Is it Compensation or Combination?

This article reviews basic arterial blood gas interpretation and discusses the combinations of imbalances and compensatory mechanisms that may occur.

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40 Million and Counting: These Days, Every Month Is Family Caregiver Month

Family caregivers, unpaid and unsung.

Photo courtesy of AARP Public Policy Institute.

November is, among other things, the month designated as family caregiver month. These are the 40 million or so people who provide care to loved ones at home, often by themselves. This can range from the basic tasks of daily living that a loved one can no longer perform by themselves, like bathing, dressing, and eating, as well as complex nursing care involving injections, wound and ostomy care, and more.

Helping nurses help the helpers.

In this season of short days and family holidays, it seems like a good time to remind you of the free resources AJN has for nurses and for the caregivers whom you work with. We’ve developed these articles and teaching videos in a decade-long partnership with the AARP Public Policy Institute directed by Susan Reinhard, and with the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California-Davis.

Teaching videos and tip sheets to share with caregivers.

Each article covers the evidence behind what and how you should teach a caregiver on a particular topic and is associated with a video demonstrating techniques and procedures for the caregiver to follow. […]

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