September Issue Highlights: Discussing Gun Safety with Patients, Trauma-Related Hemorrhagic Shock, More
“It is abundantly clear from this pandemic that we are all connected and need the strength of nations working together to thwart any threat to global health and well-being. We ignore
our connectedness at our own peril.”—Pamela F. Cipriano in her guest editorial, “Standing with the WHO”
The September issue of AJN is now live. Here are some highlights.
Original Research: Nurses’ Knowledge and Comfort with Assessing Inpatients’ Firearm Access and Providing Education on Safe Gun Storage
The authors sought to determine hospital nurses’ knowledge of firearm safety and current state law, and their comfort with asking patients about gun access and educating them on gun safety.
Trauma-Related Hemorrhagic Shock: A Clinical Review
This article discusses the general principles underlying the pathophysiology and clinical management of trauma-related hemorrhagic shock.
Special Feature: An Intimate Glimpse of Emergency Nurses at Work
A photo-essay featuring scenes from a new film by Carolyn Jones, In Case of Emergency, which profiles the daily lives of ED nurses across the country.