The October issue of AJN is now live.
This month’s AJN Reports takes a close look at how artificial intelligence is being used in health care—and why nurses must be involved in its development and implementation.
“Current and Emerging Applications of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation” describes the use of this procedure to treat recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, nursing management of individuals undergoing it, and its future applications. CE credit is available.
To learn more about the potential oral complications of adjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer survivors, the authors of the October Original Research article compared aspects of oral health in those who were taking the therapy with those who were not.
“Activism Is an Essential Nursing Role” discusses the rationale for and roots of political activism in nursing, the values that shape it, and the importance of nursing’s stance on health-related policies.
How can nurses best attend to seriously ill patients’ existential needs? Read “Perspectives on Palliative Nursing: Existential Care in Daily Nursing Practice” for an overview of key priorities.
See also the extensive health care news sections, the Journal Watch and Drug Watch sections, a Specialty Spotlight column highlighting critical care nursing, and an On the Road with AJN report from the 2023 ICN Congress.
A note on the cover: This month’s cover photo shows a robot checking a patient’s blood pressure. We chose this image to acknowledge the burgeoning conversation about artificial intelligence in health care—an area of innovation with seemingly limitless applications and still unfolding implications.
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I would love to see some more articles on the Board of Nursing, its structure, cases that have gone before a board, agreed orders, discussion of the investigative process, and how compact helps a nurse if and when sanctioned by a board. As a previous Investigator for a board of nursing and now an administrative expert who assists nurses and their legal teams when under investigation the lack of knowledge about holding a professional license is diffuse. This is even to include lawyers unfortunately as I have been doing this for about a decade and have helped nurses in every state in the nation. What we do not know about our professional license and or privilege to practice is causing harm. For instance, there is only once board that actually has any culture language even written in it’s rules and regulations.