“The nursing mentality is complicated: we typically prioritize patients, family, and friends above ourselves. . . . No one understands the mentality except those in it.”—Janey Eden Kottler in her Reflections essay, “Built for This”

May is National Nurses Month. This month, and always, AJN and its publisher, Wolters Kluwer, honor the work of all nurses as you demonstrate to the world the power and value of nursing. To thank you, the entire May issue is free to read for the month.

CE: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Review

This comprehensive evidence-based review describes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, alternative potential diagnoses, and treatment options of MIS-C, an emerging pediatric disorder associated with COVID-19.

CE: Providing Care for Caregivers During COVID-19

The authors discuss Care for the Caregiver—a peer-to-peer program that provides support to clinicians who have experienced an unexpected and emotionally distressing event—and how it was adapted in their health system in response to the pandemic.

Special Feature: A Look Back at the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife

A photo-essay highlights the diverse experiences of nurses and midwives around the world during a challenging year.

Cultivating Quality: Addressing Hospital-Acquired Hypoglycemia

How a nurse-led initiative sought to reduce recurrent hypoglycemic events in the inpatient setting by integrating point of care blood glucose measurements, mealtime insulin administration, and meal tray delivery into one coordinated process.

Legal Clinic: Immunity from Civil Liability, Part 2

In this second part of a two-part series on the legal concept of immunity, the author examines Good Samaritan immunity, volunteer protection acts, and immunity during public emergencies.

There’s much more in our May issue, including:

  • A Viewpoint on telehealth as a source of clinical guidance, comfort, and support for patients.
  • An AJN Reports on the impact of COVID-19 on the nursing profession.
  • A Conversations interview with International Council of Nurses president Annette Kennedy.

Click here to browse the table of contents and explore the issue on our website.

A note on the cover.

This month’s cover features portraits of nurses employed by the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. They were painted in 2020 by fashion designer and artist Rebecca Moses to honor nurses’ work particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife—and are being displayed this year across Mount Sinai’s sites.