Diane Szulecki, editor, Author at Off the Charts

AJN April Issue Highlights: Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, a Primer on ‘Big Data’ and Machine Learning, More

“Nurses need to be out in the community—in schools, libraries, senior centers, wherever our neighbors gather—to help address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and ensure that people have accurate information.”—editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy in her editorial, “A Most Welcome Spring”

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

CE: Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

The author reviews common CIPN symptoms and outlines strategies nurses can use to assess, manage, and educate patients at risk for or already experiencing this frequent complication of neurotoxic chemotherapy.

CE: Nursing Orientation to Data Science and Machine Learning

A primer on how ‘big data’ and new analytic models are transforming nursing—including the opportunities and implications for nurses in various roles.

Cultivating Quality: Continuous Physiological Monitoring Improves Patient Outcomes

How a nurse-led initiative used wearable digital devices to enhance patient surveillance and better identify early signs of patient deterioration, thereby reducing rapid response team calls and ICU transfers.
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Diane Szulecki, editor2021-03-29T07:44:48-04:00March 29th, 2021|Nursing|0 Comments

AJN March Issue Highlights: A Nurse’s Guide to COVID-19, QSEN in an Amazon World, Opioid Dosing, More

“This will be nursing’s postpandemic challenge: to identify how, with all our competing organizations, unions, and special interest groups, we can come together in this pivotal moment to remodel our health system . . .”—editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy in her editorial, “Where Do We Go from Here?”

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

A Nurse’s Guide to COVID-19

An evidence-based review of the care of hospitalized adults with this disease, including pharmacological management, critical illness management, oxygen therapy, prone positioning, and an overview of investigational agents.

Policy and Politics: A Call to the CMS: Mandate Adequate Professional Nurse Staffing in Nursing Homes

The authors address the association between low RN staffing levels and poor health outcomes in nursing homes and urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to enact reform.

Special Feature: QSEN in an Amazon World

Citing Amazon as a powerful social force, the authors examine its impact on both the health care industry and the six Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies, and outline steps nurses can take to incorporate the QSEN competencies into practice. […]

Diane Szulecki, editor2021-03-01T08:39:16-05:00March 1st, 2021|Nursing|0 Comments

AJN February Issue Highlights: Communication Challenges Due to PPE, Pressure Injury Prevention, Concussions, More

“Nurses are essential to administering the vaccines, and we need to be prepared with accurate information about the science behind them: how they work, what we know and don’t know about them, and what might change as more data emerge.”—editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy in her editorial, “Building Trust”

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

Original Research: Concussions at School: The Experiences and Knowledge of School Nurses

This study explores the pediatric concussion-related knowledge, confidence, and management experiences among urban and rural school nurses in Washington State.

Communication Challenges in High-Containment Clinical Environments

The authors discuss the communication challenges that arise with the wearing of PPE and describe strategies they and their colleagues in the National Institutes of Health’s Special Clinical Studies Unit used to improve communication with other staff, patients, and external partners.

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Diane Szulecki, editor2021-02-01T14:29:13-05:00February 1st, 2021|Nursing|0 Comments

AJN’s Top 10 Articles of 2020

What captured the interest of AJN‘s readers in 2020? More than just COVID-19, suprisingly! Though the pandemic dominated our collective attention, other topics in nursing continued to resonate. We’ve compiled a list of the past year’s most-read (new) articles below—all are currently free to access.

1. “COVID-19 Brings Changes to NP Scope of Practice”

2. “Staffing Ratios and Burnout”

3. “Perceived Barriers to Rapid Response Team Activation Among Nurses”

4. “CE: Acute Care for Patients with Dementia”

5. “Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults”

6. “Original Research: How Magnet Hospital Status Affects Nurses, Patients, and Organizations: A Systematic Review”

7. “CE: Opioid Use Disorder: Pathophysiology, Assessment, and Effective Interventions”

8. “CE: Mitigating the Dangers of Polypharmacy in Community-Dwelling Older Adults”

9. “Mirror Therapy in the Management of Phantom Limb Pain”

10. “CE: PANDAS: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection”

Diane Szulecki, editor2021-01-06T08:16:31-05:00January 6th, 2021|Nursing|0 Comments

January Issue Highlights: Understanding the CBC, COVID-19 Timeline, Book of the Year Awards, More

“As we move into 2021, my wish for this new year is that we resolve to approach it with a renewed sense of purpose . . .”—editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy in her editorial, “2020: A Year of Let Down and Loss”

The January issue of AJN is now live. Here’s what’s new:

Diane Szulecki, editor2020-12-29T09:28:31-05:00December 29th, 2020|Nursing|0 Comments

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