Diane Szulecki, editor, Author at Off the Charts

December Issue: Nurses’ Advance Care Planning–Related Beliefs, Managing Movement Disorders, Delegating, More

“When despair for the world grows in me…. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water…. I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”—Wendell Berry, as quoted in the December editorial

The December issue of AJN is now live. Here are some of the articles we’re pleased to have a chance to publish this month.

CE: Original Research: Advance Care Planning: An Exploration of the Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, Education, and Practices of RNs and LPNs

The authors of this study surveyed RNs and LPNs working in skilled nursing facilities to learn about the similarities and differences in their advance care planning–related beliefs, sense of self-efficacy, education, and practices.

CE: Managing Movement Disorders: A Clinical Review

This article discusses the pathophysiology and assessment of three different, common neuromuscular disorders—muscle tightness, spasticity, and clonus—as well as the treatment options for each.

Cultivating Quality: Creating a Culture of Mobility: Using Real-Time Assessment to Drive Outcomes

The authors describe how they implemented an intervention based on the use of three new assessment tools to promote awareness of the importance of early mobility among nurses and physical […]

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November Issue: Patient Handling in Nursing Curricula, Pediatric Pressure Injury Risk, More

“The technical skills and knowledge needed for nursing can be learned. For some nurses, this is enough. They do nursing, but nursing isn’t part of their identity. So how do we change that?” —EIC Maureen (Shawn) Kennedy in her November editorial

The November issue of AJN is now live. Here are some of the articles we’re pleased to have a chance to publish this month.

CE: Original Research: Patient Handling and Mobility Course Content: A National Survey of Nursing Programs

What do nursing programs teach students about lifting, turning, transferring, repositioning, and mobilizing patients? Despite evidence supporting the use of safe patient handling and mobility practices, the authors’ findings suggest that most curricula need updating in this area.

CE: How to Predict Pediatric Pressure Injury Risk with the Braden QD Scale

This article offers guidance on use of the Braden QD Scale—a pediatric risk assessment instrument that reliably predicts both immobility-related and medical device–related pressure injuries. Readers can test their skills by assigning scores to patients in a variety of scenarios.

Looking Back: Nurses Fight for the Right to Vote

The author shares the stories of four nurse suffragists—Lavinia Lloyd Dock, Mary Bartlett Dixon, Sarah Tarleton Colvin, and […]

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AJN’s Recent Breast Cancer Articles: From Screening to Late Treatment Effects

Image via Flickr / Ted Fu

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a time when we hear and read much about breast cancer statistics, the importance of screening, and the stories of those affected by the disease. According to the National Cancer Institute, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States; an estimated 12% of women will face a diagnosis during their lifetimes.

In recognition of this month, we’re sharing a list of some of our most recent articles on the topic, which cover the latest in screening guidelines, treatments and treatment effects, and more:

All of these articles are free to access this month.

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October Issue: Treating Hemorrhagic Shock, Pain Management and Opioid Use Disorder, Workplace Violence, More

“Violent behavior seems to be an . . . increasingly frequent occurrence in hospitals and nursing care facilities. More and more, such violence is the result of intentional harm.” —editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy in her October editorial

The October issue of AJN is now live. Here are some of the articles we’re pleased to have a chance to publish this month.

CE: The Use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Treating Hemorrhagic Shock from Severe Trauma

Efforts to prevent death from hemorrhagic shock have resulted in the emergence of a new tool—resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA), a less invasive option for controlling hemorrhage in noncompressible areas of the body. This article outlines REBOA, describes its evolution, and discusses various considerations, pitfalls, and nursing implications.

CE: Perspectives on Palliative Nursing: Acute Pain Management for People with Opioid Use Disorder

The authors of this article—one in a series on palliative care developed with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association—discuss how to manage acute pain effectively in patients receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, which incorporates methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone.

Original Research: Journalists’ Experiences with Using Nurses as Sources in Health News Stories

The authors of a 2018 replication of the 1997 Woodhull […]

Diane Szulecki, editor2018-09-28T10:05:14-04:00September 28th, 2018|Nursing|0 Comments

September Issue: The Risks of Too Much Sitting, Stable COPD, Antidepressant Medications, More

“As a pediatric nurse working with medically fragile children, I have noticed a fault in others that I have only recently been able to work on in myself—the one thing worse than staring at a child with an obvious disability is to conspicuously pretend we don’t notice the child at all.” —Lindsey van Gennep, author of this month’s Viewpoint article, “Afraid to Notice: On Responding to Children with Visible Disabilities”

The September issue of AJN is now live. Here are some of the articles we’re pleased to have a chance to publish this month.

CE: Too Much Sitting: A Newly Recognized Health Risk

This integrative literature review examines compelling evidence that overall daily sitting time—regardless of whether a person engages in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity—may be an independent health risk for cardiometabolic health conditions, certain cancers, and all-cause mortality. It also reveals new insights into high-volume sitting (seven or more hours a day) and prolonged uninterrupted sitting (30 minutes or more) and their relationship to adverse health outcomes.

CE: Managing Stable COPD: An Evidence-Based Approach

The authors describe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk factors, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic testing, and discuss how to put the revised Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease recommendations into practice.

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