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AJN, the Conference, or What’s So Great About Poster Sessions?

In addition to the preconference workshops, keynote presentation, concurrent sessions, and panels that are the norm for large, national meetings, the conference will also include poster sessions. I think many nurses not involved in research or from academia ignore posters and think of them as “not-quite-good-enough-to-be-real-sessions” topics. That’s far from the truth in most instances, especially in established conferences that have “name” presenters filling program slots. We see poster sessions as a way to highlight new work, work that may not have broad appeal but is important, or that extends topics covered in a session.

Jacob Molyneux, senior editor/blog editor2016-11-21T13:23:49-05:00August 12th, 2009|career, nursing perspective, nursing research|0 Comments

Bloggers Who Blur Line Between Product Reviews and Paid Advertising May Face Regulation

I listened with interest because I frequently receive requests from companies that want us to casually mention their products or Websites on this blog. What the marketers who send these promotional materials don't seem to know is that AJN maintains a very clear separation between editorial and advertising content. This is very very important to us at a time when there are daily reports of research that's been ghostwritten by pharmaceutical companies and of influenctial physicians and health care reporters with close ties to various health care industries.

Jacob Molyneux, senior editor/blog editor2016-11-21T13:23:51-05:00August 11th, 2009|Ethics, healthcare social media, nursing perspective|2 Comments

Trauma Nurse Finds Stress Relief as DJ–What Do You Do?

A recent article in the Miami Herald highlights Kate Emily Yeadaker, a trauma nurse who has a unique way of relieving her job stress. DJ Dharma, also known as 'the Night Nurse,' spins tunes for dance clubs in Miami.

Jacob Molyneux, senior editor/blog editor2016-11-21T13:23:59-05:00August 7th, 2009|nursing perspective|5 Comments

Subtle Bias Against Nursing Profession In NY Times Piece on Cuban Docs In U.S.?

In nursing, we need commitment, caring, and a desire to further the profession, not individuals who choose it because they can’t be something else. The former physicians in this article may become excellent nurses, and I give them the benefit of the doubt—but even so, when I read an article like this I can’t help thinking, not for the first time, that our system would have better outcomes if there was a little more humility.

Jacob Molyneux, senior editor/blog editor2016-11-21T13:24:12-05:00August 5th, 2009|career, nursing perspective|1 Comment

How Are Nurses Using Smartphones at Work?

Here’s a recent post from Not Nurse Ratched that lists five things she uses her iPhone for at work: the programs/apps or features she uses are Epocrates, the calculator, Ratios, DrugInfusion, and Instant ECG. A Web site called Software Advice recently sent us the results of a useful survey on the use of smartphones among medical personnel. The figure below shows the most popular uses of smartphones at work, not just for nurses but for a variety of health care industry workers.

We know many nurses have already begun to use whatever smartphone they may have to access 5-Minute Clinical Consult, a Wolters Kluwer product (full disclosure: AJN is owned by Wolters Kluwer) that “provides instant access to the essentials of 700+ medical conditions” and “includes dermatology images, videos of medical procedures, AAFP patient handouts, drug database and more.” It can be downloaded to many types of mobile device — iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm, Android, or Windows Mobile.

But let us know: how are you using smartphones/handheld devices at the bedside? If not, do you plan to start using one? And do they really help?
–Jacob Molyneux, senior editor/blog editor