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Health Care Reform: What’s In It for Nurses?

A relaxing and safe Fourth of July weekend from the AJN editors to all nurses in the U.S., whether you’re taking it easy or on the job!

A recent poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows rising popularity for the health care reform law. Many hard decisions still need to be made; innovation is more crucial than ever. Nurses who’d like a clearer sense of how the health care reform law may affect them in the coming years should have a look at “Health Care Reform: What’s In It for Nursing?” in our July edition. Written by AJN‘s emeritus editor-in-chief Diana Mason, it points out some of the new models of care the law promotes, models in which nurses play an increasingly important and vital role at every level. As often in the dynamic history of this country, there will be new kinds of opportunities for those who are ready for them.—JM, blog editor

Jacob Molyneux, senior editor/blog editor2016-11-21T13:16:55-05:00July 2nd, 2010|career, health care policy, nursing perspective|1 Comment

Nurses Under the Influence of Pharma—Not Just an NP Problem

The danger of an NP succumbing to influence is obvious—she or he may prescribe for reasons (which may be on an unconscious level) other than clinical ones. The issues for nurses who do not prescribe medications are subtle and different. AJN's ethics columnist Doug Olsen did a two-part series exploring this last year—in January and February 2009. And AJN's editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason wrote on this even earlier, in an editorial in December 2000, noting, among other concerns, that "it's not unusual to see drug company underwriting of speakers at nursing conferences; of course, the topic addressed is almost always related to one of the company's top drugs."

Shawn Kennedy, MA, RN, FAAN, editor-in-chief (emerita)2017-02-02T12:17:38-05:00July 1st, 2010|career, Ethics, Public health|1 Comment

ADA 70th Scientific Sessions: Reform Implications for Diabetes Care; Fighting Obesity in Middle School; Harnessing New Technology for Better Self-Management

It is time for us to reexamine our former nursing strategies for caring for patients with chronic illness, and seek innovative strategies such as TeenCope utilizing new technology that is available to us.

Jacob Molyneux, senior editor/blog editor2016-11-21T13:16:58-05:00June 29th, 2010|health care policy|0 Comments

What Nurses Told Us About How They Relax

We recently posed the following question on AJN’s Twitter page: “RNs: we want to know: how do you relax?” Some of the answers are below. Exercise is one biggie, at least among those who answered. (Are Twitterers more exercise-prone than non-Twitterers? Hmmm….) Anything you’d like to add to our unscientific list of ways to relax? (If for any reason you mind us citing your Twitter self here, please let us know and we will remove your comment!)

Safety4Nurses @AmJNurs I was recently reminded by my 6 month old puppy that play time and naps are important for relaxation!

ErinRN @AmJNurs relax with hot bath, alcohol, reading, and favorite tv show (not all at once, ha!)

lydiasmith@AmJNurs Prayer, music, going out dancing, and cooking. Psychosociospiritual and physical modes! Practice what we preach.

andrealgilmore @AmJNurs: #1 getting off the floor & outside if possible. #2 balancing work with family & me time. #3 exercise and last but not least, TEA.

WendyGlosser @AmJNurs I jump in my pool but also have a photography business on the side that allows me to escape a few times a week.

superjenie RT @AmJNurs: RNs: we want to know: how do you relax? –LOL do we nurses ever relax?? :))

LiveLaughLetGo @AmJNurs The best way for me is to run, but also hanging with friends and family.

ThaRizz0 @AmJNurs As an RN I find time to exercise and push […]

Jacob Molyneux, senior editor/blog editor2016-11-21T13:17:19-05:00June 9th, 2010|career, nursing perspective, personal health practices|2 Comments

What Lies Ahead? AACN Presidents Weigh In on Health Care Reform, Rapid Response Teams, and More

By Shawn Kennedy, AJN interim editor-in-chief

On my last day at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ annual meeting last week in Washington, DC, I had a chance to speak with both Beth Hammer, whose term as president ended with the meeting, and Kristine Peterson, the new president. Our conversation ranged from how they felt about being president of such a large nursing organization to their views on health care reform and how rapid response teams are affecting the work environment of critical care nurses. You can hear the conversation free on AJN’s Web site: go to the Podcasts tab and click on Conversations. Or just click here (the download may take a minute or two).

And don’t miss my first post from the exhibit hall floor at the meeting (the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, or “the NTI”) and my second post on a conversation with a critical care nurse about a bad staffing practice, which seems to have hit a nerve!