“Now more than ever, nursing is in a position of influence.”—editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy in her editorial, “Anticipating a Banner Year for Nursing”

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

CE: Original Research: Experiences of Diabetes Burnout: A Qualitative Study Among People with Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes burnout has been described as feelings of exhaustion and frustration related to the demands of managing the illness, resulting in inconsistent self-care behaviors. The authors of this study conducted in-depth interviews with adults who have type 1 diabetes and current or previous experiences of diabetes burnout, revealing more about the nature of burnout and its contributing factors.

CE: Hematologic Childhood Cancers: An Evidence-Based Review

This article provides an overview of the approaches used to treat hematologic childhood cancers, explains which treatments are indicated for the various types of leukemia and lymphoma, and discusses nursing care of the child and family.

Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Dietary and Feeding Modifications for Older Adults

One in a series published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute, this article presents strategies family caregivers can use when preparing food for family members who are unable to manage their nutritional needs and self-care. It also features a tear sheet of key points nurses can reinforce with caregivers and links to instructional videos.

EBP 2.0: Implementing and Sustaining Change: The Malnutrition Readmission Prevention Protocol

The authors describe the planning and implementation of an evidence-based initiative that improved patient nutritional status and decreased readmission rates.

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

  • An AJN Reports on stem cell joint therapy.
  • A Profile of Jonathan Bartels, creator of “The Pause”—a way to honor patients who have passed and the medical team that cared for them.
  • A book review of Mallory Smith’s Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life.

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

A note on the cover:

On this month’s cover, a child being treated for blood cancer plays alongside a child life specialist at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. The young patient also appears in the aforementioned CE article on hematologic childhood cancers. Its author, Jessica Lynne Spruit, a pediatric NP at Children’s Hospital’s Division of Hematology/Oncology, told AJN that the playful spirit of this boy captures what pediatric nursing means to her. “Despite everything this young man is going through, he is still a child,” she says.