“We have studied elder mistreatment for decades. . . We wait for it to happen and then find those to blame. What if we started from a position of prevention?”—Guest editorial, “Elder Mistreatment Prevention Rounds in Nursing Homes”

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

CE: An Evidence-Based Yoga Practice for Hospitalized Adults on Medical–Psychiatric Units

This article—winner of the 2021 Nurse Faculty Scholars/AJN Mentored Writing Award—describes a project in which nurses used structured yoga sessions for patients with psychiatric illness to provide stress relief, promote relaxation, reduce anxiety, and improve quality of care.

AJN Reports: Long COVID: What We Know Now

An overview of this emerging health issue—and what’s being done to study and address it.

Evaluating the Impact of Smartphones on Nursing Workflow: Lessons Learned

The authors compared nursing perceptions, satisfaction, task efficiency, and interruptions before and after introducing the use of hospital-issued smartphones in a pediatric ICU and a satellite ED.

Strip Savvy: A Case of an Asymptomatic Woman After a Fracture Repair

This latest article in a series on the basics of ECG interpretation presents a case scenario and an ECG strip and takes readers step by step through analyzing the heart rhythm.

Viewpoint: Modifying Outdated Blood Donation Restrictions on Men Who Have Sex with Men

The authors call for the end of discriminatory practices that are no longer supported by science.

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

  • An Update from the CDC on telehealth expansion.
  • A Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone article on promoting safe mobility for older adults.
  • A Nurse Innovators column on how a nurse–engineer partnership addressed the issue of critical patient line dislodgment.

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

A note on the cover.

This month’s cover photo shows Rich Patterson donating blood for the 100th time at ImpactLife in Cedar Rapids, Iowa—a milestone 40 years in the making. The United States is currently experiencing a severe blood shortage. According to the American Red Cross, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to fewer blood donations and blood drive events.