The November issue of AJN is now live.

In its new fifth edition, published earlier this year, the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice (JHEBP) model streamlines its approach, addressing common barriers to EBP implementation and prioritizing simplicity, efficiency, and adaptability. The JHEBP team introduces the latest changes to the model, including rationales for the changes and implications for clinicians, students, and faculty, in a five-part series in this issue.

Despite the growing burden of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, it remains difficult to diagnose and manage effectively. This month’s CE article, “Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction,” provides an overview of  pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

“Too often, people with disabilities have been left out of health equity efforts. Nurses are in a powerful position to change that,” writes Jae Chul Lee in his Focus on DEI column, “No Longer Optional: Addressing Disability Disparities in Nursing Practice.” See here for actionable steps nurses can take when providing care.

“Using Artificial Intelligence for Scholarly Writing” outlines recent research findings on the use of generative AI tools to support scholarly writing and provides guidelines for nurse authors on the appropriate use of AI in the preparation of manuscripts. (Open access)

This month’s Original Research articles include:

Finally, don’t miss the extensive health care news sections, the Drug Watch and Journal Watch sections, a Specialty Spotlight on faith community nursing, and more.

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Some articles in this issue will be free to access; others will require log-in or subscription. You can subscribe to AJN, America’s most respected and oldest general interest nursing journal, for just $52.00 for a year (12 issues), so why not give it a try or give a subscription as a gift? We pay attention to appearance as well as content, and hope the cover of every issue will look good on a coffee table!