“It is abundantly clear from this pandemic that we are all connected and need the strength of nations working together to thwart any threat to global health and well-being. We ignore
our connectedness at our own peril.”—Pamela F. Cipriano in her guest editorial, “Standing with the WHO”

The September issue of AJN is now live. Here are some highlights.

Original Research: Nurses’ Knowledge and Comfort with Assessing Inpatients’ Firearm Access and Providing Education on Safe Gun Storage

The authors sought to determine hospital nurses’ knowledge of firearm safety and current state law, and their comfort with asking patients about gun access and educating them on gun safety.

Trauma-Related Hemorrhagic Shock: A Clinical Review

This article discusses the general principles underlying the pathophysiology and clinical management of trauma-related hemorrhagic shock.

Special Feature: An Intimate Glimpse of Emergency Nurses at Work

A photo-essay featuring scenes from a new film by Carolyn Jones, In Case of Emergency, which profiles the daily lives of ED nurses across the country.

Cultivating Quality: Nurses’ Perceptions of Technology Used in Language Interpretation for Patients with Limited English Proficiency

How nurses viewed the use of a telephone-based interpretation technology versus a video interpretation system, specifically their effects on patient rapport, nursing care, and the quality of communication.

Ethical Issues: The Moral Distress of Nurses When Patients Forgo Treatment Because of Cost

The authors discuss the moral compromise of nurses whose patients refuse care they can’t afford—and make an appeal to the nursing profession to advocate for systemic change on behalf of these patients.

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

  • An AJN Reports on reproductive care during COVID-19.
  • An Update from the CDC on how state scope-of-practice policies impact NP care.
  • A Conversation with nurse, scientist, and activist Monica R. McLemore about dismantling racism in nursing.

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, ED staff at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit care for a patient who, while out with his wife, was struck by a stray bullet when a fight broke out nearby. This photo is from the film In Case of Emergency, out on October 14. To learn more about it and see additional photos, read this month’s Special Feature.