“One day—and I remember distinctly that all I was doing was setting up [my mother’s] pills and preparing a few bites of food that I hoped she’d eat—a clear small voice inside me said, ‘You could do this for other people.’”—Linda Beall, author of the September Reflections column, “A Clear Small Voice”

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

CE: HIV Update: An Epidemic Transformed

This article describes the current state of HIV treatment and prevention—including HIV risk reduction strategies such as PrEP and PEP—and highlights the common comorbidities often seen in older people living with HIV.

Cultivating Quality: Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy Performed by RNs: A Review of Clinical Practice

The authors discuss the policies and practices of their program to train RNs to perform bone marrow procedures, its clinical and diagnostic outcomes, and the opportunity for nurses to work to their full scope of practice.

Teaching for Practice: Using Debriefing Methods in the Postclinical Conference

This article examines various debriefing methods and describes scenarios in which clinical instructors can use debriefing to turn daily events into teachable moments.

CE: Original Research: Are Milk and Molasses Enemas Safe for Hospitalized Adults? A Retrospective Electronic Health Record Review

The authors of this study evaluated the safety of milk and molasses enemas—a common, long-held, but rarely studied nursing practice—in resolving constipation among hospitalized adults after standard treatment options had been exhausted.

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

  • A Viewpoint on preventing hospital-induced delirium in the ICU.
  • A Perspectives on Leadership column on giving feedback.
  • A Profile of Elizabeth Mann-Salinas, a military burn research pioneer.

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 a community event held by Action for AIDS, a Singapore-based nongovernmental organization, aimed at challenging the stigma associated with HIV–AIDS and tackling the discrimination against people living with HIV. In 2011, the group launched a mass campaign called “Let’s Be Positive About People Living with HIV” to encourage acceptance of this population—many of whom in Singapore hide their HIV status for fear of discrimination, particularly in the workplace.