The June issue of AJN is now live.

Here are some highlights. Some articles are open access or temporarily free; others will require log-in for access.

How do hospitalized patients feel about the use of virtual nurses for tasks like admissions, discharges, patient education, and answering questions? In their Original Research article in this issue, “Patients’ Experiences of a Virtual Nursing Model in an Acute Care Setting: A Mixed-Methods Study,” Tajudaullah Bhaloo and colleagues explore patients’ perspectives on a co-caring virtual nursing model as part of their care in a medical–surgical acute care unit.

This month’s CE article, “Updates on the Management of Atrial Fibrillation,” (free to access) reviews the latest guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and Heart Rhythm Society, highlighting three core components: anticoagulation in nonvalvular AF, rate control, and rhythm control.

The newest installment of our Evidence-Based Decision-Making (EBDM) series, “Evaluation for Clinical Practice Change,” explores evaluation within EBDM and clinical practice–focused projects (EBP, QI, and EBQI), presenting practical QI tools to support clinical practice change. A commentary, “Positioning DNPs to Lead,” accompanies the article.

An open-access Quality Improvement article, “Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the ED,” discusses the implementation of an evidence-based blood culture collection protocol involving the use of a sterile diversion tube.

This month’s AJN Reports, “Financial Headwinds Roil the Nursing Job Market,” addresses some of the biggest forces affecting nurses’ prospects—including Medicaid cutbacks and staff reductions, hospital consolidation, restrictions on immigration, and AI.

Finally, don’t miss the extensive health care news section, the Drug Watch and Journal Watch departments, and the Specialty Spotlight on diabetes care and education specialists.

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