The AJN Podcast

The AJN Podcast

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The AJN Podcast episodes

  • AACN: Finding Small Moments of Joy in Nursing

    In this episode of The AJN Podcast, Rebekah Marsh, BSN, RN, CCRN, president of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), and Jennifer Adamski, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, immediate past president of the AACN, discuss NTI 2025, the AACN’s Clinical Scene Investigator Academy, and this year’s AACN theme, “On Purpose.”

    For more information, visit:

    AACN Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy

    AACN NTI 2025 Conference-

    12 min
  • Partnering for DNP Project Success: Remember the Librarian

    In this episode of The AJN Podcast, Kerry A. Milner, DNSc, APRN, FNP-BC, EBP-C, Roy Brown, MLIS, AHIP-D, and Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN, discuss their article “Librarian Partnerships in DNP Education,” which appears in AJN’s June 2025 issue. Subscribers to AJN can access the full series and accompanying tools in the repository found here: Evidence-Based Decision-Making Series: Helpful Tools.

    54 min
  • What Nurses Need to Know About Human Trafficking

    In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Francine Bono-Neri, PhD, RN, APRN, PNP, FAAN—cofounder and president of Nurses United Against Human Trafficking (NUAHT). Dr. Bono-Neri shares how a single clinical encounter changed the course of her career and ignited her mission to educate nurses on identifying and supporting patients who may be experiencing human trafficking. Learn how to recognize the signs during patient interactions and understand the critical role nurses play in trauma-informed care and advocacy.

    Blog post: https://ajnoffthecharts.com/the-intersection-of-human-trafficking-and-health-care

    Recommended resources:

    • https://www.nuaht.org
    • https://www.nursesunitedagainsthumantrafficking.org
    • https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign
    • https://endsexualexploitation.org
    • https://www.missingkids.org/home

      • https://polarisproject.org

      55 min
    • How to perform critical appraisal and synthesis of the evidence

      In this episode of The AJN Podcast, Susan Farus-Brown, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN, and Kerry Milner, DNSc, APRN, FNP-BC, EBP-C, coauthors of our Evidence-Based Decision-Making series, review step-by-step how to use the tables and worksheets provided in the article “ritical Appraisal of Evidence: Synthesis and Recommendations.” Keep the article, available here, open to help you follow along. For more information on the series, visit the collection available here.

      50 min
    • DNP Capstone Game Changers: Working with your librarian to search the literature and conducting a rapid critical appraisal of the evidence

      In this episode of The AJN Podcast, lead authors Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN, and Kerry A. Milner, APRN, FNP-BC, EBP-C, discuss the fourth article in the Evidence-Based Decision-Making (EBDM) series, “Critical Appraisal of Evidence for DNP-Prepared Nurses,” which highlights the importance of collaborating with a librarian to retrieve the necessary evidence for answering clinical questions. It also covers the initial 2 stages of the critical appraisal process: rapid critical appraisal and evaluation.

      The article can be found here: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/fulltext/2024/10000/critical_appraisal_of_evidence_for_dnp_prepared.22.aspx

      Find the entire collection of EBDM articles and a repository of helpful tools associated with this series here: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/pages/collectiondetails.aspx?TopicalCollectionId=60

      29 min
    • Artificial Intelligence: How Nurses Are Using AI to Improve Patient Care and What You Can Do to Get Involved

      In this episode of The AJN Podcast, AJN senior clinical editor Christine Moffa speaks with professors Lisiane Pruinelli, PhD, MS, RN, FAMIA, and Jung In Park, PhD, RN, FAMIA.

      Resources:

      The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 10x10 Virtual Programs offer a selection of health and nursing informatics courses in a convenient online format: https://amia.org/education-events/amia-10x10-virtual-courses

      NAILCollab: https://www.nailcollab.org

      FloGatorAI blog: https://nursing.ufl.edu/2024/10/15/welcome-to-flogatorai-where-nursing-ai-and-innovation-converge

      Dr. Pruinelli’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisianepruinelli and faculty webpage: https://nursing.ufl.edu/profile/pruinelli-lisiane

      43 min
    • Tips for Avoiding Pitfalls when Performing a Systematic Search of the Literature

      In this episode of The AJN Podcast, Kerry A. Milner, DNSc, APRN, FNP-BC, EBP-C, and Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN return to discuss the third article in the Evidence-Based Decision-Making series, “Removing Persistent Barriers to Systematic Searching.”

      The article can be found here:

      https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/abstract/2024/07000/removing_persistent_barriers_to_systematic.19.aspx

      The tools discussed in the episode and the article can be found in our Evidence-Based Decision-Making repository: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Pages/Evidence-Based-Decision-Making-Series-Helpful-Tools.aspx.
      24 min
    • What Does the AACN Have Planned This Year?

      In this episode of The AJN Podcast, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) president Jennifer Adamski shares the AACN’s latest initiatives, including new standards and a new theme, “Courage to Soar.”

      AACN website: https://www.aacn.org

      AACN Standards: https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/aacn-standards
      Jennifer Adamski reveals the new theme for AACN 2024-2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtx8t3r2Vzw

      16 min
    • Tips on Developing Your Clinical Question for an EBP Project

      In this episode of The AJN Podcast, Deana Hays, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Kerry A. Milner, DNSc, APRN, FNP-BC, EBP-C, and Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN discuss the second article in the Evidence-Based Decision-Making series, “Clinical Inquiry and Problem Identification.”

      Read the article here: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/fulltext/2024/05000/

      clinical_inquiry_and_problem_identification.22.aspx.

      The tools mentioned in the podcast and article can be found in the EBDM repository: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Pages/Evidence-Based-Decision-Making-Series-Helpful-Tools.aspx.

      All of the articles in the Evidence-Based Decision-Making series can be found as a collection here: https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/pages/collectiondetails.aspx?TopicalCollectionId=60.

      If you are following the series or using it with your students, AJN would love to hear your thoughts. Please send an email to [email protected].

      27 min

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