The AJN Podcast

The AJN Podcast

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The AJN Podcast episodes

  • Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author M. Kathleen Murphy, associate professor in the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Nursing.
    Dr. Kathleen Murphy is the author of this month’s In Our Community, “Emergency Anaphylaxis at School.” She discusses how as the health services director for the Milwaukee Public Schools, she witnessed children having symptoms of anaphylaxis who lacked the first response they needed. As a result, Dr. Murphy helped to develop and initiate an emergency anaphylaxis response protocol so nurses would have access to stock epinephrine autoinjectors.
    21 min
  • September 2014 Highlights
    Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy, Clinical Managing Editor Karen Roush, and AJN’s new clinical editor, Betsy Todd, present the highlights of the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing. The photo on our cover of a nursing supervisor and young student, highlights back-to-school month. The In Our Community column also discusses the development of a successful emergency anaphylaxis response protocol for nurses in Milwaukee Public Schools. Our first CE is an original research piece on barriers to using evidence-based practice. Our second CE describes how a critical care unit significantly reduced their own rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections. Our Policy and Politics article explores elder abuse and neglect and explains how nurses can prevent and eliminate abuse in the elderly. And we have a new column by New York Times opinion columnist Theresa Brown, who shares what she’s reading and discusses the books’ implications for nursing. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.
    7 min
  • Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Rohini Paul, nursing superintendent in the Department of Cardiology at Narayana Hrudayalaya Cardiac Hospital (NHCH) in Bangalore, India (now known as the Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences)
    Rohini Paul is the primary author of this month’s CE, “Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Best Practices in a High-Volume Cardiac care Environment.” As one of the world’s largest and busiest cardiac hospitals, NHCH experienced a sharp increase in surgical procedures in 2009 as well as a rise in hospital acquired pressure ulcers. As a result, staff embarked on an ambitious plan to reduce these occurrences, and were surprisingly successful.
    20 min
  • August 2014 Highlights

    Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Managing Editor Karen Roush present the highlights of the August issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Artwork on our cover this month illustrates the strength-based nursing approach to care in a holistic context, relating to our first CE about pressure ulcer reduction efforts in the world’s largest cardiac care environment in Bangalore, India. Our second CE discusses how one hospital’s nursing program promoted wound healing in hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.

    We have the sixth and final installment of our Systematic Reviews series on presenting and interpreting findings. And our Teaching for Practice article takes you through the first steps for success as an adjunct clinical educator. Our AJN Reports column explores the medical marijuana laws and the implications for nursing. In addition, there’s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

    7 min
  • Interview with Jeniece Trast, author of “Diabetes and Puberty: A Glycemic Challenge” (July, 2014)
    Jeniece Trast is a clinical research nurse and certified diabetes educator in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Children’s Hospital Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York. A former patient of Trast’s, 16-year-old Ana and her mother, Angie, describe adjusting to the special physical and psychological challenges in managing type 1 diabetes during adolescence.
    19 min
  • July 2014 Highlights

    Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Managing Editor Karen Roush present the highlights of the July issue of the American Journal of Nursing. A 17-year-old football player with type 1 diabetes appears on our cover this month, relating to our first CE, “Diabetes and Puberty: A Glycemic Challenge.” Our second CE, an original research piece, discusses engaging patients as partners in quality improvement projects.

    We have the fifth installment of our Systematic Reviews series which explains data extraction and synthesis. And our new Quality Counts column explores the role of nurses in programs that measure health care quality. A patient advocate and cancer survivor wrote this month’s Viewpoint on what patients need from nurses. And an AJN Reports column provides an update on what conditions should be screened for and when. We profile the chief nurse of the U.S. Public Health Service, and our Safety Monitor column this month outlines infection prevention practices in ambulatory surgery centers. In addition, there’s Legal Clinic, News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

    8 min

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