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The AJN Podcast

News, views, and interviews of interest to the nursing community.
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February 2010 Highlights

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the February issue of the American Journal of Nursing . Of special note: the cover and guest editorial in honor of black history month; a CE feature article on managing hemorrhage from esophageal varices; a pictorial guide to peristomal skin conditions; an overview of medications used in treating type 2 diabetes; the second installment in our series on expanding nursing educ...

Jan 28, 20107 min

Interview with Susan Hassmiller

At a press conference held January 20 in Washington, DC, editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Susan Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about the results of a Gallup poll commissioned by the Foundation, to find out what 1,500 opinion leaders think about nurses’ influence in health care decisions.

Jan 26, 201015 min

Interview with Brenda Cleary

Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Brenda Cleary, director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America at AARP, about its collaborative work with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and government labor agencies in promoting strategies to increase education capacity of schools to prepare more nurses for the future. AJN will disseminate the work of this collaboration in a series of articles, “Uniting States, Sharing Strategies”, debuting in January 2010 an...

Dec 24, 200914 min

January 2010 Highlights

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa begin another year, presenting the highlights of the January issue of the American Journal of Nursing . Of special note: a CE feature article on the unintended consequences of life support at the end of life; a point-counterpoint on mandatory flu vaccines with ethical analysis; debut of a series of articles on solutions to expanding nursing education capacity to meet workforce needs, funded by the Ce...

Dec 23, 200914 min

Interview with Carol Huston

Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Carol Huston, immediate past-president of Sigma Theta Tau International at the association's 40th Biennial Convention in Indianapolis, October 31 to November 4.

Nov 25, 200914 min

November 2009 Highlights

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the November issue of the American Journal of Nursing . Of note: a special report on “Transforming Care at the Bedside,” detailing nurses’ work around the country; two CE articles; and two new series: “Evidence-Based Practice, Step-by-Step”, and the first of three articles from Children’s Hospital Boston in AJN ’s new “Cultivating Quality” column.

Oct 28, 20096 min

Interview with Bernadette Melnyk & Ellen Fineout-Overholt

Editorial director & interim editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews authors Bernadette Melnyk, and Ellen Fineout-Overholt from ASU College of Nursing, about their new series, “Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step”, debuting in November. The year-long series will be a guide for organizations to follow along to implement evidence-based practice.

Oct 28, 200918 min

October 2009 Highlights

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing . Of special note: "Drug Administration Through an Enteral Feeding Tube," by Joseph I. Boullata, and "Influenza Vaccination with a Live Attenuated Vaccine", by Michele Michael.

Sep 25, 20096 min

September 2009 Highlights

Editorial director and interim editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Of special note: Behind the Article podcasts featuring interviews with authors Judith K. Schwarz (“Stopping Eating and Drinking”) and Suzy Lockwood-Rayerman (Original Research: “Women’s Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Risks and Symptoms”).

Aug 28, 20097 min

Interview with Judith K. Schwarz

Editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason interviews author Judith K. Schwarz, PhD, RN, about “Stopping Eating and Drinking,” an article in the September issue. Schwarz discusses the ethical and legal implications for nurses when patients ask for information on hastening their dying by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking.

Aug 28, 20099 min

Interview with Suzy Lockwood-Rayermann

AJN senior editor James Stubenrauch interviews Suzy Lockwood-Rayermann, PhD, MSN, RN, lead author of “Women’s Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Risks and Symptoms,” original research that appears in the September issue. Lockwood-Rayermann and colleagues analyzed data from an online survey and found that women ages 40 and older had little awareness of the symptoms and risk factors associated with ovarian cancer. In this interview, Lockwood-Rayermann details her findings and discusses nurses’ role in ed...

Aug 28, 200916 min

Two songs by Liyana

Listen to two songs Liyana performed at the Roxbury Arts Center in Roxbury, New York.

Jul 30, 20097 min

Interview with Liyana

American Journal of Nursing ’s Alison Bulman spoke with members of the Zimbabwean band, Liyana, at their January 2009 performance at the Roxbury Arts Center in Roxbury, New York.

Jul 30, 200915 min

August 2009 Highlights

Editorial director Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the August issue of AJN , including a continuing education article, Post-Breast Cancer Lymphedema: Part 2, which discusses risk reduction and management of this complication from treatment; a feature article with historic photos discussing how AJN didn’t report on the role of German nurses during the holocaust (also check out an interview with the author in our podcasts); “lessons learned” by a school ...

Jul 30, 20096 min

Interview with Mary Deane Lagerway

AJN senior editor James Stubenrauch interviews Mary Deane Lagerwey, PhD, RN, author of “The Third Reich, Nursing, & AJN ,” which appears the August issue. Lagerwey conducted an historical analysis of AJN ’s coverage of events in Europe during the Nazi era and in the postwar years, comparing it with that of other popular and professional publications. She found that AJN failed to report on the complicity of German nurses in the Holocaust and that, in the interest of promoting international co...

Jul 30, 200921 min

July 2009 Highlights

Editorial director Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa discuss the highlights of the July issue of AJN . A must read is Diana Mason's parting editorial, detailing her work at AJN . There are two CE articles: a report on original research surveying medical residents perceive their interactions with nurses, and Part 1 of a two-part article on post-breast cancer lymphedema. Other features include Street Nursing, a photo essay on an outreach program in British Columbia to prevent HIV a...

Jun 23, 200910 min

Interview with Dana Weinberg

AJN editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason talks with Dana Weinberg, assistant professor of sociology at Queens College in Flushing, NY, and lead author of the July 2009 qualitative study “‘It Depends’: Medical Residents’ Perspectives on Working with Nurses.” Weinberg discusses some of the key findings and how the nursing community should respond.

Jun 23, 200913 min

Interview with Fiona Gold

AJN editor-in-chief emeritus Diana Mason interviews Fiona Gold, a nurse who works with the Outreach/Street Nursing Program of the British Columbia for Disease Control. The program is featured in a photoessay by Gold and filmmaker Nettie Wild in the July 2009 issue of AJN. Gold talks about the documentary and some of the controversy surrounding the program.

Jun 23, 200911 min

June 2009 Highlights

Editor-in-chief Diana Mason presents the highlights of the June issue of AJN . There are two featured CE articles: a comprehensive article on pulse oximetry guidelines, and a case study on asphyxia due to inspissated secretions, along with a review of poor oral hygiene in long-term care. Other features include a photo essay on Malawi, Africa, including an audio interview with the photojournalist Christine Gorman, and news reports on retail clinics appealing to the underinsured, school nurses res...

May 29, 20095 min

Interview with Rowaida Al-Maaitah

Rowaida Al-Maaitah , incoming chairperson of the World Health Organization’s Global Advisory Group on Nursing and Midwifery (GAGNM).

May 29, 20098 min

Interview with Kerry Paige Nesseler

Assistant surgeon general Kerry Paige Nesseler , the director of the Office of International Health Affairs in the Health Resources and Service Administration and an official observer at the GAGNM.

May 29, 20099 min

Interview with Christine Gorman

Christine Gorman speaks with senior editor James Stubenrauch and editor-in-chief Diana Mason about the work of nurses in the African country of Malawi.

May 29, 200912 min
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