The AJN Podcast

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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 educating patients on ovarian cancer symptoms and risk factors.

Aug 28, 200915 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 Roger Williams and Elinor Burkett

Filmmaker Roger Williams and executive producer Elinor Burkett talk about the making of the HBO documentary iThemba: My Hope.

Jul 30, 20098 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, 200914 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 of nursing who provided primary care to hurricane evacuees following Hurricane Katrina; an update on recommendations to use hemoglobin A1c levels as a diagnostic tool for diabetes; a review of a recent article evaluating the evidence behind frequency of patient turning to prevent pressure ulcers. Of special note: podcasts featuring an interview with and the music of Liyana, the young Zimbabwean musicians with disabilities who recently toured the United States.

Jul 30, 20095 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 cooperation and an image of nursing unity, AJN shirked its duty to hold German nurses accountable. In the interview, she discusses the relevance of such historical analysis to the current debate on the role of nursing during wartime.

Jul 30, 200920 min

Carolyn Harrelson Reading “Audrey’s Gift”

Carolyn Harrelson reads her poem, “Audrey’s Gift.”

Jul 30, 20091 min

Anne C. Fowler Reading “Visit”

Anne C. Fowler reads her poem, “Visit.”

Jul 30, 20090 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 and sexually transmitted diseases; an update on what we know about the H1N1 Influenza A virus; articles on an innovative health program for farmworkers and how neighborhood environments contribute to obesity; and the second part of a two part article on conflict in the workplace. Featured podcasts include interviews with authors Dana Weintraub (Original Research), Fiona Gold (Street Nursing), and Anne Fowler (Art of Nursing).

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, 200910 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 responding to the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak, new studies on reproductive cancer screening, and more.

May 29, 20095 min

Poetry Reading: "Sickness"

Atar Hadari reads his poem “Sickness.”

May 29, 20090 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, 20097 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, 20098 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