The AJN Podcast

A reading of AJN’s April 2021 Reflections column.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Roxanne L. O’Brien and Matt W. O’Brien about their article, a primer on how ‘big data’ and new analytic models are transforming nursing.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Linda M. MacIntyre about what the tumultuous past year has been like for Red Cross operations, the valuable skills nurses can bring to the Red Cross, and more.

AJN senior clinical editor Christine Moffa speaks with Amie M. Koch about her article, which describes the case of a chronically ill patient whose care was grossly mismanaged as a result of the policies and practices of a dysfunctional health system.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Alexa Colgrove Curtis about her article, which discusses sampling design and probability and nonprobability sampling methodologies. This article is the third in a new series on clinical research by nurses, “Nursing Research, Step by Step.”

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Amanda Bergeron about her article, which provides an evidence-based review of the care of hospitalized adults with COVID-19.

A reading of AJN’s March 2021 Reflections column.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the March issue of AJN, including articles such as “A Nurse’s Guide to COVID-19,” “A Call to the CMS: Mandate Adequate Professional Nurse Staffing in Nursing Homes,” “QSEN in an Amazon World,” “Missing the Care in Health Care,” “Monitoring Equianalgesic Opioid Dosing,” and more!

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the February issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: Concussions at School: The Experiences and Knowledge of School Nurses,” “Policy and Politics: The Politics of Health Care,” “Communication Challenges in High-Containment Clinical Environments,’” “Cultivating Quality: Pressure Injury Prevention in Patients with Prolonged ED Stays Prior to Admission,” “Supporting Family Caregivers: Using a Mechanical Lift at Home,” and more!

A reading of AJN’s February 2021 Reflections column.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Blima Marcus about the topic of the February editorial, “Building Trust”: nurses being trusted sources of information.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the January issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: Nurses’ Perspectives on Caring for Patients with Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders,” “2020: The Year of COVID-19,” “Back to Basics: The Complete Blood Count,’” “Cultivating Quality: Implementation of a Warm Zone Model During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” “Book of the Year Awards 2020,” and more!

A reading of AJN’s January 2021 Reflections column.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Bernadette Capili about her article, an introduction to designing study eligibility criteria and recruiting study participants. This article is the second in a new series on clinical research by nurses, “Nursing Research, Step by Step.”

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Lydia A. Bertschi about her article, which discusses the meaning and function of complete blood count components and highlights the important pathophysiological evidence they provide.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the December issue of AJN, including articles such as “Assessing Organizational Focus on Health Literacy in North Texas Hospitals,” “Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Review of Current Diagnostic Criteria and Management,” “Special Report: Frontline Nurses Say ‘Never Again,’” “Cultivating Quality: Dispensing a Naloxone Kit at Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective QI Project,” “Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Managing Home Infusion Therapy,” and more!

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy interviews Elizabeth Bridges about her role as AACN president, COVID-19, and more.

A reading of AJN’s December 2020 Reflections column.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Theresa Brown and Tom Cosgrove about a new report from the Frontline Nurses WikiWisdom Forum—an initiative of New Voice Strategies, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and AJN—in which nurses share their COVID-19 experiences and offer strategies to successfully manage future health care crises.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the November issue of AJN, including articles such as “Family Presence During Resuscitation: Medical–Surgical Nurses’ Perceptions, Self-Confidence, and Use of Invitations,” “Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Nurse’s Role,” “AJN Reports: The Politicization of COVID-19,” “Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Home Oxygen Therapy,” “Cultivating Quality: Improving Equitable Access to Cervical Cancer Screening and Management,” and more!

A reading of AJN’s November 2020 Reflections column.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Bronwyn E. Fields about her article—one in a series published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute—which presents instructions and tips nurses can use to educate and support caregivers of supplemental oxygen users.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Jayne Jennings Dunlap about her article, which discusses autism spectrum disorder (ASD) epidemiology, screening, and diagnosis, as well as appropriate early actions nurses can take when ASD is suspected.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the October issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: Suicide Among RNs: An Analysis of 2015 Data from the National Violent Death Reporting System,” “From the CDC: Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder,” “Nursing Research, Step by Step: How Does Research Start?,” “Special Feature: Behind the Scenes of an Educational Escape Room,” and more!

A reading of AJN’s October 2020 Reflections column.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Patricia A. Patrician about her and her colleagues’ study, which sought to determine the number of suicides and estimated rate of suicide among RNs.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Bernadette Capili about her article, which focuses on how to start the research process by identifying a topic of interest and developing a well-defined research question. This article is the first in a new series on clinical research by nurses, “Nursing Research, Step by Step.”

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the September issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: Nurses’ Knowledge and Comfort with Assessing Inpatients’ Firearm Access and Providing Education on Safe Gun Storage,” “Trauma-Related Hemorrhagic Shock: A Clinical Review,” “Special Feature: An Intimate Glimpse of Emergency Nurses at Work,” “Cultivating Quality: Nurses’ Perceptions of Technology Used in Language Interpretation for Patients with Limited English Proficiency,” and more!

A reading of AJN’s September 2020 Reflections column.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Douglas P. Olsen and Linda J. Keilman about their article, which examines the moral compromise of nurses whose patients refuse care they can’t afford—and makes an appeal to the nursing profession to advocate for systemic change on behalf of these patients.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Carolyn Jones about her new film, InCase of Emergency, which profiles ED nurses across the United States.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Kimberly Smith Sheppard about her and her colleagues’ study, which sought to determine hospital nurses’ knowledge of firearm safety and current state law, and their comfort with asking patients about gun access and educating them on gun safety.

A reading of AJN’s August 2020 Reflections column.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the August issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: Understanding Nursing Home Staff Attitudes Toward Death and Dying: A Survey,” “PANDAS: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection,” “Historical Feature: ‘You Don’t Have Any Business Being This Good’: An Oral History Interview with Bernardine Lacey,” “Cultivating Quality: An Evidence-Based Approach to Increasing Nurses’ Publication Rates,” and more!

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Bernardine Lacey and Sandra B. Lewenson about the article in which Lacey is featured, which details, in her own words, her experiences with racism in her education and career.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Christine Pabst about her article, which reviews the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders associated with strep infection.

AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Brent Whitaker about his experience traveling to New York City in April 2020 to care for patients with COVID-19.

AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Caitlin Doane about her experience traveling to New York City in April 2020 to care for patients with COVID-19.

A reading of AJN’s July 2020 Reflections column.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Ellen Elpern about her article, a reflection on retiring on her own terms.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Stephanie Niu and Fidelindo Lim about their article, which reviews the effects of smoking on bone health, the importance of smoking cessation among patients scheduled for or recovering from orthopedic surgery, and the vital role nurses play in supporting patient efforts to quit.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the July issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: How Magnet Hospital Status Affects Nurses, Patients, and Organizations: A Systematic Review,” “The Effects of Smoking on Bone Health and Healing,” “Special Feature: Perceived Barriers to Rapid Response Team Activation Among Nurses,” “Cultivating Quality: Preventing Falls Among Behavioral Health Patients,” and more!

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Charlene Harrington about how nursing homes have been affected by COVID-19.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Robin Cogan about her role as a school nurse and how school nursing has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Beverly Malone, CEO of the National League for Nursing, about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting nursing schools.

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Dan Savitt and Ruth Caballero of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their work.

A reading of AJN’s June 2020 Reflections column.

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the June issue of AJN, including articles such as “Original Research: The Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Older Adults: A Systematic Review,” “Opioid Use Disorder: Pathophysiology, Assessment, and Effective Interventions,” “Special Feature: Reducing Waste in the Clinical Setting,” “Back to Basics: Abnormal Basic Metabolic Panel Findings: Implications for Nursing,” and more!

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Sara Wohlford and Kimberly Ferren Carter about their article, which describes how nurses can promote workplace environmental sustainability initiatives in three areas: linen efficiency, supply waste reduction, and proper waste sorting.

AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Donna Meyer about new collaborations that strengthen AD nursing education, and how AD education fits into the larger picture of the future of nursing.