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September 2011 - Volume 111 - Issue 9
pp: 7-72
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Cultivating Quality: Creating a Unit-Based Resource Nurse Program

Quinn-O'Neil, Beth; Kilgallen, Mary Ellen; Terlizzi, Janice A.

AJN, American Journal of Nursing. 111(9):46-51, September 2011.

Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step: Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Through Organizational Policies and an Innovative Model

Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek; Fineout-Overholt, Ellen; Gallagher-Ford, Lynn; More

AJN, American Journal of Nursing. 111(9):57-60, September 2011.

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September 2011 Highlights
Creator: Shawn Kennedy
Duration: 5:51
AJN The American Journal of Nursing September 2011, Volume 111, Issue 9;
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the September 2011 issue of the American Journal of Nursing, which features acknowledgement of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks: a cover painting by artist and nurse Charles Kaiman, a guest editorial and a special report interviewing several nurses whose lives were changed by the events of 9/11. There are also two CE articles: one is original research on patients’ experiences with blood transfusions, and the other is a case study on managing pediatric suicide in the ED. Other articles include a QI piece on establishing a unit-based nurse resource program in a community hospital, a column examining patient privacy in social media, and the final installment in our EBP, Step-by-Step series; plus News, Drug Watch, Reflections and more. There’s also podcasts with authors Veenema (guest editorial), Kaiman (cover artist), and Alexis Schmid and Frances Damian, two of the coauthors of the pediatric suicide CE article.
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Interview with Alexis Schmid and Frances Damian, co-authors of “Care of the Suicidal Pediatric Patient in the ED: A Case Study” (September, 2011)
Creator: Shawn Kennedy
Duration: 23:56
AJN The American Journal of Nursing September 2011, Volume 111, Issue 9;
The suicide rate among children and adolescents has steadily risen and many of these children are first seen in hospital EDs. Children’s Hospital Boston has developed a treatment algorithm to facilitate screening, assessment and intervention in the ED. AJN editor in chief Shawn Kennedy and senior editor Sylvia Foley discuss the case that prompted this article with authors Alexis Schmid and Frances Damian, as well as key points about pediatric suicide and what ED nurses need to keep in mind with these troubled children.
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Interview with Tener Goodwin Veenema, author of the guest editorial, “Disaster Preparedness 10 Years After 9/11” (September, 2011)
Creator: Shawn Kennedy
Duration: 18:00
AJN The American Journal of Nursing September 2011, Volume 111, Issue 9;
A national expert in disaster preparedness education and training, Tener Veenema speaks with AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy about the state of readiness of U.S. nurses to respond to disasters, and what work still needs to be done for the nursing workforce to be prepared.
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Interview with Charles Kaiman, creator of the cover painting for the September 2011 issue
Creator: Shawn Kennedy
Duration: 20:16
AJN The American Journal of Nursing September 2011, Volume 111, Issue 9;
Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy chats with Charles Kaiman, an artist whose work has been featured over the years in AJN. Kaiman is also a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist who works with veterans suffering from PTSD. They discuss his cover painting, “America the Beautiful,” his recollections of 9/11, and how his work and his art balance each other.
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