September 2017 - Volume 117 - Issue 9 : AJN The American Journal of Nursing

Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing. Our first CE, “Original Research: The Experience of Transitioning to a Caregiving Role for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementia,” explores the lived experiences of people who transitioned to the role of caregiver for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Our second CE, “Can Your Older Patients Drive Safely?,” discusses driving risks associated with advanced age, focusing on the behaviors and situations that put older drivers at greatest risk, as well as the key indicators of an older patient’s ability to drive safely. In our next article, “Emerging Infections: Six Things You Can Do Today to Prevent Hospital-Onset C. difficile Tomorrow,” the author suggests six changes to make in your practice to prevent transmission of this common bacterial infection. In “Legal Clinic: Lessons Learned from Litigation: Legal and Ethical Consequences of Social Media,” AJN’s legal and ethical contributing editors offer insight on the issues raised by a case in which a Canadian nurse’s Facebook post complaining about a family member’s medical care resulted in disciplinary action by the licensing board. In addition, there’s Perspectives on Palliative Nursing, News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.

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AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with Nancy O’Connor, author of “Six Things You Can Do Today to Prevent Hospital-Onset C. difficile Tomorrow.”

Creator: Shawn Kennedy
Duration: 10:04

AJN The American Journal of Nursing September 2017, Volume 117, Issue 9; AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 117(9):47-49, September 2017

AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd speaks with author Nancy O’Connor about her article, which suggests six changes to make in your practice to prevent transmission of C. difficile.

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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Edie Brous and Douglas P. Olsen, authors of “Lessons Learned from Litigation: Legal and Ethical Consequences of Social Media.”

Creator: Shawn Kennedy
Duration: 15:56

AJN The American Journal of Nursing September 2017, Volume 117, Issue 9; AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 117(9):50-54, September 2017

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with AJN’s legal and ethical contributing editors Edie Brous and Douglas P. Olsen about their article, which offers insight on the issues raised by a case in which a Canadian nurse’s Facebook post complaining about a family member’s medical care resulted in disciplinary action by the licensing board.

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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Kathleen Czekanski, author of “The Experience of Transitioning to a Caregiving Role for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementia.”

Creator: Shawn Kennedy
Duration: 10:51

AJN The American Journal of Nursing September 2017, Volume 117, Issue 9; AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 117(9):24-32, September 2017

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Kathleen Czekanski about her article, which describes a qualitative study she conducted to explore the lived experiences of people who transitioned to the role of caregiver for a family member with dementia, with the aim of understanding the caregiver’s transition experience, the meaning caregivers attributed to their experience, and strategies they identified as effective in facilitating their transition.

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AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Loren Staplin, lead author of “Can Your Older Patients Drive Safely?”

Creator: Shawn Kennedy
Duration: 8:16

AJN The American Journal of Nursing September 2017, Volume 117, Issue 9; AJN The American Journal of Nursing. 117(9):34-43, September 2017

AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with author Loren Staplin about his article, which discusses the specific driving risks adults face as they age and how nurses can raise older patients’ awareness of these risks.

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