Ajn The American Journal Of Nursing - Behind The Article

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

Atar Hadari reads his poem “Sickness.”

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

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.

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.

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