Ajn The American Journal Of Nursing - This Month In Ajn

This Month in AJN –  April 2018 monthly highlights April 2018Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the April issue of AJN. Among the key findings of our first CE, “Original Research: Recognizing Delirium in Hospitalized Children: A Systematic Review of the Evidence on Risk Factors and Characteristics,” was that delirium is multifactorial and related to treatment and to a hospital environment that deprives patients of normal sleep–wake cycles and familiar routines. Our second CE, “Lyme Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention,” describes the clinical features of Lyme disease, the appropriate use of diagnostic tests, the recommended treatment, and evidence-based strategies for preventing tick-borne diseases. Our next article, “Environments and Health: The Great London Smog of 1952,” discusses the disaster’s impact on human health and subsequent pollution legislation—including the U.S. Clean Air Act—and its implications for nurses toda