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Celebrating 125 Years of AJN: And Other Recommended Reading from the January Issue

AJN Off the Charts

Also worth celebrating: our annual Book of the Year Award contest winners. This month’s CE article, “Is Your Outpatient Office Prepared to Manage an Opioid Overdose?” Some articles in this issue will be free to access; others will require log-in or subscription. Read editor-in-chief Carl A.

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New RNs’ “Reality Shock”: And Other Recommended Reading from AJN’s April Issue

AJN Off the Charts

Don’t miss the extensive health care news sections, the Drug Watch and Journal Watch sections, a review of nurse Elizabeth Becker’s book The Moonlight Healers , a Specialty Spotlight on neonatal nursing, and more. Some articles in this issue will be free to access; others will require log-in or subscription.

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Ep. 38: Discharged to Airport: Navigating Complex Symptom Management

HPNA podcast

She has authored five books including the popular Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide to Effective Dosing and numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters. McPherson is particularly interested in assuring patients with a serious illness receive goal-concordant medication therapy.

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The Longer We Care, the Greater the Toll

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

A few articles stood out to me this week: What Should We Do About Our Parents from Honolulu Magazine: The article offers both stories and insights about what family caregivers need. My only quibble with the article is in this quote: “But a huge percentage of caregivers don’t pay attention to their own health.”

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . Her most recent book is Creative Care: a revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care . Eric: In the article, you wrote about creative engagement. She created TimeSlips which we talk about in our podcast. Transcript.

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Meet the Author of Fast Facts for Patient Safety in Nursing

Daily Nurse

Hunt’s book is a practical resource for common preventable issues and their causes, including medication errors, patient falls, pressure ulcers, infections, and surgical errors. What inspired you to write your book, “ Fast Facts for Patient Safety in Nursing ?” Do you have any advice for avoiding medical errors?

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Thinking Innovatively About Your Nursing Career Development

Minority Nurse

The most well-lived career is one where you make choices based on your deepest desires, not what professors, colleagues, family, blogs, books, and articles say. They say that a life well-lived is the best life of all. When contemplating your nursing career , is it what you want it to be? Make a Plan Few careers advance without effort.

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