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WHAT WE'RE BLOGGING ABOUT
* Marcy Phipps eloquently describes the calm after a trauma room storm in "Stillness and Violence: The Dog Days" (http://wp.me/prthD-25K).
* Follow these five actions to reduce children's exposure to environmental hazards, in "Making Homes Safer" by editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy (http://wp.me/prthD-25D).
* Read "So What? An Invitation to Nurses to Tell Us How They're Translating Research into Practice," by Inge B. Corless and Brian Goodroad (http://wp.me/prthD-24l) and share how research has changed or influenced your practice for potential publication on our blog.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ON FACEBOOK AND OUR BLOG
"It is tragic when we as nurses are afraid to do our job-yes, patient advocacy is part of our job-because we could be fired, prosecuted, or ostracized." "Like many of you, I had assumed [the Florence Nightingale Pledge] was written by Florence Nightingale. However, it was authored by Lystra Eggert Gretter." "Right or wrong, you cannot fight against physicians: you can only be brave and take what management wants to dish out, or quit."
AUGUST PODCASTS
* Monthly highlights: Listen to AJN editors discuss the contents of the August issue.
* Behind the article: Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with Karen Roush, author of the article, "Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: A Review." And listen to army nurse Christopher A. Vanfosson talk about his yearlong deployment in Afghanistan and what it's like to be home.