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WHAT WE'RE BLOGGING ABOUT
* In "The 'Inexhaustible Well': Notes from a Trauma Nurse on Mortality," Marcy Phipps, RN, offers an eloquent discussion on the unpredictability of death and not taking life for granted (http://wp.me/prthD-2V7).
* Check out "Books or e-Books: How Do You Read?" by editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and let us know your preference (http://wp.me/prthD-2VI).
* Missed the annual National Student Nurses Association meeting? Check out a report from the event, featuring a podcast interview with attendees, in "Future Nurses Have Their Say," by editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy (http://wp.me/prthD-2TK).
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND OUR BLOG
"Just because we can treat, should we?" "I still am a sucker for a printed magazine." With measles and pertussis rising why is flu a bigger issue?" "I love to read in bed using the iPad, which doesn't affect my sleeping husband." "For me it is about not only living with dignity, but also dying with dignity. Some things I have decided to forgo [horizontal ellipsis] dialysis, feeding tubes, a colostomy, a urostomy, vent, trach, or chemo depending on the situation."
JUNE PODCASTS
* Monthly highlights: Listen to AJN editors discuss the contents of the June issue.
* Behind the article: Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with
* Michelle T. Dang, author of this month's Viewpoint.
* Margaret E. Mangin, author of this month's Legal Clinic.