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WHAT WE'RE BLOGGING ABOUT
* In "Nursing Reads: A Powerful New Novel Evokes Diverse Perspectives on an Organ Transplant," Marcy Phipps reviews The Heart, which tells the story of a heart transplant and those who are connected to it (http://wp.me/prthD-5xb).
* "My naivete enables me to envision a future for health care, for the patients I treat, and for their children," reflects recent graduate Sarah Szulecki in "The Bigger Picture: A New Nurse Embraces Her Ability to Still Ask 'Why?'" (http://wp.me/prthD-5w1).
* Oncology nurse navigator Julianna Paradisi writes about the threat of gun violence in the health care setting in her post "Hospital Shootings: Unacknowledged Job Hazard?" (http://wp.me/prthD-5uP).
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND OUR BLOG
"Always take the time [to listen at the bedside]. You might be the only one who does all day." "I feel it's part of a successful career to help develop the colleagues who will eventually replace me." "There will always be more to do. Taking the time to 'be' with [a patient] can be so fulfilling[horizontal ellipsis]. I still think about some of our conversations to this day."
APRIL PODCASTS
* Monthly highlights: Listen to AJN editors discuss the contents of the April issue.
* Behind the article: Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with
* Deborah Greenawald, coauthor of "An Investigation into the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Practices of RNs."
* Karen Murray, coauthor of "Journey of Excellence: Implementing a Shared Decision-Making Model."