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WHAT WE'RE BLOGGING ABOUT
* In "The Quandary of Scheduling Vacation Time for Nurses," oncology nurse navigator Julianna Paradisi discusses the complexity of issues involved in nurses earning and taking time off (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-5MU).
* "Away from the confines of the hospital and the doting attention of his family, [our patient] had time to process the implications of a brain mass. He pondered aloud the best- and worst-case scenarios and all of the 'what ifs' in between," writes chief flight nurse Marcy Phipps in her post "Dark Water, Wild Winds: Notes of a Flight Nurse" (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-5N2).
* In her post "Daniel," gerontological clinical nurse specialist Jennifer L. Promes recalls a powerful moment she experienced while caring for a patient with dementia (https://wp.me/s7sy0l-daniel).
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND OUR BLOG
"Why not allow nurses to choose their uniforms? The color of my uniform has nothing to do with my ability to care for my patients." "Any time I am taking care of someone I have not taken care of before I always enter the room, smile, introduce myself, and tell them who I am and what I will be doing. It's common courtesy to me." "The term 'midlevel practitioner' exists to establish hierarchy. It also implies that there is a lower level of care to be provided."
SEPTEMBER PODCASTS
* Monthly highlights: Listen to AJN editors discuss the contents of the September issue.
* Behind the article: Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with
* Denise M. Eckerlin, lead author of "Military Sexual Trauma in Male Service Members."
* Debra L. Campo, author of "Recognizing Myocardial Infarction in Women: A Case Study."