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WHAT WE'RE BLOGGING ABOUT
* In her post "Revisiting Psychedelic Drugs for Therapeutic Use," AJN editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy discusses renewed interest in psychedelic therapy to treat mental health disorders (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-7Z6).
* "I sometimes wonder if I had discovered the power of writing before, during, or soon after my training as a nurse, I might have powered through my anxiety more effectively and remained clinically active," notes Susan Sarver in her post "Writing as Another Tool for Coping as a Nurse" (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-7Yd).
* In her post "Caring for Caregivers-We Need More Than Self-Care and Resilience," AJN senior clinical editor Christine Moffa highlights a hospital system's peer support program for staff (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-7Y4).
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND OUR BLOG
"'But Where Are You Really From?' is a heartfelt and uplifting blog post! Practicing 'grace' is a gift." "Nurses have always been there to aid, provide [for], and protect the public. Heroes each day!" "Death is hard. Death is final. Death is peace. My role [as a hospice RN] is to walk the journey."
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
* Norma A. Metheny, author of "Monitoring Adult Patients for Intolerance to Gastric Tube Feedings."
* Bernadette Capili, author of "Selection and Implementation of Outcome Measurements."
* Reflections: Listen to a reading of Alicia Sgroi's personal essay, "2020: What a Time to Become a Nurse."