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AJN, American Journal of Nursing

June 2006 Volume : 106 Issue Number : 6

AJN, American Journal of Nursing

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Art of Nursing: Child with Niemann-Pick Disease
Karen P. Schreiber MS, RN, CS, FNP
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CRITICAL CARE Extra: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: Electron-beam computed tomography can detect calcification before symptoms appear. But how useful is it in preventing illness?
Carolyn Strimike MSN, RN, APRN
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CRITICAL CARE Extra: Informing Practice
Andrea Kayyali MSN, RN,Subhashni D. Singh Joy MA
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CRITICAL CARE Extra: Two Guidelines on Screening for Coronary Heart Disease: Sometimes it’s safer to focus on risk-factor reduction.
Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren PhD, APRN, BC, CNS
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Getting Personal with Medicare Part D: Anxiety, confusion, regrets: three nurses’ experiences.
Carol Potera
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HOSPITAL EXTRA: Informing Practice
Joanna E. Cain BSN, RN,Andrea Kayyali MSN, RN
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Oral Hydration in Older Adults: Greater awareness is needed in preventing, recognizing, and treating dehydration.
Janet Mentes PhD, APRN, BC
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Preventable Causes of Dehydration: Nursing home residents are especially vulnerable.
Jeanie Kayser-Jones PhD, RN, FAAN
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Reflections: The Enduring Self: Living with mental illness can teach a nurse to see beyond a person’s symptoms.
Marilyn Wargo BSN, RNC
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The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Understanding the benefits and the gaps in this new coverage.
Fay Baier MBA, RN
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Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury: A rare but potentially lethal result of allogeneic blood transfusion, TRALI resembles acute respiratory distress syndrome. Early intervention can save lives.
Maureen A. Knippen DNSc, RN
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Weight Loss and Diet Plans: Several types of diet plans produce at least short-term weight loss; portion size may matter more than what we eat.
Barbara Baker MSN, RN

Departments

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A STATEMENT BY NURSE EDITORS
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AJN Reports: Bold Move in the Big Apple :New York City’s controversial campaign against diabetes.
Gail M. Pfeifer MA, RN
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Call for Nominations: The 2006 AJN–Beatrice Renfield Caring for the Caregiver Award
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DRUG Watch
Diane S. Aschenbrenner MS, RN, CS
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Editorial: Nurses Helping Nurses Ensure that Nurses House thrives.
Diana J. Mason PhD, RN, FAAN, AJN Editor-in-Chief
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From the ANA: Treatting Illegal Immigrants: The ANA aims to protect nurses against potential criminal penalties.
Erin McKeon
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In the News: Cesarean Section on Demand: Some fear that the lack of evidence will be interpreted as evidence of safety.
Fran Mennick BSN, RN
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In the News: Early-Life Antibiotic Treatment and Childhood Asthma Is there a link worth exploring?
Gail M. Pfeifer MA, RN
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In the News: Follow-up for Abnormal Mammograms: The AHRQ says only a biopsy can confirm malignancy.
Linda Epstein BSN, RN
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In the News: FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH:: The Desire of Terminally Ill Patients to Hasten Dying Depression, symptom distress, and spouse caregivers are important.
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In the News: Imported Vaccine-Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis: A previously unrecognized risk.
Joanna E. Cain BSN, RN
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In the News: NewsCAPS
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In the News: Widow Sues HCA for Insufficient RN Staffing: A class-action suit alleges poor patient care.
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Issues Update: A Move Toward Safety: Programs are honored for their promotion of safe patient handling pilot curriculum.
Susan Trossman RN
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JOB focus
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Letter from the Publisher
Mathew Cahill
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Letters: A DILEMMA OF THE DYING
Mary Thorkildson MSN, FNP-C
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Letters: A DILEMMA OF THE DYING
Odessa Dariel RN
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Letters: A DILEMMA OF THE DYING
Deb Trimble MS, RN, FNPC, AACRN
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Letters: A RITUAL FOR THE DEAD
Evelyn Rose Benson MPH, RN
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Letters: AFTER CANCER
Bonnie Faherty PhD, APRN-BC, CM
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Letters: AFTER CANCER
Diane Langton MSN, PNP, RN
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More Letters: Does It Matter Whether a Nurse Is a Man? Readers respond to two February articles.
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On the Cover
David Belcher associate editor
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PROFILES: Helping Them Get Home: A Chicago nurse makes a difference for children with complex medical needs.
Hob Osterlund MS, RN, CHTP
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Emerging Infections: The QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test: A new blood assay offers a promising alternative in tuberculosis testing.
Betsy Todd MPH, RN, CIC
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From the ANA: Tuberculosis Guidelines Update: More focus on worker protection.
Kathleen Agnes MS, RN, CIC,Marian Condon MS, RN
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In Our Community: When Nurses Need Help: Nurses House strives to assist.
Gwen Mergian BSN, RN,Aline F. Anderson ,Susan J. Fraley MS, RN,Stephanie Pentlen BA
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Informing Practice
Andrea Kayyali MS, RN,Diane S. Aschenbrenner MS, RN, CS
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Practice Errors: The Gray Areas of Black Box Warnings: Who is responsible for heeding them?
Amy M. Karch MS, RN

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