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WHAT WE'RE BLOGGING ABOUT
* In her post "A Place for Faith: Despite Chronic Illness, a Return to Bedside Nursing," Melody Sumter discusses her decision to work as a bedside nurse after an 11-year break-and how both her faith and her rheumatoid arthritis influence her approach to nursing (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-6kl).
* "I always appreciate positive comments from a patient who mentions me by name. Sometimes, however, the patients needing a nurse's compassion the most are the most difficult to satisfy," writes oncology nurse navigator Julianna Paradisi in "The Limitations of Rating Nursing Care by Customer Surveys" (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-6m7).
* AJN clinical editor Betsy Todd recalls a memorable shift during a storm in her post "Worked at Home During the Blizzard? Not Nurses" (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-6lu).
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND OUR BLOG
"A nurse with competent clinical judgment has perceptions that often are not included in an algorithm." "Nurses matter more than [we] are given credit for. [We] spend countless hours with patients, learning their body language and facial expressions, noticing the little things that let [us] know something isn't quite right." "The health of the public is not an issue of partisan politics."
MAY PODCASTS
* Monthly highlights: Listen to AJN editors discuss the contents of the May issue.
* Behind the article: Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy speaks with
* Kathleen G. Burke, Tonya Johnson, and Christine Sites, coauthors of "Creating an Evidence-Based Progression for Clinical Advancement Programs."
* Laura Anderko, author of "Project TENDR," and Barbara Polivka, professor and the Shirley B. Powers Endowed Chair in Nursing at the University of Louisville School of Nursing.