AJN, American Journal of Nursing
June 2009
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Diana Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, AJN’s Editor-in-Chief of 10 years, is leaving the journal for the Hunter–Bellevue School of Nursing, at the City University of New York. For more information go to ajnonline.com.



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   DRUG WATCH: Factors That Decrease The Effectiveness Of Clopidogrel
   Diane S. Aschenbrenner MS, APRN,BC
   EMERGING INFECTIONS: Shingles and the Vaccine to Prevent It
   Irene M. Wielawski
   ENVIRONMENTS AND HEALTH: Best Practices for Environmental Health
   Laura Anderko PhD, RN, Betty Koepsel MSN, RN
   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Conflict in the Workplace: Part 1
   Sally Northam PhD, RN
   TRANSFORMING CARE AT THE BEDSIDE: Improving Processes of Care
   Amanda L. Stefancyk MSN, MBA, RN, CNML
   A Letter to AJN's Readers   Add to File Drawer
   Jennifer E. Brogan
   A MATTER OF AGENCY: New From the CDC – Refocusing national attention on HIV in the United States.   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
   A MATTER OF AGENCY: From the National Institute of Nursing Research — Improving Diet and Physical Activity in Midlife and Older Women   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
   A MATTER OF AGENCY: FROM THE USPSTF — Aspirin is recommended to prevent heart attacks in men ages 45 to 79 years and strokes in women ages 55 to 79 years.   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
   AJN REPORTS: Women: An Endangered Species?   Add to File Drawer
   
   DRUG WATCH: Psoriasis Drug Withdrawn From The Market   Add to File Drawer
   Diane S. Aschenbrenner MS, APRN,BC
   EDITORIAL: Reforming Health Care Reform   Add to File Drawer
   Diana J. Mason PhD, RN, FAAN, AJN Editor-in-Chief
   EMERGENCY: Cardiac Arrest or Major Trauma   Add to File Drawer
   Christine Cutugno PhD, RN
   EMERGING INFECTIONS: An AIDS Epidemic in the Capital   Add to File Drawer
   Roxanne Nelson BSN, RN
   IN THE NEWS: Reproductive Cancer Screening: Do the New Studies Add Anything to the Debate?   Add to File Drawer
   Annemarie Mannion , Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   IN THE NEWS: Retail Clinics: Appealing to the Underinsured   Add to File Drawer
   Scott Hensley , Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   IN THE NEWS: Safe-Practice Recommendations Released   Add to File Drawer
   Bunny Wong , Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   IN THE NEWS: School Nurses Nationwide Respond to Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreaks   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   IN THE NEWS: The Secret Life of Bs   Add to File Drawer
   Maribeth Maher , Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   JOB focus   Add to File Drawer
   
   JOURNAL WATCH: Asthma Coaches Reduce Rehospitalizations   Add to File Drawer
   Julie Chu MSN, Subhashni D. Singh Joy
   JOURNAL WATCH: Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease   Add to File Drawer
   Julie Chu MSN, Subhashni D. Singh Joy
   JOURNAL WATCH: Do Spouses Die of the Same Causes?   Add to File Drawer
   Julie Chu MSN, Subhashni D. Singh Joy
   JOURNAL WATCH: Foot Care Clinic Decreased Amputations in Diabetes   Add to File Drawer
   Julie Chu MSN, Subhashni D. Singh Joy
   JOURNAL WATCH: Heart Failure and Fractures   Add to File Drawer
   Julie Chu MSN, Subhashni D. Singh Joy
   JOURNAL WATCH: NPs are Effective Asthma Educators and Caregivers   Add to File Drawer
   Julie Chu MSN, Subhashni D. Singh Joy
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   Julie Chu MSN, Subhashni D. Singh Joy
   JOURNAL WATCH: Red Meat Consumption Linked to Death   Add to File Drawer
   Julie Chu MSN, Subhashni D. Singh Joy
   LETTERS: Brave Old World   Add to File Drawer
   Charles Kaiman PMHCNS-BC
   LETTERS: Bully for You   Add to File Drawer
   Christine L. Bookbinder
   LETTERS: Defining Nursing   Add to File Drawer
   Rosalee C. Yeaworth PhD, RN, FAAN
   LETTERS: Dying in Public   Add to File Drawer
   Esmira Yusufova
   LETTERS: Dying in Public   Add to File Drawer
   Hanna Jarrett
   NewsCAP: Pressure from pharmaceutical companies to influence prescribing may create a conflict of interest   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   NewsCAP: Replacing cornstarch powder-coated latex gloves with powder-free latex gloves reduced worker's compensation claims for latex-related illness   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   NewsCAP: Which ‘second-generation antidepressants’ are most effective?   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   NewsCAP: Young children who take swimming lessons are 88% less likely to drown   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, Joy Jacobson
   ON THE ROAD WITH AJN: The WHO's Global Advisory Group on Nursing and Midwifery Meets in Geneva   Add to File Drawer
   Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
   PROFILES: Carole Romm   Add to File Drawer
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   Edward J. Halloran PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
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