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WHAT WE'RE BLOGGING ABOUT
* In her post "Understanding Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Practice," AJN interim editor-in-chief and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa discusses the core principles and benefits of this approach (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-8ie).
* "Right from the beginning I found myself in uncertain territory about whether I was allowed to treat my own blood glucose levels," writes AJN senior editor Jacob Molyneux in his post "When a Person with Type 1 Diabetes Goes to the Hospital" (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-8i2).
* In her post "What Will It Take? When Will We Act?" AJN editor-in-chief emerita Shawn Kennedy calls for legislative action on gun safety (https://wp.me/p7sy0l-8hA).
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, AND OUR BLOG
"We have a 'serenity room,' but working in a busy ICU there is simply no time to leave the floor and use it." "Lack of clinical sites coupled with pandemic times (which made the situation worse) was one of the biggest reasons I decided forgo [becoming an] NP. . . . It was a difficult choice." "Preceptors need to realize that the unit is not always a good fit for the team member, and vice versa, to no fault of either."
AUGUST PODCASTS
* Monthly highlights: Listen to AJN editors discuss the contents of the August issue.
* Behind the article: Interim editor-in-chief and senior clinical editor Christine Moffa speaks with Alexa Colgrove Curtis, author of "An Introduction to Qualitative Methods for the Nurse Researcher."
* Reflections: Listen to a reading of Alison Stoltzfus's personal essay, "To Care When There Isn't Enough."