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American Journal of Nursing, the leading voice of nursing since 1900. Peer-reviewed, evidence-based, the most trusted source for nursing.
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"Universal dose at birth is safe, effective, and protective for public health, researchers say." https://t.co/PWl75rQfaV
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Universal dose at birth is safe, effective, and protective for public health, researchers say
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A new editorial by the @JBIEBHC Evidence Synthesis editorial office highlights how the journal has remained committed to the highest standards of publication ethics and research amid scientific chaos, funding cuts, and #AI uncertainty. Read now: https://t.co/SJqnyYkHEk
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"Our words don’t change the drugs or the diagnoses, but they can change how a person faces them." @CourtneyDesy
#nursing #patientexperience
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Image: Shutterstock The first time I told a patient, “You will probably lose your hair,” she froze. I watched her face change—the hope leaving her eyes before treatment even began. I meant to prepare...
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Timely health news and commentary gathered by the @medpagetoday staff: https://t.co/wRwQqe7LB4
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Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff
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"How varicella zoster virus vaccination may provide protection remains a mystery." https://t.co/GfsOqPpHJI
#dementia
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How varicella zoster virus vaccination may provide protection remains a mystery
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Nurses Roles in the Fight to End Food Insecurity: An Integrative Review - a free CE article in our February issue https://t.co/bpPybUApGd
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AJN's February issue has a number of open access articles to browse, plus much else of interest. Here are the highlights: https://t.co/c6mOOTILjC
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The February issue of AJN is now live. Here are some highlights. In this issue, a review article (CE credit available), "Nurses in the Fight to End Food Insecurity: An Integrative Review," synthesi...
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Nurses have again been named Gallup’s Most Trusted Professionals, with 75 percent of respondents rating nurses as “highly” or “very highly” trustworthy and ethical! ENA President Dustin Bass shared the following message: "For the 24th year in a row, nurses have been named the
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Nurses still rank highest for ethics, yet Americans' ratings of most professions remain historically weak and declining.
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"In clinical care, jumping to treatment without understanding the diagnosis is unsafe. Yet in operational decision-making, the process is often reversed." https://t.co/CraVHOrpiJ
@CourtneyDesy
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Courtney Desy, BSN, RN, OCN Across the country, hospitals are under sustained financial pressure. Margins are thin, reimbursement often fails to cover the cost of care, supply chains remain fragile,...
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The editorial in our January issue highlights the implications of the Joint Commission's elevation of nurse staffing to a National Performance Goal: https://t.co/unv1Rz1pNM
#nursestaffing
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"The ACA, which became law in 2010, requires all insurers to cover at 100% any preventive service that is given an A or B recommendation by the task force." https://t.co/gQkJtVWYo5
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'This is going to be a recipe for disaster'
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As advanced imaging, #AI, and #telehealth reshape oncology, #OncologyTimes explores how the declining physical exam risks eroding clinical insight, patient trust, and human connection. Read more: https://t.co/jiNmrx8DFh
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Stopping weight loss drugs is followed by weight regain and reversal of beneficial effects on heart and metabolic health markers like high blood pressure, finds BMJ review. Regain was faster than after behavioural weight management programmes @_WestSam
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"Private equity firms promise their investors returns that beat the stock market within 5 years, which for autism clinics means excessive cost-cutting and understaffing to meet bottom-line targets." https://t.co/ak3KzgWJf3
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Increase in private equity acquisitions mirrors rise in autism diagnoses
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"Nurses and other health care personnel benefit from understanding these mechanisms because they directly relate to infection prevention activities, equipment cleaning and disinfection, and antimicrobial stewardship." https://t.co/U53N1cjdjI
#MultidrugResistance #patientsafety
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Nurses are well aware of the problems with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) and their ubiquitous presence across health care settings. Care issues and outcomes among patients with MDROs such as...
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"Overweight and obesity are established risk factors that contribute to greater severity and more frequent exacerbations of asthma among adolescents..." https://t.co/okd23vhazx
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Underlying mechanism of action remains unclear, researchers say
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Here are some highlights of our January issue, with links to open access articles, the monthly editorial, and our 2025 Book of the Year Awards in multiple categories/genres: https://t.co/IVt10Ziwz9
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The January issue of AJN is now live. AJN's 2025 Book of the Year Awards can be found in the the current issue. Browse judges' choices in a wide variety of categories. On this month's cover is Eyes...
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Carl Kirton of @amjnurs explains how integrating nursing-sensitive indicators with financial metrics builds a powerful business case for nursing’s direct contribution to the organization’s bottom line. Learn how Ovid Synthesis can measure impact: https://t.co/GGVFdb4S3D
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"The power I had as someone with a connection of trust was not...for me to use for my own peace of mind, but for this mom and family who needed as much peace with their rightful decision-making as they could have." #Nursing #ethics
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“What would you do, doctor?” The family had been explicit in wanting straightforward communication about their child, whose neurological disease had progressed to the point where she was continually...
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Every state has a federally funded agency that defends the rights of disabled people to live outside of institutions, but the Trump administration wants to slash their support.
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The Trump administration wants deep funding cuts for state-based legal services for disabled people, as rights advocates say the Justice Department pushed out many of its lawyers who worked on such...
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