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b'This Month in AJN \\u2013 \\xa0April 2018 monthly highlights

April 2018

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the April issue of AJN. Among the key findings of our first CE, \\u201cOriginal Research: Recognizing Delirium in Hospitalized Children: A Systematic Review of the Evidence on Risk Factors and Characteristics,\\u201d was that delirium is multifactorial and related to treatment and to a hospital environment that deprives patients of normal sleep\\u2013wake cycles and familiar routines. Our second CE, \\u201cLyme Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention,\\u201d describes the clinical features of Lyme disease, the appropriate use of diagnostic tests, the recommended treatment, and evidence-based strategies for preventing tick-borne diseases. Our next article, \\u201cEnvironments and Health: The Great London Smog of 1952,\\u201d discusses the disaster\\u2019s impact on human health and subsequent pollution legislation\\u2014including the U.S. Clean Air Act\\u2014and its implications for nurses today, as dangerous air quality events continue and environmental regulations are increasingly under threat. \\xa0\\u201cSupporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Teaching Wound Care to Family Caregivers\\u201d offers practical guidance, including an instructional video, for nurses in educating patients and family caregivers on performing ostomy and skin care at home. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'