December 2015 Highlights

Published: Nov. 18, 2015, 11:45 p.m.

b'Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the December issue of the American Journal of Nursing. This month\\u2019s cover features nurse Elie Kasindi Kabululu caring for a patient at Centre M\\xe9dical Evang\\xe9lique in Nyankunde, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo. Our first CE, \\u201cInside an Ebola Treatment Unit: A Nurse\\u2019s Report,\\u201d describes the author\\u2019s experiences working with MSF at an Ebola treatment unit in Liberia for five weeks, outlines the practices and teams involved, and aims to convey a sense of what it\\u2019s like to work during an Ebola outbreak and to put a human face on this devastating epidemic. Our second CE, \\u201cIncorporating Acupressure into Nursing Practice,\\u201d discusses potential clinical indications for the use of acupressure, describes the technique, explains how to evaluate patient outcomes, and suggests how future research into this integrative intervention might be improved. In \\u201cCultivating Quality: Original Research: Implementation of an Early Mobility Program in an ICU,\\u201d the authors recount how an early mobilization program at a community hospital contributed to fewer delirium days and improvements in patient outcomes, sedation levels, and functional status. Finally, \\u201ciNurse: Nurses and the Migration to Electronic Health Records\\u201d presents the challenges and benefits of using electronic health records and provides tips for adapting to EHR systems. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'