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b'Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the December issue of the American Journal of Nursing. On this month\\u2019s cover, an American NP, Mary Plumb Senkel, volunteers at a rural makeshift clinic near Jacmel, Haiti. Our first CE, \\u201cOriginal Research: Examining the Links Between Lifestyle Factors and Metabolic Syndrome,\\u201d discusses a study that examined lifestyle risk factors for metabolic syndrome in people who are overweight or obese, aiming to distinguish those lifestyle factors associated with metabolic health in this population. In our second CE, \\u201cPreventing Contrast-Induced Kidney Injury,\\u201d the author provides an evidence-based review of screening, risk assessment, and hydration protocols for the clinical management of patients receiving contrast agents for radiographic imaging studies. Our next article, \\u201cSupporting Family Caregivers: Administration of Subcutaneous Injections\\u201d discusses how nurses can help family caregivers enhance their knowledge, experience, and skill in managing injectable treatments. In \\u201cRemembering Pearl Harbor at 75 Years,\\u201d the authors tell the stories of five Army and Navy nurses who witnessed the attack, prepared for the casualties, and selflessly cared for the many victims. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'