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This Month in AJN \\u2013 \\xa0December 2017 monthly highlights

December 2017

Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the December issue of AJN. Our first CE, \\u201cOriginal Research: Does Certification in Vascular Access Matter? An Analysis of the PICC1 Survey,\\u201d explores whether and how certified and noncertified PICC inserters differ regarding their practices and views about PICC use. Our second CE, \\u201cPressure Injuries Caused by Medical Devices and Other Objects: A Clinical Update,\\u201d provides a review of the etiology, identification, and prevention of pressure injuries caused by medical and other devices, plus highlights from the current National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel clinical guidelines. The authors of our next article, \\u201cSupporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Teaching Family Caregivers to Assist Safely with Mobility,\\u201d provide information nurses can use to educate family caregivers on mobility issues, including a tear sheet of key points and links to instructional videos. \\u201cCultivating Quality: A Nurse-Led Ultrasound-Enhanced Vascular Access Preservation Program\\u201d explores how one institution reduced its catheter failure rate and use of nonessential peripherally inserted central catheters by initiating a practice change involving an ultrasound-guided insertion technique. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.