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This Month in AJN \\u2013 January 2019 monthly highlights

January 2019

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the January issue of AJN. The authors of our first CE, \\u201cOriginal Research: Antineoplastic Drug Administration by Pregnant and Nonpregnant Nurses: An Exploration of the Use of Protective Gloves and Gowns,\\u201d examine this practice among nurses in the Nurses\\u2019 Health Study 3. Our second CE, \\u201cAddressing Food Insecurity in Vulnerable Populations,\\u201d discusses the factors that contribute to food insecurity and the populations at greatest risk, as well as screening tools and resources for vulnerable patients. In our next article, \\u201cHelping Students to Be Gritty,\\u201d the author shares strategies for fostering grit\\u2014a trait marked by perseverance and resilience and associated with success\\u2014in nursing students. \\u201cEarly, Nurse-Directed Sepsis Care\\u201d describes a single-center, multiyear quality improvement initiative designed to promote early recognition and treatment of sepsis and examines its effect on sepsis-related mortality rates, bundle adherence, and the need for rapid response team calls. In addition, there\\u2019s News, the Book of the Year Awards, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.