June 2015 Highlights

Published: May 21, 2015, 6:28 p.m.

b'Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the June issue of the American Journal of Nursing. This month\\u2019s cover shows nurses at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute practicing mindfulness in a healing garden. Our first CE, \\u201cEarly Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Dislodgment,\\u201d presents a real case of PEG tube dislodgement and subsequent sepsis leading to the patient\\u2019s death. Our second CE, \\u201cEpilepsy Update Part 2: Nursing Care and Evidence-Based Treatment,\\u201d addresses the most important\\naspects of assessing and caring for patients with epilepsy. The feature article \\u201cCultivating Quality: Cultivating Mindfulness to Enhance Nursing Practice\\u201d describes a multifaceted mindfulness program introduced for members of a nursing team. And our \\u201cCulturally Competent Care: Using the ESFT Model in Nursing\\u201d article discusses the need for nurses to communicate effectively with diverse populations and how health care disparities can be reduced through culturally competent care. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'