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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 features four paintings by British artist\\nBryan Charnley, whose later work depicts his experience with schizophrenia. The authors of our first CE, \\u201cOriginal Research: The Experiences of Pregnant Smokers and Their Providers,\\u201d conducted focus groups of pregnant smokers and their providers, most of whom were RNs, to better understand their experiences and to gain insights to help providers best deliver the stop-smoking message. Our second CE, \\u201cMental Health Matters: Antipsychotic Medications,\\u201d reviews the mechanisms of action, adverse effects, and contraindications of first-generation typical and second-generation atypical antipsychotics. Our next article, \\u201cIrritable Bowel Syndrome,\\u201d reviews the epidemiology and pathophysiology of IBS and recent developments in the field of IBS research, summarizes diagnostic and treatment strategies, and discusses implications for nursing practice. In \\u201cPerspectives on Palliative Care: Advance Care Planning: The Nurse\\u2019s Role,\\u201d the author discusses how nurses can promote the practice of advance care planning in their facility and overcome the challenges associated with its implementation. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'