June 2019 Highlights

Published: May 23, 2019, 9:50 p.m.

b'This Month in AJN \\u2013 June 2019 monthly highlights

June 2019

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the June issue of AJN. In our first CE, \\u201cUnderstanding the Complications of Sickle Cell Disease,\\u201d the authors discuss the genetic, hematologic, and clinical features of sickle cell disease, the major associated health complications, and the nursing implications of each complication. Our second CE, \\u201cStoma and Peristomal Skin Care: A Clinical Review,\\u201d provides information about stomas and their complications for nurses who are not ostomy specialists. The authors of \\u201cOriginal Research: Exploring Working Relationships Between National and Expatriate RNs on Humanitarian Aid Missions: The Perspectives of Liberian Nurses,\\u201d describe a qualitative study that explored the perceptions and concerns of Liberian RNs who work for international nongovernmental organizations in Liberia. \\u201cPromoting Nurse Retention Through Career Development Planning,\\u201d the second article in a series on implementing evidence-based practice changes, discusses the implementation of a program to reduce first-year nurse turnover rates at an urban Chicago hospital. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'