March 2017 Highlights

Published: Feb. 23, 2017, 8:26 p.m.

b'Editor-in-Chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the March issue of the American Journal of Nursing. On this month\\u2019s cover, Nam Ngo, RN, a volunteer with the\\nAmerican Red Cross, assists victims of Hurricane Matthew at a shelter in Fair Bluff, North Carolina. Our first CE, \\u201cImproving Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Part 2\\u201d addresses disease complications and treatment for kidney failure. In our second CE, \\u201cDefining and Understanding Pilot and Other Feasibility Studies,\\u201d the authors provide an overview of feasibility studies, including pilot studies, and explain the type of preliminary data they seek to provide in order to make larger, future studies more efficient and successful. Our next article, \\u201cOriginal Research: How to Create a Poster That Attracts an Audience,\\u201d identifies the design principles and content-specific attributes of a poster that improve the chance that attendees at a nursing conference would read it. \\u201cWriting for Publication: Step by Step: Becoming a Published Writer\\u201d is the first article in a new series designed to help nurses sharpen their writing skills; it offers suggestions for developing good writing habits and tips on getting started. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'