May 2011 Highlights

Published: April 26, 2011, 9:32 p.m.

b'AJN\\u2019s Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the May issue of the American Journal of Nursing, which features two CE articles: one is original research, a survey of 388 non-ICU nurses in one medical center about their role and participation with medical emergency teams (also known as rapid response teams), and another on issues and practices around organ donation after circulatory death. Other articles include a QI report on one hospital\\u2019s implementation of standardized reporting and safety checklists, a feature article on early recognition and management of stroke, another installment from our very popular series, Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step; an AJN Report on politics as a career for nurses. And, for Nurses Week, we bring you a poem \\u201cNurse\\u2019s Son\\u201d, and an AJN Classic \\u2013 a 1987 editorial by former editor Mary Mallison, answering the question, \\u201cHow Can You Bear to Be a Nurse?\\u201d Of course, there\\u2019s also News, Reflections, Drug Watch, and more.'