November 2013 Highlights

Published: Oct. 22, 2013, 9:30 p.m.

b'Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Managing Editor Karen Roush present the highlights of the November issue of the American Journal of Nursing. A nursing student appears on this month\\u2019s cover tying in with our original research piece on newly licensed RNs. Our first CE this month is an emergency article on IV access with an accompanying video. The second CE discusses a pilot study on assessing patients for dysemia. An Emerging Infections article explains Coccidioidomycosis or \\u201cvalley fever.\\u201d AJN Reports and Safety Monitor this month both explore obesity-related topics including the political implications of obesity as a \\u201cdisease,\\u201d and equipment concerns when caring for obese patients. In addition, our issue includes News, In Our Community, Reflections, Viewpoint, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'