November 2016 Highlights

Published: Oct. 27, 2016, 6:59 p.m.

b'Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the November issue of the American Journal of Nursing. This month\\u2019s cover photo of a nurse with a patient and her family member brings to mind an increasingly common experience for many Americans: being a family caregiver. Our first CE, \\u201cPreventing, Managing, and Assessing Skin Tears: A Clinical Review,\\u201d discusses best practices for preventing, assessing, documenting, and managing skin tears. In our second CE, \\u201cVeteran Women: Mental Health-Related Consequences of Military Service,\\u201d the author reviews research confirming that both active-duty and veteran women are at increased risk for postdeployment mental health problems, and also addresses the nursing practice implications, including screening. Our next article, \\u201cSupporting Family Caregivers: Managing Complex Medication Regimens\\u201d offers an overview of how nurses can provide medication management education to family caregivers of older adults. In \\u201cCultivating Quality: An Evidenced-Based Sleep Program to Reduce Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths,\\u201d the authors describe how a nurse-led clinical and educational safe sleep program in the neonatal ICU improved outcomes for infants and their families and caregivers. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'