October 2015 Highlights

Published: Sept. 22, 2015, 7:58 p.m.

b'Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing. This month\\u2019s cover celebrates AJN\\u2019s 115th anniversary with a collage showcasing archival photographs and past covers. Our first CE, \\u201cIntegrative Care: The Evolving Landscape in American Hospitals,\\u201d provides an overview of some of the integrative care initiatives being introduced in hospitals throughout the U.S. and reports on findings from a survey of nursing leaders at hospitals that have implemented integrative care programs. Our second CE, \\u201cCatheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation,\\u201d gives an overview of the procedure, its possible complications, and best practices for nursing care. In \\u201cIntergenerational Lessons and \\u2018Fabulous Stories\\u2019,\\u201d Robert Wood Johnson Foundation senior adviser for nursing Susan B. Hassmiller, along with two nurse historians, shares five lessons learned from interviewing her mother, Jacqueline J. Wouwenberg, a 1947 graduate of the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing, and being interviewed herself. \\u201cThe NP: Celebrating 50 Years\\u201d\\u2014which includes an illustrated timeline from the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing\\u2014highlights important events in the history of the NP and shows how the NP role has changed and expanded through the decades. Finally, \\u201cPathfinding on the Frontier\\u201d describes the success of a patient care coordination program in a primary care practice in rural Kansas. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'