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b'Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and Clinical Editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing. The political cartoon on this month\\u2019s cover, created by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey, is a commentary on the contentious circumstances leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Our first CE, \\u201cAn Overview of Common Oral Treatments for Breast Cancer: Improving Patient Safety in Nononcology Settings,\\u201d reviews the most common oral agents used to treat breast cancer and their possible adverse effects and interactions. In our second CE, \\u201cAssessing and Managing Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults,\\u201d the authors provide an overview of clinical considerations related to the assessment and treatment of pain, agitation, and delirium. Our next article, \\u201cPerspectives on Palliative Nursing: For Advanced Cancer, What Treatment Is Next?\\u201d discusses how nurses can best serve patients faced with the choice between aggressive treatments and palliative or hospice care. In \\u201cEthical Issues: Determining When an Activity Is or Is Not Research,\\u201d the authors examine the ethical and practical significance of making a distinction between research and not research when using data to identify best practices and improve care. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'