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b'Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy presents the highlights of the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing. This month\\u2019s cover features the first place winner of our Faces of Caring: Nurses at Work photo contest: perianesthesia nurse Carolyn Benigno preparing a patient for surgery at Children\\u2019s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Our first CE, \\u201cAcute Pain Management for Inpatients with Opioid Use Disorder,\\u201d reviews current literature related to the topic of acute pain management for inpatients with OUD and dispels common myths about opioids and OUD. Our second CE, \\u201cSexually Transmitted Infections in the United States: Overview and Update,\\u201d provides an overview of the symptoms, screening, and treatment recommendations for the most common STIs in the United States and describes the most recent relevant findings in order to inform nursing practice. The Cultivating Quality feature, \\u201cImproving Pediatric Temperature Measurement in the ED,\\u201d discusses an ED staff-led quality improvement project conducted to determine the best method of pediatric temperature measurement. In \\u201cPerspectives on Leadership: Conflict Engagement: Creating Connection and Cultivating Curiosity,\\u201d the American Organization of Nurse Executives\\u2019 Leadership Column introduces an approach for practicing the skills needed for creating connection and cultivating curiosity when addressing conflict on the unit. Finally, \\u201cEthical Issues: Teaching Crucial Knowledge vs. Helping Out on the Unit\\u201d explores the ethical considerations that occur when student education and urgent patient care needs are conflicting priorities. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.