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Published: Aug. 22, 2018, 11:04 p.m.

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This Month in AJN \\u2013 \\xa0September 2018 monthly highlights

September 2018

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Betsy Todd present the highlights of the September issue of AJN. Our first CE, \\u201cToo Much Sitting: A Newly Recognized Health Risk,\\u201d examines compelling evidence that overall daily sitting time\\u2014regardless of whether a person engages in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity\\u2014may be an independent health risk for cardiometabolic health conditions, certain cancers, and all-cause mortality. Our second CE, \\u201cManaging Stable COPD: An Evidence-Based Approach,\\u201d describes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk factors, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic testing, and discusses how to put the revised Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease recommendations into practice. In our next article, \\u201cResponding to Mass Shootings: Are Hospitals\\u2014and Nurses\\u2014Fully Prepared?,\\u201d nurses and physicians who have experienced mass shootings firsthand discuss the importance of disaster planning. \\u201cMental Health Matters: Antidepressant Medications\\u201d provides a brief overview of the indications for use, adverse effects, and nursing considerations related to antidepressants. In addition, there\\u2019s News, Reflections, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and more.'