Dec 28, 2012
We know that traditional health
counseling for obese children and adolescents, in which we
prescribe more exercise and better eating habits, hasn’t been all
that successful. AJN editor in chief Shawn Kennedy speaks
with Viewpoint author Bonnie Gance-Cleveland about her work with
obese teens and their families that...
Dec 28, 2012
While growth in many other
professions have seen more balance in the sexes, this has not been
true for nursing. Men still represent fewer than 10% of licensed
RNs since 2000. AJN’s editor in chief discusses the issues with the
authors (in photo, Bonnie Schmidt with Brent MacWilliams, and
Michael Bleich), examining...
Nov 28, 2012
AJN’s editor-in-chief Shawn
Kennedy talks with author Meredeth Rowe about her CE feature
article this month, in which she explains the difference between
missing incidents in people with dementia, and dementia-related
‘wandering;’ a distinction that is critical to assessment,
intervention, and prevention.
Oct 25, 2012
Many people erroneously
consider depression to be an inevitable part of aging, but this is
untrue. AJN’s editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy talks with author
Cynthia Cahoon about her review article, in which she provides an
overview of depression in older adults and offers information on
screening, treatments and...
Oct 25, 2012
AJN’s editor-in-chief
Shawn Kennedy talks with author Donna Sabella about what has become
one of the hallmark illnesses among returning Iraq and Afghanistan
war veterans: PTSD.