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  AJN Reports: Coming Together in Taiwan: A report from the 2005 International Council of Nurses congress.

  Diana J. Mason PhD, RN, FAAN, editor-in-chief

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  AJN Reports: Good News and Bad News from San Diego: The American Diabetes Association enlists aid in the war on diabetes.

  Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, news director

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  CORRECTION
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  DRUG Watch

  Diane S. Aschenbrenner MS, RN, CS

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  Editorial: When Nurses Die of AIDS Help for those left behind: a new initiative.

  Diana J. Mason PhD, RN, FAAN, AJN Editor-in-Chief

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  Health & Safety: Protect Your Family: Can working as a nurse pose a danger to the health of your family?

  Jacqueline Agnew PhD, RN, FAAN

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  Letters: APRNs IN TEXAS

  Linda R. Rounds PhD, FNP

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  Letters: APRNs IN TEXAS: ANA president Barbara A. Blakeney responds
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  Letters: HOW ABOUT NURSES MONTH?
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  Letters: MALNUTRITION IN NURSING HOMES

  Linda M. Baier MSN, RN,BC

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  Letters: MALNUTRITION IN NURSING HOMES: Coauthor Elaine J. Amella responds
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  Letters: TATTOOS IN BORNEO

  Michael Laukien

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  Letters: WHO ARE YOU CALLING A NURSE?

  Hila J. Spear PhD, RN

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  NEWS: ‘Put Feet First—Prevent Amputations’ With diabetes, basic care is needed most.

  Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN

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  NEWS: FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH: Nurse Practitioners in the ICU Patients cared for by ACNPs fare as well as those cared for by medical teams.

  Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN

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  NEWS: Preventing STDs in African American and Latina Girls: When it comes to condom use, practice is better than information alone.

  Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN

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  NEWS: The Evidence Is Changing, But Will the Practice? New findings on fasting and episiotomy raise the question.

  Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN

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  NEWS: Vertebral Fracture Is Underreported in Older Adults: Chest X-rays reveal previously undetected fractures.

  Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN

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  NewsCAPS

  Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN

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  Nursing Resources: Health Care Quality Databases: Hospital Compare joins Quality Check.

  Karen Roush MSN, FNP, RN, clinical editor

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  Practice Errors: On the Cover

  David Belcher associate editor

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  PROFILES: Good Grief: One nurse’s efforts to help grieving children.

  Hob Osterlund MS, RN, CHTP

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  The Politics of Caring: Medicaid Reform On Tap in September The ANA opposed original cuts but now supports ‘reconciliation’ legislation.

  Erin McKeon

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  Viewpoint: Terri Schiavo and the Pope: Two very different deaths, one very important reminder.

  Martha Henderson DMin, MDiv, MSN, GNP,BC

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  Issues Update: No Smoking, Please: Tobacco-Free Nurses gives RNs the tools to help patients, themselves stop using tobacco products.

  Susan Trossman RN

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  Practice Errors: Not All Brands Are Created Equal: Foreign drug names may be the same, but are the ingredients?

  Amy M. Karch MS, RN

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  Wound Wise: Preventing Pressure Ulcers with Massage? Some say it works, others disagree. Ay, there’s the rub.

  Inge Duimel-Peeters PT, MSc