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AJN, American Journal of Nursing

August 2004 Volume : 104 Issue Number : 8

AJN, American Journal of Nursing

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A New Look at the Old: Nurse Competence in Geriatrics: A new initiative to promote it.
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Art of Nursing: God, There Is Something in the Heavens, Let It Reach Me
Rachel Dickerson
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Case Studies: Two examples of how patients were able to relax.
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CRITICAL CARE EXTRA: Critical Care Nurses: ‘Live Your Contribution’: Highlights from the AACN’s 31st annual meeting.
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CRITICAL CARE EXTRA: FYI
Julie J. Chu MSN, CRNP
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CRITICAL CARE EXTRA: Correction
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HOSPITAL EXTRA: FYI
Julie J. Chu MSN, CRNP
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HOSPITAL EXTRA: The Top 10 Qualities of a Good Nurse Manager: A staff nurse counts down.
Sandra A. Thompson BSN, RN
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Innovations in Blood Pressure Monitoring
Nancy T. Artinian PhD, RN, BC, FAHA
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Let the Sun Shine In: Instructions from the first article ever written on geriatric nursing, “The Care of the Aged,” published in the August 1909 issue of AJN.
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Patient Education: Self–Blood Pressure Measurement
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Plague Comes to New York: Visitors from New Mexico test a big-city hospital’s emergency preparedness.
Catherine Drumm MA, RN,Johanna Bruner MS, RN, FNP,Anna Minutillo MPA, RN
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Prognostic Value of At-Home Blood Pressure Measurements: They may be more accurate than those taken in the office.
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Reflections: A Brief Respite: When a family is wounded.
Kelly Carroll BA, RN
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Relaxation & Pain Management: The relaxation response can play a role in managing chronic and acute pain.
Susan D. Schaffer PhD, ARNP,Carolyn B. Yucha PhD, RN
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Sample Relaxation Script: One way to guide a patient.
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Sample Relaxation Studies
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The Challenge to Come: The Care of Older Adults
Nancy A. Stotts EdD, RN, FAAN,Carole E. Deitrich MS, GNP, RN
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Two Approaches to Telemonitoring
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Upper-Arm Self–Blood Pressure Monitors Validated by AAMI or BHS Protocols

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Editorial: Demeaned, Disparaged, and Dismissed: It’s time for nurses to take a new look at the old.
Diana J. Mason PhD, RN, FAAN, AJN Editor-in-Chief
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Health & Safety: Update on Needlestick and Sharps Injuries: The Needle Stick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000.
Mary Foley MS, RN
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In Our Community: American Red Cross Nursing: Essential to Disaster Relief: You don’t have to be an ‘angel on the battlefield’ to serve.
Cheryl K. Schmidt PhD, RN, ANC
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In Our Community: One Vision Followed by Thousands: Clara Barton turned caring into global call to action.
Cheryl K. Schmidt PhD, RN, ANC
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Letters: Caring For Loved Ones
Marsha Hrabib LPN
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Letters: Corrections
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Letters: Just Saying No to Tobacco
Andrea Kerley RN,Julie Schneider MSEd, RN,Kathleen Mahan MSN, ARNP
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Letters: Kids in the Fats Lane
Linda Hultman RN,MaryPat Randall MSN, RN
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Letters: Neonatal End-of-Life Care
Anita Catlin DNSc, FNP, FAAN
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Letters: Nurses in Genetics
Suzanne M. Mahon DNSc, RN, AOCN, APNG
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NEWS: AIDS: Mixed News for Patients: Medications made more accessible in Africa and the Caribbean than in U.S.
Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
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NEWS: Enteral vs. Parenteral Rehydration: Trying to settle the question once and for all.
Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
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NEWS: Going Up? Adolescents’ blood pressure levels are rising along with their weight.
Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
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NEWS: Needlestick Injuries in Home Health Care Nurses: Filling a major gap in the data.
Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
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NEWS: NewsCAP
Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
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NEWS: NewsCAPS
Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
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NEWS: We Have the Evidence—Now What? Patients suffer from the shortage of well-trained nurses.
Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
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NEWS: World Health Roundup
Maureen Shawn Kennedy MA, RN
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The Politics of Caring: State News
Rose Gonzalez MPS, RN,Margaret Kay
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The Politics of Caring: Tips for Political Action
Rose Gonzalez MPS, RN,Margaret Kay
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Viewpoint: Boosting Booster Seat Use: Use simple education to help properly restrain youngsters.
Mary Jo Koschel MSN, RN
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AJN Reports: Antidepressant Use in Children—Safe or Not? Hiding unfavorable data makes it hard to know.
Roxanne Nelson BSN, RN
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AJN Reports: The Positive Side For some children, antidepressants make the difference.
Roxanne Nelson BSN, RN
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Drug Watch
Diane S. Aschenbrenner MS, RN, CS
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Emerging Infections: Hand Hygiene and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
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Emerging Infections: MRSA, VRE, and VRSA How do we control them in nursing homes?
Barbara A. Goldrick PhD, MPH, RN, CIC
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Issues Update: A ‘Safety Net’: An ANA workshop creates a cadre of experts on needlestick injury prevention.
Susan Trossman RN
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MAKING SENSE of MEDICARE: Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Benefits: They’re limited but can be important to those who qualify.
Jennifer Weiss ,Judith T. Caruso MSN, MBA, RN,Marisa A. Scala-Foley, MGS, Diane Archer ,Susan C. Reinhard PhD, RN, FAAN
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Nursing Resources: The Gerontological Society of America: Entering a new era with AJN.
Carol Ann Schutz
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Practice Errors: Don’t Get Burnt by the MRI: Transdermal patches can be a hazard to patients.
Amy M. Karch MS, RN
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PROFILES: Challenging the ‘Rights’ of Chemicals: Environmental activism that involves thinking like a nurse.
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The Politics of Caring: Federal Update
Rose Gonzalez MPS, RN,Margaret Kay

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