January 2009 Highlights

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Editor-in-chief Diana J. Mason discusses the January issue. The annual Year in Review looks back on the top health-related news stories of 2008. The two continuing education articles are on a case study of a nursing home resident who dies painfully with a stage IV pressure ulcer and the other evaluates the risks and benefits of medications that may be prescribed for older adults. Other articles include the first of a two part piece examining ethical issues involving relationships between nurses and pharmaceutical companies, an article discussing the problem of bullying among nurses; other topics covered in this issue include wound staging, health reforms anticipated with the Obama administration, and the announcement of AJN’s annual Book of the Year awards.

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