March 2011 Highlights

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the March issue of the American Journal of Nursing, which features two CE articles: one is original research, a qualitative study of attitudes on intimate touch in nursing care, and another on how to use algorithms in managing persistent pain in older adults. Other articles include a feature examining the growing controversy around routine contact precautions; a companion article from the AJN archives on isolation procedures; another installment from our very popular series, Evidence-Based Practice, Step by Step; an AJN Report on reducing violent behavior in adolescents; a Cochrane Corner reviewing dietary interventions for rheumatoid arthritis, plus News, Drug Watch, and more.