American Journal of Nursing

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a life-changing treatment for people with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI). Frequently acquired in the hospital, CDI can cause serious gastrointestinal symptoms, including persistent watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and severe dehydration. Antibiotics, the primary treatment, can unfortunately disrupt the gut microbiome and lead to antimicrobial resistance. FMT involves introducing stool from a healthy donor into the affected recipient to strengthen their compromised microbiome...

BACKGROUND: Oral complications from cancer treatments are among the adverse effects breast cancer survivors can face. Yet such complications are often overlooked in cancer survivorship care. Many breast cancer survivors are receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy, but there is limited understanding of potential oral complications from this therapy. PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare aspects of oral health in female breast cancer survivors who were taking adjuvant endocrine therapy with those of survivors not taking such therapy...

Finding a deeper space for empathy.

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Nursing has a long history of activism, yet nurses are often heard to express their dislike of "politics" and their desire to stay away from the tense and contentious situations associated with political activism. Nurses, however, have a fundamental duty to advocate on behalf of their patients and communities. In this article, the authors discuss the rationale for and roots of political activism in nursing, the values that shape it, and the importance of nursing's stance on policies related to the health and well-being of those they serve...

Why the gender data gap matters.

Relationship-centered palliative nursing during serious illness requires existential care. Yet, multilevel systemic barriers hinder nurses' ability to provide this care. The authors suggest ways to navigate these barriers, highlighting existential care priorities that nurses can attend to in their daily practice. These include 1) maintaining a strengths-based orientation, 2) taking a life course perspective, 3) grounding care firmly in relationships, and 4) responding moment to moment. They propose that by emphasizing existential care in palliative nursing, we can create a more compassionate and human-centered health system...

The world's nurses meet in person for the first time in four years.

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These nurses care for patients with complex clinical conditions.

It's important for nurses to join the conversation.

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States may lose up to 10% of their budgets for vaccinations.

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