ANA and HEALTHCOM Media Unveil Premier Issue of American Nurse Today
-- New Journal for Nurses Offers Evidence-Based Clinical Editorial Along With Practical Information in a Creative Format --
Silver Spring, MD - The American Nurses Association, the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses, and HealthCom Media released yesterday, the inaugural issue of American Nurse Today , the new official peer-reviewed journal for ANA members and other practitioners in the nursing community. The journal is published by HealthCom Media.
The October issue of American Nurse Today features a continuing education article on managing patients with heart failure. Other peer-reviewed articles include preparing for disaster, effectively communicating with patients, differentiating diabetes complications and calculating I.V. drip rates. In addition to clinical and practice-related content, the journal also includes editorial related to personal topics such as workplace attire and cultivating personal courage.
American Nurse Today Editor-in-Chief Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, FAAN draws on more than 30 years of clinical practice, management, teaching, and research experience to guide the direction of the publication. Dr. Cipriano is supported by an editorial advisory board representing the top leaders in nursing from around the country. Dr. Cipriano notes that, "The nurse authors, nurse editors, peer reviewers, as well as all the staff involved with the development of American Nurse Today have worked to create a journal that will address many topics that are vital to best nursing practices and presented as succinct, practical, evidence-based information in an exciting, new, easy-to-read format. American Nurse Today represents a fresh new voice of nursing and will be an information source that nurses can depend on every month."
"We have assembled some of the best minds in nursing to develop American Nurse Today and I am personally very excited to communicate directly with our members through this new journal," said ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR. "Dr. Cipriano, the editorial advisory board and the staff at HealthCom Media will undoubtedly set the standard for the most useful and creative editorial content available to the profession."
"ANA and its staff are deeply committed to the success of American Nurse Today," said Linda J. Stierle, MSN, RN, CNAA,BC, Chief Executive Officer of the American Nurses Association. "In addition to a monthly message from the ANA president, the association contributes three features each month: Issues Up Close; Environmental Health and Safety; and Notes from the Hill. For the premier issue, these topics include nurses protecting themselves and their patients from influenza, nurses' stake in the midterm elections, and NCSBN and ANA's joint statement on delegation."
Greg Osborne, President of HealthCom Media adds, "We at HealthCom Media share the same vision as ANA as it relates to enhancing the profession of nursing. We are pleased to be providing ANA members with this contemporary and truly innovative resource as a benefit of membership."
American Nurse Today will be distributed monthly as a benefit to the members of the American Nurses Association, and is available to all practicing nurses and other non-ANA subscribers. The wide circulation of the journal requires a broad range of editorial material, and ANA encourages its members and others in the profession to submit articles for publication. Author guidelines and tips can be found at www.americannursetoday.com/AuthorInformation.pdf.
The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses (RNs) through its 54 constituent member associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying Congress and the regulatory agencies on healthcare issues affecting nurses and the public.
HealthCom Media is a healthcare specialty publishing company located in Doylestown, PA. HealthCom Media also publishes Menopause Management, Assisted Living Consult and Medicare Patient Management journals.
For more information, please contact Tyra London, Associate Publisher, HealthCom Media at (215) 489-7000 ext. 117, email: tlondon@healthcommedia.com or Peter Brennan, Periodicals Manager, American Nurses Association, at (301) 628-5027, email: peter.brennan@ana.org.
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