THE
JOURNAL of the New York State Nurses Association
Volume 46, Number 2
n Editorial: Through Changes and Transitions: The Skills and Attitude......................... 3 Necessary for Nurses to Embark on the Journey
by Meredith King-Jensen, MSN, MA, RN; Dana Deravin Carr, DrPH, MS, MPH, RN-BC, CCM; Caroline Mosca, PhD, MSN, RN; Coreen Simmons, PhD-c, DNP, MSN, MPH, RN; Audrey Graham-O’Gilvie, DNP, ACNS-BS; Anne Bové, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN, ANP; and Seth Dressekie, MSN, RN, NP
n High-Quality Care Transitions Promote Continuity of.................................................................... 4
Care and Safer Discharges
by Dana Deravin Carr, DrPH, MS, MPH, RN-BC, CCM
n Night Shift Work and Weight Gain Among Female Filipino Nurses...........................12 by Raymundo Apellido, PhD, RN, CCRN
n Nurse Entrepreneurs: The Real Independent Practice of Nursing................................26 by Carol Lynn Esposito, EdD, JD, MS, RN-BC, NPD; Lucille Contreras Sollazzo,
BSN, RN-BC, NPD
n Opinion Article: A Changing Landscape: The Need to Remove .....................................40 Legislative Barriers on Nurse Practitioners
by Cynthia S. Miller, BSN, RN
n What’s New in Healthcare..................................................................................................................................................43 Clinical Guideline Updates
n CE Activity: Night Shift Work and Weight Gain..........................................................................................45
Among Female Filipino Nurses
