Journal topics are published three times a year in January, May and September. The most current topic is listed first.
ANA members have the first opportunity to access the most recent OJIN topic. When each new OJIN topic is posted, the previous topic becomes available to non-members.
Topics List
- Past, Present, and Future: Nurses Address the Times of Our Lives
- 68. Sexual Harassment in Healthcare
- 67. Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Progress and Opportunities
- 66. Translational Research: From Knowledge to Practice
- 65. Ethics in Healthcare: Nurses Respond
- 64. Back to Class: Perspectives on School Nursing
- 63. Healthcare Reform: Nurses Impact Policy
- 62. Emerging Global Health Concerns: How Nurses Respond
- 61. Elimination of Barriers to RN Scope of Practice: Opportunities and Challenges
- 60. Organizational Outcomes for Providers and Patients
- 59. The Patient Experience: Capturing the Intricacies of Contributing Factors
- 58. Care Coordination: Benefits of Interprofessional Collaboration
- 57. Cornerstone Documents in Healthcare: Our History, Our Future
- 56. Emotional Health: Strategies for Nurses
- 55. Healthy Nurses: Perspectives on Caring for Ourselves
- 54. APRN Roles: Opportunities and Challenges for Practice and Education
- 53. Societal Violence: What is Our Response?
- 52. Healthcare and Quality: Perspectives from Nursing
- 51. Delivering Nursing Care: Current Factors to Consider
- 50. Patient and Visitor Violence: What Do We Know? What Can We Do?
- 49. Social Media and Communication Technology: New “Friends” in Healthcare
- 48. The New Millennium: Evolving and Emerging Nursing Roles
- 47. Nurse Advocates: Past, Present, and Future
- 46. Creating a Culture of Safety: The Next Steps
- 45. Patient-Centered Care: Challenges and Rewards
- 44. Compassion Fatigue: Caregivers at Risk
- 43. Moral Courage Amid Moral Distress: Strategies for Action
- 42. Delegation Dilemmas: Standards and Skills for Practice
- 41. Promoting Healthy Work Environments: A Shared Responsibility
- 40. Promoting Health Literacy: Strategies for Healthcare Providers
- 39. Nursing Technologies: Innovation and Implementation
- 38. Obesity on the Rise: What Can Nurses Do?
- 37. Professional Pathways in Nursing: Options to Seek, Start, and Sustain a Career
- 36. International Nurse Migration: Facilitating the Transition
- 35. First Genetics, Now Genomics: What Do Nurses Need to Know?
- 34. The Value of RNs: How Can We Communicate our Economic Worth?
- 33. Environmental Health: Important Choices for a Greener World
- 32. Power to Influence Patient Care: Who Holds the Keys?
- 31. Emergency Preparedness: Planning for Disaster Response
- 30. The Multigenerational Workforce: Boomers and Xers and Nets, Oh MY!
- 29. Infectious Diseases: Challenges and Solutions
- 28. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Need for More Dialogue
- 27. HIPAA: How Our Health Care World Has Changed
- 26. Partnerships and Collaboration: What Skills are Needed?
- 25. Nurse Safety: Have We Addressed the Risks?
- 24. The Endangered Health System: A Progress Report on Workforce and Work Environment Issues
- 23. Shared Governance: Is It a Model for Nurses to Gain Control Over Their Practice?
- 22. Patient Safety: Who Guards the Patient?
- 21. Health Care and the Aging Population: What are Today's Challenges?
- 20. The Many Faces of Diversity: Providing Culturally Competent Care
- 19. One Year Later: The Impact and Aftermath of September 11
- 18. Entry Into Practice: Is It Relevant Today?
- 17. Domestic Violence: How Many Steps Forward? How Many Steps Back?
- 16. Telehealth: Promise or Peril?
- 15. Complementary Therapies: Are These Really Nursing?
- 14. The Nursing Shortage: Is This Cycle Different?
- 13. Genetic Revolution: What? Why? How?
- 12. Nursing Around The World: What Are the Commonalities and Differences?
- 11. Electronic Publishing: How, What and Why?
- 10. Initial and Continuing Competence in Education and Practice: Why Should It Be Mandatory?
- 9. Multistate Licensure: Who Owns Your Care?
- 8. Administrative Ethics: What's Your Integrity Quotient (IQ)?
- 7. Nursing Classification: What's in a Name?
- 6. Who Pays Whom for What in Health Care?
- 5. Who Does What in Health Care?
- 4. Accreditation of Schools of Nursing
- 3. Nursing Futures and Regulation Conference
- 2. Managed Care
- 1. Advanced Practice Nursing
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