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The first feature is our cover story on Cook Children's Transport Team. These nurses work on helicopters and airplanes and conduct around 2,000 transports per year over a 110-county area.

If the heat and stress of the summertime-rush on hospitals is too much to bear, you'll enjoy our feature on managing stress. You'll see how many hospitals and facilities are becoming aware of the effects stress has on nurses and patient care and learn what they are doing to help nurses relax and clear their heads.

This month's Career Spotlight is written by special guest author, Judy Denison, MSN, RN, FACHE, CNAA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer and Associate Administrator of the world-renowned Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. She examines orthopedic nursing as a career choice in DFW and offers fascinating insight into pediatric orthopedics.

Finally, our CE article is a fascinating exploration of the growing need for genetic competencies in nursing and how advances in gene technology are changing nurse interactions with patients and their families.