The British Journal of Nursing (BJN) brings you closer to the forefront of nursing practice. If you are looking for a journal that contains the latest clinical developments, original research and evidence-based practice you should be reading BJN.

Subscribe to BJN for fortnightly issues featuring: • Cutting edge, peer-reviewed clinical research • Articles covering education and professional issues to keep nurse educators and general, specialist and student nurses up to date with care on the coalface • Innovations in nursing to keep you abreast on current professional developments and informed about how you can impact your own practice • In-depth patient safety, healthcare and legal analysis to help you guide clinical decision making and inspire the best in evidence-based practice and outcomes for your patients • 17 supplements focusing on tissue viability, oncology, stoma care, IV therapy and urology • Top-quality original research and comment in specialist nursing areas • Jobs, courses and events in nursing to support your continuing professional development

Articles in BJN are written by nurses and subject to peer review by leading authorities in the profession. It is highly regarded by practitioners in the field, and has been called "the most up-to-date clinically focused journal available" and an "essential companion to my studies" by our readers. Ensure that you have access to the best clinical papers and original research in BJN.

Gastroenterology is the focus of this issue of BJN, with our clinical focus discussing the problem of faecal incontinence in young people and how nurses can help them manage this condition. One feature explores how mindfulness techniques can be used to support patients undergoing endoscopy, and another article details the use of simulation in peer enhanced e-placement. Supporting adult nurses to care for people with a mental illness is the subject of one article, while another looks at nursing associates’ experiences of education and practice in mental health settings. There is also a report of a study on students’ self-assessment of professional behaviours. How nurses adapted to using a robotic system to perform some surgical procedures is the subject of another piece and, finally, we provide ten top tips on transitioning from clinical nursing to academia.