British Journal of Nursing

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.

This issue of BJN celebrates International Nurses Day, with messages from the Chief Nursing Officers of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England and articles with an international theme. These include a piece on specialist cardiovascular nurses in Zambia and an exploration of the pros and cons of nurse migration. There is an article on intergenerational dynamics among Italian nurses, and an exploration of the psychological distress experienced by the families of patients in intensive care in Brazil. Another key feature examines a Hospital in the Home service in Australia, and describes how this model has reduced hospital admissions. Another article examines the experiences of Italian nurses working abroad. This edition also includes the Urology Supplement, produced in association with the British Association of Urological Nurses. Our guest writers detail the psychosocial impact of prostate cancer and the care of transgender patients. Our clinical focus provides a guide to the fundamental aspects of prostate cancer.