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.

Dermatology is the focus of this issue of BJN, with an overview of psoriasis - its presentations, treatments and nursing implications. Another article discusses children’s nursing and how it has evolved over the years. Staff attitudes to discussing possible sexual dysfunction in people who have been traumatically injured are examined in another article. A case study looks at the treatment of a patient with pulsed ventricular tachycardia. This issue also includes the Oncology supplement, in association with the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS). There is a report from an online meeting discussing how to protect cancer nurses from exposure to hazardous drugs. There is also an evaluation of a lymphoma education webinar. Pain in cancer patients is evaluated in a study of patients receiving care in a multidisciplinary pain management clinic. Another article examines patients’ experiences and views of teleconsultations for follow-up after treatment.