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.

Gastrointestinal nursing is the focus of this issue of BJN, with an article describing a multidisciplinary approach to patients with perianal fistulising Crohn’s disease. There is also an article on empowering nurses to improve patient care through research and a study that investigates ways of encouraging patients to complete cardiac rehabilitation in areas of high deprivation. Another feature highlights ten top tips on achieving sustainable quality improvement in clinical practice. This edition of BJN also includes the Nutrition Supplement, produced in association with the National Nurses Nutrition Group. The supplement features an evaluation of the introduction of a CT scan before motor neurone disease patients undergo a gastrostomy and a discussion on diet in type 2 diabetes management. It also explores how best practitioners can reduce clinical waste using a Standard-Aseptic Non-Touch Technique during parenteral nutrition.