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.

Infection prevention is the focus of this issue, with a report of a study evaluating spill kits. Two articles examine education, one on using verbal assessments to confirm nursing associates’ occupational readiness, and another on nurses’ learning intentions since the pandemic. The problem of fatigue for nurses working on-call is investigated and another article examines working with individuals with substance use disorders. There are also Top Ten Tips on mastering medical terminology. This issue includes the IV and Vascular Access Supplement, in association with the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS), the Association for Vascular Access (AVA), the Canadian Vascular Access Association (CVAA) and the World Congress on Vascular Access (WoCoVA). A multimodal approach to reduce incidences of peripheral venous cannula bacteraemias is discussed. The AVA article examines use of a tool for peripheral IV cannula assessment and decision-making, while the CVAA article reports on a trial to compare student training methods for PIVC management.