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.

Rheumatology is the focus of this issue of BJN, with an article describing the psychological and social needs of people with rheumatoid arthritis. The advanced clinical practice series continues with a discussion on the role of advanced clinical practitioners in clinical research. This issue marks the start of a series looking at the registered nursing associate, with an article providing an overview of the role. Other topics examined include patients’ experiences of undergoing robotic-assisted surgery, and nursing careers outside of the NHS. This issue also features the Stoma Care Supplement, in association with the Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK. This includes a report on a study of a digital ostomy leakage notification system. Another article discusses the use of a beclometasone inhaler on refractory peri-ileostomy skin complications. There is also a review of the impact of stoma management education on patients’ self-care abilities.