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Dermatology is the focus of this issue of BJN, with a report of a study assessing advanced clinical practice students’ confidence in assessing black and brown skin.

There is an article on the effects of introducing the hand-hygiene champion role to intensive care. Nursing and midwifery students’ experiences and perceptions of violence encountered during practice placements is explored. Another article discusses assessing and managing pain in individuals with advanced dementia. A product focus examines a pump for providing blended diets for enteral feeding. There is also a report of a roundtable discussion on procuring and prescribing continuous glucose monitors. This issue of BJN incudes the Tissue Viability Supplement, produced in association with Wound Care Alliance UK. Topics covered are junior nurses’ knowledge of wound care, non-pharmacological interventions for managing venous leg ulcer pain and reducing the pressure ulcer risk in patients with dementia.