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.

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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.

Lymphoedema is the focus of this issue of BJN, with an article exploring lymphoedema health professionals’ knowledge of risk reduction recommendations. Advice on ensuring take-up of the HPV vaccination is provided in another article. There is research on students’ preparedness for providing end-of-life care and we give top tips on using hospital passports for people with learning disabilities and autistic people. This issue also includes the IV and Vascular Access Supplement, produced 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). There is a study concerning the implementation of the NIVAS extravasation toolkit, and an article examining optimisation of peripheral intravenous catheter insertion in the emergency department. The CVAA article reviews long peripheral catheter use in neonatal care and the AVA piece discusses reducing the risk of catheter-associated thrombosis.