This website is intended for healthcare professionals

Towards a safer NHS?

‘Written words are not like conversation: there is no inflexion, no stress, no sense of irony, no opportunity to ask, ‘What do you mean?’. The lifeblood of everyday speech is missing. The reader...

Strategies to boost the mental health and learning disability nursing workforce

According to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the learning disability nurse workforce has plummeted by over 40% over the past decade (Launder, 2019). The data show that the number of learning...

Judging mental capacity to engage safely with social media

‘To live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life … [including] access, on an equal basis with others, … to information and communications, including information and communications...

Virtual IPE: a brave new world of learning

Students are allocated to multidisciplinary breakout groups within which they can get to know each other, discuss the scenario and make a plan for assessment, treatment and management from each...

Shaping the post-pandemic recovery plan

The second imperative identified by Bailey and West (2021) will be to seek to transform the way that health and social care are delivered because the demand for services will be relentless. For this...

Congenital heart disease in children

The 20-week antenatal scan is the primary point at which the structures of the heart are examined. The heart is one of the first organs to be formed in utero. By 8 weeks' gestation, the heart's atria...

The ascent to advanced practice: challenges, support and opportunities

Advanced clinical practice has been primarily influenced and shaped by service need and has faced, and continues to face, several challenges during its development. To meet the growing demand for...

Advanced clinical practice: is it worth the bureaucracy?

I'm left feeling there is lots of aspiration here. We have the basis of knowing what ACPs are and what they can offer. We also know the things that may help or hinder that progress. As with many right...

Simple steps to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia in non-intubated patients: a quality improvement project

It is widely acknowledged that quality improvement projects (QIPs) advance health care and are integral to reaching the targeted outcomes that provide best possible care for patients (Charles et al,...

Should the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine be mandatory for nurses? An ethical debate

COVID-19 is now at the forefront of everyday life in the UK, and practices such as social distancing, support bubbles, shielding and wearing face masks have become the norm. The pandemic has severely...

Smoking and tobacco: working towards the endgame as a vital part of post-COVID-19 recovery

Significant progress has been made in recent decades in driving down smoking rates in England. However, nearly 6 million adults continue to smoke (Office for National Statistics, 2020), with...

Improving the care of patients with pleural disease

‘Acquiring these skills has enabled me to improve the pathway for patients with pleural effusions by affording them faster access to both diagnostic and therapeutic interventions’ .

Why choose British Journal of Nursing?

BJN provides nurses with an evidence base for clinical practice and a platform for professional development. It shares the information and advice that is key to unlocking your full potential.

What's included

  • Clinical expertise

  • Peer-reviewed research

  • Best practice guidance

  • CPD support

Subscriptions start:

From £13.75 GBP