Contemporary Nurse

Contemporary Nurse Journal CoverContemporary Nurse (ISSN 1037-6178) is the preferred Asia-Pacific forum for nursing educators, researchers and practitioners who require high-quality, peer-reviewed articles, literature reviews, clinical papers & protocols, and cross-cultural research. Special issues dedicated to Advances in topic areas of central interest to contemporary nursing appear twice annually.

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Contemporary Nurse appears on a July - June subscription cycle in 4 volumes comprising 8 issues averaging 144 pages. General issues with feature articles on nurse education and research are alternated with special issues on topics of emerging interest. Special issues are also available as a subseries of Contemporary Nurse in annual boxed sets of 4 volumes: Advances in Contemporary Nursing.

Contemporary Nurse: Healthcare Across the Lifespan is an independently published, peer-reviewed journal designed to increase nursing skills, knowledge and communication, assist in professional development and enhance educational standards by publishing stimulating, useful and interesting articles on a range of issues influencing professional nursing.

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Call for Papers

Advances in Contemporary Nursing and Gender
Deadline for submissions: 15th September 2008
Publishing as Contemporary Nurse volume 32/1
Publishing April 2009

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Call for Papers

Advances in Contemporary Nursing and Gender
Volume 32/1
Deadline: 15th Sep 2008


Special Issues

Advances in Contemporary Modeling of Clinical Nursing Care
Vol 33/1, 1st Aug 2009


Advances in Contemporary Nurse Education
Vol 30/2, 1st Oct 2008


Nursing and Midwifery History in Australasia
Vol 29/2, 1st Jun 2008


Advances in Contemporary Transcultural Nursing (2nd edn)
Vol 28/1-2, 15th Apr 2008


Advances in Contemporary Palliative and Supportive Care
Vol 27/1, 1st Dec 2007


Advances in Contemporary Aged Care: Retirement to End of Life
Vol 26/2, 1st Oct 2007


Advances in Contemporary General Practice Nursing: Role of the Practice Nurse
Vol 26/1, 1st Aug 2007


Advances in Contemporary Nurse Recruitment and Retention
Vol 24/2, 1st Apr 2007


Advances in Contemporary Community and Family Health Care
Vol 23/2, 1st Jan 2007


Advances in Contemporary Indigenous Health Care
Vol 22/2, 1st Sep 2006


Advances in Contemporary Nursing & Interpersonal Violence
Vol 21/2, 1st May 2006


Advances in Contemporary Mental Health Nursing
Vol 21/1, 1st Mar 2006


Advances in Contemporary Child and Family Care
Vol 18/1-2, 1st Jan 2005


Advances in Contemporary Transcultural Nursing
Vol 15/3, 1st Oct 2003


Selected Articles

Nurses eating nurses


Registered male


The Nurse Practitioner Role in Fiji


Families’ Perspectives on the Use of Physical Restraints


Chronic Grief


Primary health care


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