The Norwegian Journal of Clinical Nursing (Sykepleien Forskning) is a Norwegian peer-reviewed research journal that aims to highlight and disseminate knowledge that is relevant to all aspects of nursing.

ISSN:1890-2936 GE-ISSN: 1891-2710

The Norwegian Journal of Clinical Nursing seeks to publish articles of a high standard that can help raise standards in nursing practice, nursing education and method development in nursing science. We publish our research articles in open digital format (Open Access), indicated by CC BY 4.0-licence. The Norwegian Journal of Clinical Nursing is a level 1 journal and is indexed in Cinahl and Sherpa Romeo. On average, the Journal publishes approximately 40 per cent of submitted scientific articles.

The Norwegian Journal of Clinical Nursing’s Editor-In-Chief is Jonas Debesay. Read more about the journal's editorial team

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The photo montage shows some pills, a prison window and an elderly man talking to a nurse

Prison nurses face various challenges in the coordination of OAT

Drug users who were virus-free after treatment for HCV found it easier to get to grips with their drug addiction.

Peer-reviewed article19.06.2023

Bildet viser en far som sitter og holder et lite barn i armene

Parents with cystic fibrosis need more knowledge about their own disease so they can better inform their children

Peer-reviewed article04.08.2023

The photo montage shows a glass of tablets and a woman lying in a fetal position in her bed

Women use many different metaphors to describe medical abortions

Peer-reviewed article23.05.2023

The photo shows a woman sitting at home with a laptop in front of her. She looks tired and is wiping her eyes.

Nursing lecturers found there to be chaos and lack of control during the COVID-19 pandemic

Peer-reviewed article09.08.2023

The photo shows an ill patient in an ICU. In the foreground a nurse's hands are holding a form while writing on the form

Palliative care for dying patients in intensive care was not adequately documented

Peer-reviewed article03.07.2023

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Physical restraint is used on a weekly basis in paediatric wards

Peer-reviewed article08.05.2023

The photo shows an old, sad woman holding her head in her hands. On the table in front of her is a glass of pills.

Three characteristics can indicate a looming crisis in a frail older person

Peer-reviewed article05.05.2023

The illustration shows a liver and a glass with some pills on front of it

Hepatitis C treatment can impact on substance use

Peer-reviewed article05.05.2023

The photo shows a nurse sitting by the bed of an elderly man. She is holding a form in her hand.

The screening instrument Share-FI does not appear to be suitable for revealing frailty in connection with cognitive impairment

Peer-reviewed article20.09.2023

Bildet viser studenter i praksis som står med en væskepose over ei seng

The nurse teacher has four different roles in clinical placement

Peer-reviewed article18.04.2023

The image shows an intensive care patient with a mask communicating with his family on an iPad.

Nurses in intensive care units had fewer conversations with patients’ families during the COVID-19 pandemic

Peer-reviewed article20.06.2023

The photo shows a despaired man being comforted by a woman. Between them there is a green ribbon, the symbol of mental health

Registered nurses use themselves as tools when working with suicidal patients

Peer-reviewed article05.06.2023

The photo shows a nurse explaining something to a patient lying in bed and to her next of kins standing around her bed

Health professionals want to learn more about health literacy in patient and family education

Peer-reviewed article30.06.2023

The illustration shown several different personas and their name and age

Personas – fictional characters – can represent severely ill patients in an innovation process

Peer-reviewed article28.03.2023

Bildet viser en sykepleierstudent på utveksling i Afrika som steller et stort sår på skulderen til en ung dame

Exchange students felt alone with their experiences after returning home

Peer-reviewed article16.03.2023

Bildet viser en pasient som tar koloskopi. Rundt pasienten står en sykepleier som trøster, og to endoskopører som ser på en skjerm

Perceptions concerning nurses’ contribution to the quality of colonoscopies

Peer-reviewed article24.02.2023

Bildet viser en deprimert kvinne som sitter på golvet ved sengen og kikker tomt foran seg

An induced abortion alone does not appear to trigger mental health challenges in women

Peer-reviewed article17.02.2023

Fotomontasjen viser en baby tatt med keisersnitt, som skimtes gjennom et øye.

Anaesthesia: Propofol reduces the risk of accidental awareness in elective caesarean section

Fagfellevurdert artikkel11.01.2023