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.

The Norwegian Journal of Clinical Nursing’s editor is Lise Tuset Gustad. Tone Rustøen and Jonas Debesay are assistant editors. Read more about the journal's editorial team

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Bildet viser hendene til en sykepleier som skriver noe på et ark. I bakgrunnen ligger en grønnkledd pasient

ISBAR made the nurses feel more confident about taking over responsibility for patients in intrahospital transfers

The registered nurses found that the ISBAR communication tool improves the treatment and safety of patients in ICU and on general hospital wards by ensuring that transfer reports are made more standardised and time-efficient.

Research07.04.2022

Bildet viser hendene til en sykepleier, som holder på å legge inn perifert venekateter på en hånd til en eldre person

Registered nurses find inserting a peripheral venous catheter (PVC) complex and difficult

Research15.11.2021

Et eldre par med spaserstokk går tur

Community-dwelling men and women with mild cognitive impairment had significantly lower function levels

Research12.11.2021

Bildet viser en nyfødt baby som ligger på brystet til moren

Some women with intrapartum fever are overtreated with antibiotics

Research10.12.2021

Bildet viser en kvinne på nyfødtintensiven. Hun ligger i sengen og mater sin nyfødte baby ved hjelp av sonde

Family rooms in neonatal ICUs require higher staffing levels and more competence

Research10.03.2022

Bildet viser en helsesykepleier som er på hjemmebesøk hos en mor og baby

Many mothers were in touch with child health centres during the COVID-19 pandemic

Research01.10.2021

Bildet viser en baby på intensivavdelingen

Children under two years of age can develop delirium

Research27.09.2021

Bildet viser tre sykepleierstudenter fra Norge som er i Tanzania. De sitter og snakker med to afrikanske menn.

Student exchanges provided valuable cultural competence for the future nursing role

Research14.12.2021

Bildet viser hendene til en sykepleier som holder rundt et hjerte

Is ‘existential care’ well integrated into nursing education programmes?

Research18.02.2022

Sak om amming, en baby får morsmelk

First-time mothers received less breastfeeding assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Research09.09.2021

Bildet viser en eldre, syk dame i senga. Familien sitter på sengekanten, og en mann holder rundt henne.

Close relatives play an important role in the allocation of long-term nursing home beds

Research03.08.2021

Bildet viser studenter i et klasserom. En assistent gir en student "high five".

Teaching assistants help students with anatomy, physiology and biochemistry

Research05.11.2021

Bildet viser et forstørrelsesglass og hjerteslag

Recruiting patients to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme can seem random

Research08.06.2021

Jordmor Emma Negru, Sykehuset Østfold, Fredrikstad, undersøker gravid.

The mobile app PocketPinard can be a useful aid for fetal monitoring

Research04.10.2021

Bildet viser en kvinne som får ultralyd tidlig i svangerskapet

Private ultrasound examination in the first trimester gives women reassurance

Research19.05.2021

En sykepleier går gjennom et skjema sammen med en pasient på et vente værelse

Both registered nurses and patients with type 2 diabetes can benefit from a person-centred approach to dialogue in nursing consultations

Research15.10.2021

Bildet viser en eldre mann som ligger i senga. En sykepleier står ved siden av og holder ham i hånda

Do health personnel who work in care homes have sufficient clinical competence?

Research15.04.2021

Bildet viser sykepleiere som forbereder en pasient for operasjon

Hospitals had insufficient standardisation in relation to preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in day surgery patients

Research10.08.2021