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 en baby på intensivavdelingen

Children under two years of age can develop delirium

More knowledge of the symptoms of delirium in this vulnerable patient group may lead to a better neurological outcome and prevent unnecessary testing, shorten hospital stays and lower mortality.

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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

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Bildet viser hendene til en sykepleier som holder rundt et hjerte

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

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Sak om amming, en baby får morsmelk

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

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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

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

Teaching assistants help students with anatomy, physiology and biochemistry

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Bildet viser et forstørrelsesglass og hjerteslag

Recruiting patients to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme can seem random

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

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

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Bildet viser en kvinne som får ultralyd tidlig i svangerskapet

Private ultrasound examination in the first trimester gives women reassurance

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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

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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?

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Bildet viser sykepleiere som forbereder en pasient for operasjon

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

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How do nurses handle friend requests from patients on Facebook?

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Bildet viser en sykepleier som dekker opp instrumentbordet før operasjon

Set-up of instrument tables: the ‘Safe Surgery’ checklist does not include crucial recommendations for the safety of patients and staff

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Bildet viser ryggen til en sykepleier som prater med en pasient i rullestol

A work placement supervision model enhanced the quality of supervision, competence and cooperation

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Bildet viser to kvinnelige pasienter som ligger i hver sin seng i operasjonsklær og ser på hverandre

A Norwegian version of the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15nor) questionnaire on patient experiences following day surgery has been validated

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Bildet viser en mann i en sykehusseng. En sykepleier står ved siden av med et skjema i hånden

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) has been translated to Norwegian and validated

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Bildet viser en liten datter på fanget til mora. Dattera gjør high five med en helsesykepleier som sitter overfor dem

Children who stutter: Public health nurses must assess disfluencies and frequencies

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