Journal of Nursing Science & Practice

Journal of Nursing Science & Practice

Journal of Nursing Science & Practice [2249-4758(e)] is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2012 that provides readers high quality, original research, review- papers, and short research communications in the field of Nursing and Care. The Journal is devoted to Nurses and other Health Professionals involved in the care of patients.

The journal welcomes contributions across the following topic areas:

• Nursing Informatics & Digital Health: telehealth and virtual care delivery, patient portals and health information systems, mobile health applications and wearable devices, chatbot and artificial intelligence applications in nursing, virtual patient monitoring and remote assessment, digital literacy and patient education, and preparation of nursing workforce for digital healthcare environments
• Forensic Nursing & Legal Health Issues: forensic nursing assessment and evidence collection, forensic autopsy and thanatology, medico-legal toxicology and toxicological analysis, forensic genetics and DNA analysis, forensic histopathology and radiological findings, and nursing care of victims of trauma, assault, and abuse
• Home Health & Community Nursing: home health nursing assessment and care planning, caregiver support and burden assessment, long-term care and nursing home administration, community-based nursing interventions, transitions from acute to home care, and management of chronic conditions in community settings
• Palliative & End-of-Life Nursing: palliative care principles and hospice nursing, end-of-life decision-making and advance care planning, symptom management and comfort care, patient and family-centered care approaches, patient-reported outcomes in palliative settings, and nursing support in end-of-life conversations
• Intellectual & Developmental Disability Nursing: intellectual and developmental disability assessment and care, adaptive behavior and functional assessment, dual diagnosis and comorbid conditions, support systems and inclusion strategies, healthcare access and social services integration, and diagnostic overshadowing prevention
• Perioperative Nursing: preoperative assessment and preparation, procedural pain management and anxiety reduction, postoperative delirium recognition and management, burn care nursing and wound management, hyperbaric oxygen therapy nursing, and quality and safety in perioperative settings
• Telenursing & Disaster Nursing: telemedicine and telenursing implementation and evaluation, telenursing in disaster response and emergency situations, barriers and facilitators of telehealth adoption, telehealth clinical protocols and best practices, qualitative research on telenursing experiences, and integration within healthcare systems
• Geriatric Nursing & Psychogeriatrics: assessment and care of older adults, age-related cognitive changes and delirium management, mental health in aging populations, fall prevention and injury management, medication management in elderly patients, and quality of life and functional independence
• Emergency & Acute Care Nursing: emergency nursing assessment and triage, acute care protocols and clinical decision-making, trauma nursing and critical care, emergency preparedness and disaster response, nursing leadership in crisis situations, and patient outcomes in emergency settings
• Nursing Administration & Management: nursing leadership and organizational behavior, staff recruitment, retention, and development, workload management and burnout prevention, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, healthcare policy and regulatory compliance, and nursing workforce planning
• Nursing Theory & Research Methods: evidence-based practice and translational research, qualitative and quantitative nursing research, nursing theory development and application, research dissemination and implementation science, and methodological rigor in nursing studies