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BMC Nursing: highlights of 2018

BMC Nursing published many interesting papers in 2018 covering topics from nursing education in Africa and in clinical setting to challenges in nursing practice brought about by changing lifestyles. Here we present a selection of papers worth revisiting from the past year in our journal.

Management of constipation in long-term care hospitals and its ward manager and organization factors

Authors: Manami Takaoka, Ayumi Igarashi, Asako Futami and Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani

Content type: Research article

16 January 2020
Medication administration errors and contributing factors among nurses: a cross sectional study in tertiary hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Authors: Adam Wondmieneh, Wudma Alemu, Niguse Tadele and Asmamaw Demis

Content type: Research article

13 January 2020
On-site clinical mentoring as a maternal and new-born care quality improvement method: evidence from a nurse cohort study in Nepal

Authors: Sophie Goyet, Swaraj Rajbhandari, Valerie Broch Alvarez, Aida Bayou, Sirjana Khanal and Tara Nath Pokhrel

Content type: Research article

8 January 2020
Bioscience learning in nursing: a cross-sectional survey of beginning nursing students in Norway

Authors: Aud Emelie Evensen, Hildfrid Vikkelsmoe Brataas and Guanglin Cui

Content type: Research article

2 January 2020
Advanced practice nurses in primary care in Switzerland: an analysis of interprofessional collaboration

Authors: Renata Josi, Monica Bianchi and Sophie Karoline Brandt

Content type: Research article

2 January 2020

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A qualitative study of nursing student experiences of clinical practice

Authors: Farkhondeh Sharif and Sara Masoumi

Content type: Research article

9 November 2005
A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a single session of nurse administered massage for short term relief of chronic non-malignant pain

Authors: Kate Seers, Nicola Crichton, June Martin, Katrina Coulson and Dawn Carroll

Content type: Research article

4 July 2008
Factors influencing nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A focus group study

Authors: Georgios Efstathiou, Evridiki Papastavrou, Vasilios Raftopoulos and Anastasios Merkouris

Content type: Research article

21 January 2011
Patient advocacy: barriers and facilitators

Authors: Reza Negarandeh, Fatemeh Oskouie, Fazlollah Ahmadi, Mansoure Nikravesh and Ingalill Rahm Hallberg

Content type: Research article

1 March 2006
Managing change in the nursing handover from traditional to bedside handover – a case study from Mauritius

Authors: Hemant K Kassean and Zaheda B Jagoo

Content type: Research article

28 January 2005

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Aims and scope

BMC Nursing is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of nursing research, training, education and practice.

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Tovah Honor Aronin, BioMed Central

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Oliver Cocks, BioMed Central

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Janelle Coore, BioMed Central

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Anto De Pol, Universita di Modena e Reggio
Bridget Johnston, University of Glasgow
Adelais Markaki, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pammla Petrucka, University of Saskatchewan and Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology
Lesley Wilkes, University of Western Sydney

Lesley Wilkes

Professor Lesley Wilkes is Professor of Nursing and Director of the Centre for Nursing Research and Practice Development and has contributed significantly to the growth and enhancement of nursing research in Australia.

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Mitigating Violence against Women and Children in East Africa

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Management of constipation in long-term care hospitals and its ward manager and organization factors

Medication administration errors and contributing factors among nurses: a cross sectional study in tertiary hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

On-site clinical mentoring as a maternal and new-born care quality improvement method: evidence from a nurse cohort study in Nepal

Bioscience learning in nursing: a cross-sectional survey of beginning nursing students in Norway

Advanced practice nurses in primary care in Switzerland: an analysis of interprofessional collaboration

A qualitative study of nursing student experiences of clinical practice

A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a single session of nurse administered massage for short term relief of chronic non-malignant pain

Factors influencing nurses' compliance with Standard Precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure to microorganisms: A focus group study

Patient advocacy: barriers and facilitators

Managing change in the nursing handover from traditional to bedside handover – a case study from Mauritius

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Lesley Wilkes

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Mitigating Violence against Women and Children in East Africa

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