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. Tone Rustøen is Associate Editor. Read more about the journal's editorial team

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

The infection control measures may have impacted negatively on the breastfeeding assistance provided for first-time mothers in postnatal facilities. There was also a greater reliance on breast-milk substitutes than normal.

Research09.09.2021

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

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

Research04.08.2021

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

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

Research09.03.2021

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

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

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

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

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

What benefits do registered nurses obtain from competence networks for cancer and palliative care?

Decisions regarding withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment are not always made in the child’s best interest

Calls from academia and the field of practice for a master’s degree in anaesthesia and intensive care nursing

Stopping parenteral nutrition requires experience and interaction

Good patient trajectories in the short-term ward of nursing homes require collaboration

Variation in patterns and language use in nursing records

What factors contributed to non-compliance with guidelines in hospital?

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

How do nurses handle friend requests from patients on Facebook?

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

Is forensic nursing performed in Norwegian sexual assault reception centres?

The Vitality Training Programme can promote health in people with fibromyalgia

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