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Journal overview

Contemporary Nurse is an international, peer-reviewed, scientific journal of interest to practitioners, clinical academics, educators and scholars in the discipline of nursing. The journal aims to intensify discipline advancement, professional development and standards for practice by publishing stimulating, informative, useful articles on a range of issues directly relevant to contemporary clinical nursing practice, irrespective of the setting in which that takes place.

Contemporary Nurse is committed to showcasing original high-quality research, reviews and discussion papers from clinical scholars, nurse researchers and future leaders on emerging fronts in health services. We welcome contributions focused on clinically relevant, new and novel evidence generation, translation and implementation. We strive to stimulate the international exchange of ideas for sustainable healthcare delivery, digital health integration, patient participation, safe quality care, and workforce recruitment, retention, education, and training.

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