Clinical Nursing Research addresses issues of clinical research that are meaningful to practicing nurses, providing an international forum to:

1. Encourage discussion among clinical practitioners.
2. Enhance clinical practice by pinpointing potential clinical applications of the latest scholarly research.
3. Disseminate research findings of particular interest to practicing nurses

Whether you’re a clinician concerned with improving the quality of your work or a researcher involved in clinical investigations, Clinical Nursing Research is one of your most important resources.

In Clinical Nursing Research, graduate and undergraduate students alike have access to a rich source of research ideas and studies that can be directly related to clinical settings.

Clinical Nursing Research offers the following special features and articles that concentrate on nursing practice:

• RESEARCH ARTICLES... Presentations of current research, with discussions on the applicability of its findings to the clinical setting.
   
• INTERNATIONALLY REFEREED FEATURE ARTICLES... This section encourages contributions from various continents and enhances the network potential of Clinical Nursing Research throughout the international community. It includes commentaries by referees on continents other than that of the article's author(s). Referees' comments examine the use of research findings in their own environments and identify possible cultural biases or health-care issues that could diminish the universal applicability of the findings.
   
• RESEARCH BRIEFS... Short research reports that focus on various aspects of practice.
   
• REPLICATION STUDIES... Unique to Clinical Nursing Research, these studies replicate existing research and compare the findings, providing valuable information for clinicians committed to introducing research findings into their practice.
    

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).