Contemporary Nurse

Contemporary Nurse Journal CoverContemporary Nurse (ISSN 1037-6178) is the preferred Asia-Pacific forum for nursing educators, researchers and practitioners who require high-quality, peer-reviewed articles, literature reviews, clinical papers & protocols, and cross-cultural research. Special issues dedicated to Advances in topic areas of central interest to contemporary nursing appear twice annually.

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Contemporary Nurse appears on a July - June subscription cycle in 4 volumes comprising 8 issues averaging 144 pages. General issues with feature articles on nurse education and research are alternated with special issues on topics of emerging interest. Special issues are also available as a subseries of Contemporary Nurse in annual boxed sets of 4 volumes: Advances in Contemporary Nursing.

Contemporary Nurse: Healthcare Across the Lifespan is an independently published, peer-reviewed journal designed to increase nursing skills, knowledge and communication, assist in professional development and enhance educational standards by publishing stimulating, useful and interesting articles on a range of issues influencing professional nursing.

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Call for Papers

Advances in Contemporary Nurse Education
Deadline for submissions: 30th September 2008
Publishing as Contemporary Nurse volume 32/1-2
Publishing April 2009

Advances in Contemporary Nursing and Gender
Deadline for submissions: 15th December 2008
Publishing as Contemporary Nurse volume 33/2
Publishing October 2009

Advances in Contemporary Mental Health Nursing – Second Edition
Deadline for submissions: 2nd March 2009
Publishing as Contemporary Nurse volume 34/1
Publishing December 2009

Advances in Contemporary Modeling of Clinical Nursing Care
Deadline for submissions: 30th April 2009
Publishing as Contemporary Nurse volume 35/1
Publishing April 2010

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Call for Papers

Advances in Contemporary Nursing and Midwifery History in Australasia
Volume 30/2
Deadline: Closed


Advances in Contemporary Nurse Education
Volume 32/1-2
Deadline: 30th Sep 2008


Advances in Contemporary Nursing and Gender
Volume 33/2
Deadline: 15th Dec 2008


Advances in Contemporary Mental Health Nursing – Second Edition
Volume 34/1
Deadline: 2nd Mar 2009


Advances in Contemporary Modeling of Clinical Nursing Care
Volume 35/1
Deadline: 30th Apr 2009


Special Issues

Advances in Contemporary Modeling of Clinical Nursing Care
Vol 35/1, 1st Apr 2010


Advances in Contemporary Mental Health Nursing – Second Edition
Vol 34/1, 1st Dec 2009


Advances in Contemporary Nursing and Gender
Vol 33/2, 1st Oct 2009


Advances in Contemporary Nurse Education
Vol 32/1-2, 1st Apr 2009


Advances in Contemporary Nursing and Midwifery History in Australasia
Vol 30/2, 1st Oct 2008


Advances in Contemporary Transcultural Nursing (2nd edn)
Vol 28/1-2, 15th Apr 2008


Advances in Contemporary Palliative and Supportive Care
Vol 27/1, 1st Dec 2007


Advances in Contemporary Aged Care: Retirement to End of Life
Vol 26/2, 1st Oct 2007


Advances in Contemporary General Practice Nursing: Role of the Practice Nurse
Vol 26/1, 1st Aug 2007


Advances in Contemporary Nurse Recruitment and Retention
Vol 24/2, 1st Apr 2007


Advances in Contemporary Community and Family Health Care
Vol 23/2, 1st Jan 2007


Advances in Contemporary Indigenous Health Care
Vol 22/2, 1st Sep 2006


Advances in Contemporary Nursing & Interpersonal Violence
Vol 21/2, 1st May 2006


Advances in Contemporary Mental Health Nursing
Vol 21/1, 1st Mar 2006


Advances in Contemporary Child and Family Care
Vol 18/1-2, 1st Jan 2005


Advances in Contemporary Transcultural Nursing
Vol 15/3, 1st Oct 2003


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Selected Articles

A review of mentoring in education


3rd European Doctoral Conference in Nursing Science (EDCNS)


Examining the methods used for a critical ethnographic enquiry


Interviewing men on sensitive issues


Coping with crisis


Community-Based Postpartum Depression Screening Within the First Month After Delivery


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