The Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing is a quarterly peer-reviewed

Peer review

Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...

 healthcare journal of orthopaedic nursing

Orthopaedic nursing

Orthopaedic nursing is a nursing specialty focused on the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Orthopaedic issues range from acute problems such as fractures or hospitalization for joint replacement to chronic systemic disorders such as loss of bone density or lupus...

. It is published by Elsevier

Elsevier

Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....

 and contains practical and theoretical guidance for trainees and professionals including papers and comments, editorial comments, book and policy reviews, and announcements of events. The journal also provides continuing medical education

Continuing medical education

Continuing medical education refers to a specific form of continuing education that helps those in the medical field maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of their field. These activities may take place as live events, written publications, online programs, audio, video, or...

 content.

It is the official journal of the RCN

Royal College of Nursing

The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...

 Society of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing and the Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association. It is indexed in CINAHL

CINAHL

CINAHL is an index of English-language and selected other-language journal articles about nursing, allied health, biomedicine and healthcare....

 and VINITI

VINITI Database RAS

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See also

• Orthopaedic Nursing
• List of nursing journals

External links

• Journal page at publisher's website