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Medical-Surgical Nursing: Professional Journals

Resources for the nursing specialty area concerned with the care of adult patients with a variety of medical issues or who are preparing for/recovering from surgery.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Wounds
ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem

Open Access Journal

AANA Journal
Journal of Vascular Nursing
Journal of Perioperative Practice
Nurse Media Journal of Nursing

Open Access Journal

Wound Management & Prevention
Perioperative Care & Operating Room Management
Wound Practice and Research
AORN Journal
Journal of Perioperative Nursing

Open Access Journal

Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care
Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing
MEDSURG Nursing
Gastrointestinal Nursing

Open Access Journal

Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing

About Professional Journals

It may be helpful to read current news about medical-surgical nursing to find ideas for topics that would be interesting to research.  Use the links on this page to browse and search for articles in these journals on the publishers' websites.  If you find an article you wish to read, enter the journal title in Journal Locator (right) to see if we have access to it.  If the full-text is not available for free on the publisher site, and the journal is not found in Journal Locator, or the article is outside of the journal's availability, then current students, faculty and staff may request a copy using our interlibrary loan service (right).

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