Collegian
The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research
Journal of Australian College of Nursing
Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research is the official journal of Australian College of Nursing (ACN).
The journal aims to reflect the broad interests of nurses and the nursing profession, and to challenge nurses on emerging areas of interest. It publishes articles on professional, policy and practice issues. Most papers published in the journal are peer reviewed by a double blind process using reviewers who meet high standards of academic and clinical expertise. Other papers are published at the discretion of the Editor if they contribute to nursing knowledge and debate.
The journal is distributed to members of ACN and is available by separate subscription.
ACN is the peak national professional organisation for nurses in Australia. Its mission is to benefi t the health of the community through promotion and recognition of professional excellence in nursing.
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Awarded its first Impact Factor for 2010.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. John Daly RN PhD FACN
Impact factor: 0.898
Imprint: Elsevier
ISSN: 1322-7696
Most cited
Top 10 Cited (articles published in the last five years)
Extracted from Scopus (on Thu May 2)21 Duffield, C. | Roche, M. | O'Brien-Pallas, L. | Catling-Paull, C. | King, M. Staff satisfaction and retention and the role of the Nursing Unit Manager Collegian, Volume 16, Issue 1, 2009-01-01, Pages 11-17 20 Barnett, T. | Cross, M. | Jacob, E. | Shahwan-Akl, L. | Welch, A. | Caldwell, A. | Berry, R. Building capacity for the clinical placement of nursing students Collegian, Volume 15, Issue 2, 2008-05-01, Pages 55-61 20 Duffield, C. | Gardner, G. | Chang, A.M. | Catling-Paull, C. Advanced nursing practice: A global perspective Collegian, Volume 16, Issue 2, 2009-04-01, Pages 55-62 15 Chiarella, M. | Thoms, D. | Lau, C. | McInnes, E. An overview of the competency movement in nursing and midwifery Collegian, Volume 15, Issue 2, 2008-05-01, Pages 45-53 15 Jackson, D. Servant Leadership in Nursing: A framework for developing sustainable research capacity in nursing Collegian, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2008-02-01, Pages 27-33 12 Preston, B. The Australian nurse and midwifery workforce: Issues, developments and the future Collegian, Volume 16, Issue 1, 2009-01-01, Pages 25-34 12 West, S.H. | Ahern, M. | Byrnes, M. | Kwanten, L. New graduate nurses adaptation to shift work: can we help? Collegian (Royal College of Nursing, Australia), Volume 14, Issue 1, 2007-01-01, Pages 23-30 11 McGrath, P. | Holewa, H. | McGrath, Z. Practical problems for Aboriginal palliative care service provision in rural and remote areas: equipment, power and travel issues. Collegian (Royal College of Nursing, Australia), Volume 14, Issue 3, 2007-07-01, Pages 21-26 10 Johnstone, M.-J. | Kanitsaki, O. The spectrum of 'new racism' and discrimination in hospital contexts: A reappraisal Collegian, Volume 16, Issue 2, 2009-04-01, Pages 63-69 10 Darbyshire, P. 'Never mind the quality, feel the width': The nonsense of 'quality', 'excellence', and 'audit' in education, health and research Collegian, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2008-02-01, Pages 35-41 - View all items
Special issues
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Special Issue : Clinical Simulation
Volume 19, Issue 3,
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Special Issue on Women's Health: International Perspectives
Volume 19, Issue 1,
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Disaster and Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 4,
Published December 2010
Recent articles
Thu May 21 Linda Shields The core business of caring: A nursing oxymoron? Collegian, Available online 6 April 2013 2 Bethne Hart | James Black | Jayde Hillery | Sophie Smith Looking up to the sky! An exploration of new graduate nurses𢀙 perceptions of remote area nursing Collegian, Available online 4 April 2013 3 Debra Jackson | Lesley Wilkes | Lauretta Luck Cues that predict violence in the hospital setting: Findings from an observational study Collegian, Available online 31 March 2013 4 Brenda Happell | Cadeyrn J. Gaskin | Kerry Reid-Searl | Trudy Dwyer Physical and psychosocial wellbeing of nurses in a regional Queensland hospital Collegian, Available online 30 March 2013 5 Kerrie Walkem Instructional immediacy in elearning Collegian, Available online 29 March 2013 6 Hsin-Ya Tu | Jung-Hua Shao | Fang-Ju Wu | Su-Hui Chen | Yeu-Hui Chuang Stressors and coping strategies of 20𢀓45-year-old hemodialysis patients Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, Available online 19 March 2013 7 Maree Anne Bernoth | Elaine Dietsch | Carmel Davies 𢀘Two dead frankfurts and a blob of sauce𢀙: The serendipity of receiving nutrition and hydration in Australian residential aged care Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, Available online 11 March 2013 8 Ying-Hua Chao | Kim Usher | Petra G. Buettner | Colin Holmes Cluster randomised controlled trial: Educational self-care intervention with older Taiwanese patients with Type 2 diabetes𢀓𢀓Impact on blood glucose levels and diabetic complications Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, Available online 13 February 2013 9 Sirinoot Buranaruangrote | Siriorn Sindhu | Deborah K. Mayer | Ameporn Ratinthorn | Thiravud Khuhaprema Factors influencing the stages of breast cancer at the time of diagnosis in Thai women Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, Available online 29 January 2013 10 David C. Benton | Máximo Antonio González-Jurado | Juan Vicente Beneit-Montesinos Professional regulation, public protection and nurse migration Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, Available online 29 January 2013 - View all items
