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Supporting New Graduate and Early Career Nurses

edited by

Judy E. Duchscher

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: new graduate nurses; early career nurses; transition-to-practice; workforce development; leadership; mentorship; career pathways; staff well-being; skill development; burnout prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing Education and Leadership)

Creativity, Culture, and Community-Based Mental Health Nursing

edited by Sally Hardy

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; community; sustainable wellbeing; creativity; innovation; culture; health inequalities; coproduction; collaboration; social exchange

Health Questionnaires in Nursing

edited by

Raúl Juárez Vela

, Daniel Íncera Fernández,

Mercedes Sánchez-Barba

and

Antonio Martinez-Sabater

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8709 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing; health outcomes; questionnaires; nursing

Transforming Healthcare Delivery: Advances in Organizational Models of Nursing Care

edited by

Alessio Conti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open

Keywords: models; organizational; nursing care; patient-centered care; telemedicine; advanced practice nursing; health services sustainability; green healthcare; digital health innovation; nurse-led models of care; interprofessional collaboration

Advances in Neonatal Pain Nursing

edited by Gwenaelle De Clifford-Faugere and Marilyn Aita

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing; neonates; acute pain; prolonged pain; interventions; developmental care practice; neonatal intensive care unit; systematic review

Advances in Critical Care Nursing

edited by Gian Domenico Giusti and Stefano Bambi

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 27854 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical care/intensive care unit; new technologies; artificial intelligence; humanization of care; patient-centered care; donation/transplantation; cardiopulmonary resuscitation*; management

Quiet Quitting: An Alarming Issue for Healthcare Professionals and Services

edited by

Petros Galanis

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23669 | Submission Open

Keywords: quiet quitting; healthcare professionals; healthcare services; healthcare settings; healthcare professionals; healthcare workers; workers; workload; work engagement; work conflicts; workplace bullying; leadership style; stress; anxiety; depression; burnout; well-being; job satisfaction; turnover intention; job burnout; work-related quality of life; work& ndash; life balance; work productivity; patient outcomes; patient safety; moral resilience; emotional intelligence; coping strategies; staffing levels

Breakthroughs in Nursing: Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making

edited by Márcia Pestana-Santos and

Lara Daniela Matos Cunha

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18889 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical reasoning; clinical decision-making; clinical judgment; critical thinking; evidence-based nursing

Nursing Leadership: Contemporary Challenges

edited by João Miguel Almeida Ventura Da Silva and Samuel Spiegelberg Zuge

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10068 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing leadership; health services administration; patient-centered care; work environment; organizational innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing Education and Leadership)

Sustainable Practices in Nursing Education

edited by

Cristina Álvarez-García

and

Maria Dolores López Franco

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5873 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; competency-based education; curriculum; education for sustainable development; environmental health; health promotion; nursing education; planetary health; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing Education and Leadership)

Quality of Life in Care Homes

edited by

Stephanie Craig

and

Gary Mitchell

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open

Keywords: care homes; nursing homes; residential homes; long-term care settings; older people; quality of life; healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing Care for Older People)

Caring in Emergency Settings: Nursing, Professional Practices, and Shared Experiences

edited by

Juan Francisco Velarde-García

and

Oscar Arrogante

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4460 | Submission Open

Keywords: emergency nursing; interprofessional relations; family caregivers; critical care; first aid; transportation of patients

Nursing Management in Clinical Settings

edited by

Silvia Helena Henriques

and Laura Leal

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2708 | Submission Open

Keywords: nurses; nursing care; nursing management; practice environment; professional competence; leadership; material resource management; financial management; personnel management; safety management

Research Innovations in Skin and Wound Care

edited by Christina Parker and

Jane O'Brien

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5576 | Submission Open

Keywords: wound care; skin care; digital wound care; skin integrity; wound management; wound care innovation

Perspectives from Interdisciplinary Nursing Research on Mental Health in Later Life

edited by

Luciano Magalhães Vitorino

, Gail Low and

Sofia von Humboldt

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: depression; anxiety; post-traumatic stress; cognitive decline and dementia; quality of life; loneliness; suicide prevention; well-being; spirituality and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health Nursing)

Nursing Innovation and Quality Improvement—Second Edition

edited by

Ashley Shepherd

submission deadline 11 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; nursing; quality improvement; nursing care

Advances in Nursing Care for Cancer Patients

edited by

Maria Lavdaniti

and Theocharis Konstantinidis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11046 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer treatment; symptom management; informational needs; survivorship; digital health; telehealth; quality of life

Advancing Nursing Practice Through Innovative Education

edited by

Frank Donnelly

Caroline Browne

and

Tracey Moroney

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; outcomes; neurodivergence; artificial intelligence; strengths-based nursing curriculum

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing Education and Leadership)

Advances in Nursing for Indigenous Health

edited by Linda Deravin,

Jan Dewar

, Nina Sivertsen, Lynne Stuart (Mandandanji Woman),

Ali Drummond

and Karen Adams

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing practice and education; indigenous health; cultural safety; health equity; indigenous knowledge systems; workforce diversity

Wound Assessment and Management in Nursing Practice and Education

edited by

Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves

and

João Daniel Neves-Amado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 23036 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing practice; nursing education; innovative approaches; evidence-based practices; technology in wound care; pressure injuries; pressure ulcers

Mental Health and Well-Being of Nursing Students: Challenges, Interventions, and Future Directions

edited by

Lorena Gutiérrez-Puertas

and

Montserrat Monserrat Hernández

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6253 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing students; resilience; mental health promotion; smartphone addiction; patient care; education and health policies; compulsive behaviors; eating disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health Nursing)

Nursing Digital Innovation: From Care Delivery to Professional Development

edited by Carla Sílvia Fernandes and

Bruno Magalhães

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; nursing informatics; gamification in healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovations in Nursing Care)

Innovations in Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare

edited by

Beatrice Albanesi

and

Maddalena De Maria

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3343 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation-based education; nursing pedagogy; clinical simulation; high-fidelity simulation; virtual simulation; standardized patients; interprofessional education; faculty development; simulation evaluation; nursing education innovation; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing Education and Leadership)

Advances in Dementia Nursing: Functional Health, Carer Experiences, and Culturally Inclusive Care Approaches

edited by

Wenpeng You

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: dementia care; functional health; carers’ experiences; culturally inclusive care; refugee ageing; CALD populations; nursing education; person-centred care; global health; health equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing Care for Older People)

Clinical and Rehabilitative Nursing in Chronicity

edited by

Rafael Alves Bernardes

Vitor Parola

and

Hugo Leiria Neves

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3238 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic disease management; rehabilitation; nursing; patient-centered care; self-management strategies; long-term care; chronic care models; patient education and empowerment; health; promotion; telemedicine

Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health Service

edited by

Raul Cordeiro

and Bruno Morgado

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychiatric nursing; mental health services; mental disorders; patient-centered care; therapeutic alliance; psychosocial interventions; community mental health services; interdisciplinary communication; evidence-based practice; professional-patient relations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health Nursing)

The Future of COPD Management: Advancing Nursing’s Pivotal Role

edited by

Clint Moloney

, Hancy Issac and

Leah East

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: COPD management; nurse-led care; respiratory nursing; nurse educator; emergency nursing; community nursing; rural health; telehealth; diagnostics; case management; sleep evaluation; Apnea Link; chronic disease; technology-enabled care; primary care integration

Nursing Care for Patients with Chronic Pain

edited by

Adriano Friganovic

Biljana Filipovic

and

Irena Kovačević

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5280 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing care; pain; chronic; malignant; non-malignant; quality of life; end-of-life care

Culturally Safe and Responsive Mental Health Nursing

edited by

Eric Lim

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health nursing; cultural safety; culturally responsive; culturally and racially marginalised; co-production; lived experience; strengths-based nursing; equity; diversity; inclusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health Nursing)

Advancing Nursing Practice in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Evidence, Innovation, and Person-Centred Care

edited by

Daniele Napolitano

and

Alessio Lo Cascio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: IBD; nursing; person-centred care; self-care; nurse-led interventions; chronic illness; Crohn’ s disease; ulcerative colitis; patient empowerment; caregiver support; quality of life

Advanced Nursing Practice: Expanding Roles, Improving Outcomes

edited by

Francisco Javier García Sánchez

Itziar Hoyos Cillero

and Natalia Mudarra García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nursing practice; nurse practitioner; health systems innovation; role expansion; interprofessional collaboration; clinical leadership; quality of care; healthcare access; evidence-based practice; workforce transformation

AI-Driven Conversational Technologies and Digital Assistants in Nursing and Healthcare: Adoption, Impact, and Future Directions

edited by

Xujuan Zhou

and Paschalina Lialiou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); AI-driven technologies; digital assistants; conversational agents; nursing care; clinical decision-making; patient engagement; digital health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovations in Nursing Care)

Nursing-Led Diabetes Care: Practice, Education, and Implementation Across Settings and Populations

edited by

Veronica Joyce Brady

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; comorbidities; stigma; bias; complications; technology; community

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