Journal of Perioperative Nursing (JPN) publishes original articles on all aspects of perioperative nursing care spanning the period from a patient’s referral for surgery through to their discharge and full recovery.
JPN is a not-for-profit peer-reviewed journal published by the Australian College of Perioperative Nurses (ACORN). It aims to be a trusted source of knowledge for perioperative nurses so they can provide patients with safe, effective evidence-based care.
The journal is diamond open-access which means articles are freely available to readers, and there is no submission or processing charge for authors. Published articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Recent additions
Editorials
MBS taskforce fails the pub test
Toni Hains, Catherine Smith, and Rebecca East
Articles
The first three procedures that marked the dawn of surgery
Lois Hamlin RN, DNurs, FACN, Foundation Fellow ACORN
Culturally focused pre-surgery screening to reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patient surgical cancellations
Cory J. Williams, Yashni Kander, King Law, Patricia Kennedy, Geoffrey Binge, and Elizabeth Strathdee
Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to manage anxiety in adolescents in the perioperative period: A systematic review and meta‑analysis
Marcia Pestana-Santos, Maria Joao Pereira, Adriana Pestana-Santos, Eduardo Santos, Andreia Goncalves, Daniela Cardoso, Lurdes Lomba, and Margarida Reis Santos
'Can you hear me?' Barriers to and facilitators of communication in the presence of noise in the operating room
Louise C. Grant Mrs, Pat F. Nicholson Associate Professor, Bronwyn Davidson Associate Professor, and Elizabeth Manias Professor
Undertaking the surgical count: An observational study
Victoria Ruth Warwick Dr, Brigid M. Gillespie Professor, Anne McMurray Professor, and Karen G. Clark-Burg Professor
Discussion papers
Prevention is better than cure: Understanding metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the occupational risks for perioperative nurses
Daniel Turnbull and Paula Foran
Ergoophthalmological risks associated with dry eye in the operating room
Aslı Nemli Dr., Koray Gümüş Prof.Dr., and Mürüvvet Başer Prof.Dr.
Can the role of the nurse as surgical assistant add value in the Australian public health care sector?
Toni Hains, Anojan Navaratnam Dr, Andrew O'Brien, Karen Walsh, Jane Neilsen, and Susan Firth
How does the 2020 revised definition of pain impact nursing practice?
Olivia Sonneborn and Annie Williams
What is the scope of practice of the Nurse Practitioner as a surgical assistant in Australia?
Toni G. Hains and Catherine L. Smith
Project reports
Post-operative use of HME filter‑protected open tracheostomy circuit during the COVID-19 pandemic
Way Siong Koh, Irene Ng, and Megan Downing
COVID changes to Post Anaesthesia Care Unit nursing practices
Heather J. Stapleton Ms
Who’s under the mask? Colour-differentiated identification labels for perioperative staff
Diana Bentley
Features
Smartphones in the operating room: Can perioperative nurses be trusted?
Tarryn Armour and Elyse Coffey
