About the Journal

The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) is the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF).

The mission of AJAN is to provide a forum to showcase and promote a wide variety of original research and scholarly work to inform and empower nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals to improve the health and wellbeing of all communities and to be prepared for the future.


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Current Issue

Vol. 42 No. 3 (2025): June - September 2025

Published: 19-09-2025

RESEARCH ARTICLES
The safety and feasibility of a regional nurse-led abdominal paracentesis service: A retrospective analysis. Van Lambaart PG, Rong YJ.

Examining the impact of rapid response team nursing models on patient outcomes: A single-centre retrospective observational study. Fildes C, Munt R, Chamberlain D.

Decreasing the length of stay for term babies requiring respiratory support: A quality improvement project. Clark K, Bates A, Muirhead R, Sant A, Woodgate P, Jardine L.

Patients’ perspectives on promoting tracheostoma self-care: A qualitative study. Queirós SMM, Pinto IES, Santos CSVB, Brito MAC.

Unleashing the full potential of midwifery: Victorian midwives’ motivation and ability to contribute to maternity service reform. Icim M, Sidebotham M, Dietsch E, Carter AG.

REVIEW AND DISCUSSION PAPERS
The origin, evolution, and definition of comprehensive care: A discussion paper. Xiong B, Stirling C, Bailey DX, Martin-Khan M.

Research Papers

The safety and feasibility of a regional nurse-led abdominal paracentesis service: a retrospective analysis

Phoebe Grace Van Lambaart, Yuwei Julian Rong
Abstract 344 | View PDF Downloads 127 Supplementary Material Downloads 13

Examining the impact of rapid response team nursing models on patient outcomes: a single-centre retrospective observational study

Clinton Fildes, Rebecca Munt, Diane Chamberlain
Abstract 426 | View PDF Downloads 112 Supplementary Material Downloads 17

Decreasing the length of stay for term babies requiring respiratory support: A Quality Improvement Project.

Karina Clark, Amanda Bates, Renee Muirhead, Angela Sant, Associate Professor Paul Woodgate, Associate Professor Luke Jardine
Abstract 175 | View PDF Downloads 83 Supplementary Material Downloads 19

Patients' perspectives on promoting tracheostoma self-care: a qualitative study

Silvia Queirós, Igor Emanuel Soares Pinto , Célia Samarina Vilaça Brito Santos , Maria Alice Correia Brito
Abstract 176 | View PDF Downloads 84

Unleashing the full potential of midwifery: Victorian midwives’ motivation and ability to contribute to maternity service reform

Marnie Icim, Professor Mary Sidebotham, Dr Elaine Dietsch, Associate Professor Amanda G. Carter
Abstract 176 | View PDF Downloads 61

Reviews and Discussion Papers

The origin, evolution, and definition of comprehensive care: A discussion paper

Beibei Xiong, Christine Stirling, Daniel Bailey, Melinda Martin-Khan
Abstract 221 | View PDF Downloads 150 Supplementary Material Downloads 19 Supplementary Material Downloads 27
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