Nephrology
Nursing Journal
Journal of the American Nephrology Nurses Association
The Nephrology Nursing Journal
is a refereed clinical and scientific resource that provides current information on a wide variety of subjects to facilitate the practice of professional nephrology nursing.
Its purpose is to disseminate information on the latest advances in research, practice, and education to nephrology nurses to positively influence the quality of care they provide.
The Nephrology Nursing Journal is designed to meet the educational and information needs of nephrology nurses in a variety of roles at all levels of practice.
It also serves as a source for nonnephrology nurses.
Its content expands the knowledge base for nephrology nurses, stimulates professional growth, guides research-based practice, presents new technological developments, and provides a forum for review of critical issues promoting the advancement of nephrology nursing practice.
NNJ has been vetted by the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) and is included in the INANE Nursing Journal Directory.
Highlights from the Current Issue –
May/June 2026
What's Inside This Issue:
The Immeasurable Cost of the Wrong Words: When ‘Noncompliance’ Hid the Real Story
What Nephrology Nurses Need to Know About the 2026 CNN and CDN Certification Changes: Implications for Eligibility, Exam Preparation, and Specialty Practice
Speaking Quality Improvement: Leveraging the PDSA Framework to Improve Dialysis Outcomes
Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the End-Stage Renal Disease Adherence Questionnaire-Short Form: English, Spanish, and Korean Versions
The Effect of Individualized Teach-Back Education Guided by the Roy Adaptation Model on Treatment Adherence and Coping Skills in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
There Is No Difficult Patient
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Why Join ANNA?
The American Nephrology Nurses Association is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization established to support nephrology nurses through education, advocacy, networking and science.
We are committed to advancing the nephrology nursing specialty and nurturing every ANNA member.