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An editorial is presented on Nursing's preoccupation with leadership references to leaders and leadership abound in discourse not only about nursing, nurses and healthcare organizations around all professions and workplaces. Topics include Nurse leader are senior in rank or credential in nursing organizations or academic departments; and conceptions of nursing leaders and leadership that consider alternative approaches empower nurses of organizations to embrace leadership practices.

An editorial is presented on nursing’s research problems. Topics include the importance of research on nursing for its development; the prevalence of research studies led by nurses on units and as valid indicators to influence of research in nursing; and use of research skills for practice which is established during pre‐registration education which include developing search questions, searching for the right research studies.

The article discusses five reasons why so many nursing authors publish their work in a predatory journal. Topics covered include suggestions to counter the risk of credible research being published in predatory journals, ways to identify predatory publishers, and the role of academic leaders, supervisors and mentors in raising awareness of the practices and perils of predatory journals.

Aims and objectives To analyse available research on the effectiveness of prewarming to prevent perioperative hypothermia and identify knowledge gaps for future research. Background Perioperative hypothermia is common and causes complications, such as coagulation and platelet function abnormalities; increased cardiac morbidity, surgical site infection, and pressure ulcer incidence levels. In this context, several methods have been investigated to prevent perioperative hypothermia, including prewarming. Prewarming is defined as the warming of peripheral tissues or the skin surface before anaesthetic induction and may consist of an active cutaneous warming system or the preoperative administration of vasodilation drugs. Design Systematic review. Methods We searched CINAHL, EMBASE, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials and Medline ( January 1990- November 2011) for randomised controlled trials on the effectiveness of prewarming for prevention of perioperative hypothermia, published in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and involving elective surgery patients aged 18 years or older. Results Of 730 identified studies, only 13 met the inclusion criteria. After hand-searching the reference lists of included studies, an additional study was identified for a total sample of 14 studies. The results suggest that forced-air warming system is effective to reduce hypothermia when applied for the prewarming of surgical patients. Conclusion Prewarming patients with the forced-air warming system might be effective to reduce perioperative hypothermia, and new studies are needed to examine the use of carbon fibre technology. Relevance to clinical practice Nurses can use this review to inform decision-making on a prewarming programme in the perioperative period. They can also develop research on strategies to put in practice prewarming in the surgical context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author discusses a debate on whether nurses should publish in 'impactful' journals. He analyses the merits of five of the most common arguments made in the discipline against impact. Measures of impact used to evaluate the contributions of nursing academics in various countries, including the impact factor (IF), the Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) and the h-index are presented. He mentions the significance of showing academic leadership and direction in the nursing professoriate.

The author reflects on whether research quality assessment exercises influenced the growth of the quality and visibility of nursing research and what the harms and costs of such exercises are to the state of the present nursing research. He cites the importance of seeing the potential good arising from the assessments to accept the reality of their existence and use it to promote positive developments for the discipline of nursing, for the departments and for individual nurse academics.

The author proposes that 3 factors namely fear, audacity and values are particularly essential to an academic's research except for one caveat that these factors while in isolation harm success and are extremely potent for research success. Topics discussed include how fear in the academic can result to intimidation, low confidence and insecurities and how when combined, these factors form a powerful tripartite of research success in sociological terms.

The author discusses whether nurses understand the potential benefits of Twitter such as allowing nurse researchers to connect directly, rapidly and cheaply with communities, disseminate information and promote translation of research into practice and policy. It points out that the use of Twitter can come to symbolize contemporary thinking and innovation due to its compatibility, complexity and trialability.

The article discusses the acceptance and maximization of failures in nursing research, which are treated by the authors as a primary factor in advancing the academic standing and settings of the nursing profession. Aside from reflecting good academic practice, failures assist nurses in developing skills, identities and inventions, and in promoting equality. The role of senior researchers and other mentors in harnessing beneficial failures in mentioned.

The authors discuss the importance of publishing research in the right journals to help its circulation in audiences. They highlight models and benefits of 'open access' an initiative allowing articles of all fields to be freely available online without permission or copyright restrictions. Several strategies for publishing a good journal, including, prioritizing the quality of research, developing the ability to craft key messages in papers and resisting expedience, are also included.

The article presents a response to R. Booth & A. Oudshoorn's account of M. M. Archibald and A. Clark Twitter and nursing research on how diffusion of innovation theory can help uptake. Topics discussed include their assertions that diffusion of innovation privileges the innovation, that users are subject to complex socio-technical considerations and social media ecology helps understand user's needs and that Twitter is a social technology and social networks influence diffusion.

The article presents a response to Jacinta Kelly regarding the uses of management and game theory to research grant and publication success as she risks dismissing entire bodies of knowledge designed to improve workplace skills and promote effectiveness. Topics discussed include her argument that Drucker's theories have limited use to nurse academics to help meet the huge distinctive demands faced by nurses in academic and for nurses to be engaged and successful in research and teaching.

The author reflects on the building of successful research programs in nursing from the three continents including Europe, North America, and Asia. It states that buliding a research program means a change in thinking and productiveness from small projects to a large program. It mentions that the success of the research program will be evaluated including the impact of the quality and original publications, vitality, and sustainability.

The authors’ discuss how Florence Nightingale’s legacy is still relevant today. They states that although Nightingale is best known as the founder of modern nursing, her contribution to contemporary nurses, nursing care and nursing research has not been fully appreciated. According to them, five essential components to optimal healing highlighted by Nightingale - pure air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness and light are still important as is her emphasize on direct patient care.