Plastic Surgical Nursing (PSN), the official peer-reviewed Journal of the International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN), is a quarterly journal that has been published continuously since 1980 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW). The Journal presents the most current information about plastic and aesthetic nursing practice. PSN features clinical articles covering a wide variety of surgical and nonsurgical reconstructive and aesthetic procedures. Articles about patient education techniques and research findings are also included, as well as articles discussing the important ethical issues and trends in this expanding clinical nursing specialty. The Journal additionally provides relevant continuing education contact hours in every issue. Members of ISPAN receive the Journal as a benefit of membership.

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