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Free Online Writing Resources
- Writing Resources: An article collection by Karen Roush, published in the American Journal of NursingThese four articles take nurses step by step through the writing process: How to develop your writing abilities; the structure of a good manuscript; practical tips for writing up research, QI, clinical reviews, literature reviews, articles on professional issues or health policy, and personal narratives; and navigating the publishing process.
- Writing for Professional Journals: An open online courseCreated by Patricia Gonce Morton, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN, Dean Emeritus, University of Utah College of Nursing
- Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students
An open access textbook designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs. By Linda Frederiksen and Sue F. Phelps.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Researching ethically is also researching efficiently.
- Start your research early; give yourself time to research carefully.
- Note the sources you use when you use them so you don't have to go back later and try to find them.
- Distinguish between main argument and minor points/examples
- Use your own words (paraphrase)
- Use a Citation Manager, such as EndNote or Zotero, to manage your citations and cite while you write.
See these examples of how to paraphrase at the University of Cambridge's guide on plagiarism.
- How to ParaphraseThis resource discusses how to paraphrase correctly and accurately. From the Purdue OWL.
- Tips on Successful ParaphrasingFrom the Writing Center at U. Wisconsin
Additional Resources
- Academic PhrasebankA collection of terms and phrases to help describe methods, findings, conclusions, etc. for use in research papers. From the University of Manchester.
- Citing Medicine (2nd ed.)The NLM Style Guide for authors, editors, and publishers.
- International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (also known as Vancouver style) from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
- List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINEJournals and their abbreviations from the National Library of Medicine. Search by topic, title or ISSN.
- Nurse Author & Editor"An international publication dedicated to publishing high-quality, current, and informative articles on scholarly writing and publishing in the nursing literature." Published by Wiley,