Writing for Publication in Nursing, Fourth Edition

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“Writing for publication is essential for disseminating nursing knowledge, and this book will surely prepare budding authors and serve as a resource for experienced authors. It is a great reference for authors at all levels." Score: 100, Five Stars

--Doody's Medical Reviews

This in-depth resource on writing for nurses―clinicians, graduate students, researchers, and faculty―guides users through the entire process of writing evidence-based research papers and journal articles, disseminating clinical project findings and innovations, and preparing manuscripts for publication. The completely updated fourth edition expands the content on conducting and writing systematic, integrative, and literature reviews; disseminating evidence and writing papers on clinical topics; and reporting quality-improvement studies. It provides new examples of excellent writing from a varied selection of nursing journals. Woven throughout is an explanation of current writing guidelines for research such as CONSORT and PRISMA. Also included are electronic versions of useful forms and updated web resources relevant to each chapter.

Chapters feature helpful tables, figures, and illustrations; learner exercises to guide development of competencies; and discussion topics designed to address the variety of challenges posed when writing for publication. The print version of the book includes searchable digital access to entire contents.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Updated chapters and new examples from a wide variety of nursing journals
• Expanded content on conducting and writing systematic, integrative, and literature reviews
• Guidelines for reporting different types of research
• Criteria for evaluating the quality of a nursing journal and avoiding predatory journals
• Examination of open-access journal markets
• Strategies for interprofessional collaboration
• Updated content on quality-improvement reporting
• Tips to avoid plagiarism
• Guidance on writing case studies, case reports, policy papers, and articles
• Expanded discussion and examples of searchable databases
• Electronic versions of useful forms
• Updated web resources in each chapter and in an appendix

Key Features:

• Takes the reader step by step through the entire process of writing for publication
• Covers conducting and writing a literature review and writing research, review, quality-improvement, evidencebased practice, and clinical practice articles
• Delivers strategies for writing all types of journal articles, chapters, books, and other forms of writing
• Includes tips for turning dissertations, DNP projects, and course assignments into manuscripts
• Details the submission, editorial review, and publication processes
• Includes a module for online courses in each chapter
• Includes Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoints, and sample syllabus

Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. She is the author/co-author of 25 books, more than 220 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and many editorials, chapters, and other types of publications. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator and past editor of the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. Dr. Oermann received the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership from the International Academy of Nursing Editors, National League for Nursing (NLN) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research, Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, and NLN President’s Award.

Judith C. Hays, PhD, RN, FGSA, is Associate Professor Emerita at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. She is author/coauthor of a psychiatric epidemiology textbook and more than 70 scientific articles on late-life living arrangements, religiousness, depression, palliative care and bereavement, and nursing history. She is coeditor emeritus of the journal Public Health Nursing. Dr. Hays edits the scientific writing of faculty in baccalaureate, masters, and doctor of nursing practice (DNP) programs.