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The Scholarship of Writing in Nursing Education
This open access textbook is intended to guide best practices in the journey of scholarly writing in the context of the nursing profession. This resource is designed for students in undergraduate nursing programs and may also be useful for students in other health-related post-secondary programs, graduate students, and healthcare providers.
- Author
- Lapum et al.
- Publisher
- Ryerson University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- English
Contents· 113 sections
- 01: Introduction
- 1.01: Chapter 1 Learning Objectives
- 1.02: Purpose and Audience of this Book
- 1.03: Introduction to Scholarly Writing
- 1.04: Relevance of Scholarly Writing to the Nursing Profession
- 1.05: Post-secondary Expectations
- 1.06: Chapter Summary
- 02: Reading and Comprehension
- 2.01: Notetaking
- 2.02: Annotating
- 2.03: Dialectic Notetaking
- 2.04: Reading Critically
- 2.05: Critiquing a Text
- 2.06: Reflecting and Summarizing
- 2.07: Troubleshooting Your Reading
- 2.08: Chapter Summary
- 2.09: Chapter 2 Learning Objectives
- 2.10: Overview- Reading and Comprehension
- 2.11: Reading Effectively
- 2.12: Best Place and Time for Reading
- 2.13: The Distracted Reader
- 2.14: Learning Preferences
- 2.15: Types of Texts You Are Expected to Read
- 2.16: Pre-reading Strategies
- 2.17: Reading the Article in Full
- 03: Information Literacy
- 3.01: Caution- Wikipedia and Other Websites
- 3.02: Chapter Summary
- 3.03: Chapter 3 Learning Objectives
- 3.04: Overview- Information Literacy
- 3.05: Finding Texts
- 3.06: Researching the Topic
- 3.07: Search Operators
- 3.08: Evaluating Quality
- 3.09: Peer-Reviewed Sources
- 3.10: Popular Sources and Grey Literature
- 3.11: Primary and Secondary Sources
- 04: Types of Writing
- 4.01: Chapter Summary
- 4.02: Chapter 4 Learning Objectives
- 4.03: Overview- Types of Writing
- 4.04: Descriptive Writing
- 4.05: Reflective Writing
- 4.06: Analytical Writing
- 4.07: Persuasive Writing
- 4.08: Critical Writing
- 4.09: Editorial Writing
- 4.10: Literature Review
- 05: The Fundamentals of Writing
- 5.01: Commonly Confused Words
- 5.02: Other Grammar and Style Tips
- 5.03: Chapter Summary
- 5.04: Chapter 5 Learning Objectives
- 5.05: Overview- The Fundamentals of Writing
- 5.06: Audience and Reader
- 5.07: Writing Purpose
- 5.08: Point of View and Pronouns
- 5.09: Tone of Writing
- 5.10: Sentence and Paragraph Construction
- 5.11: Clear and Complex Language
- 5.12: Respectful and Inclusive Language
- 06: The Writing Process and Pre-Writing
- 6.01: Organizing and Connecting Ideas
- 6.02: Developing an Outline
- 6.03: Chapter Summary
- 6.04: Chapter 6 Learning Objectives
- 6.05: Overview- The Writing Process
- 6.06: The Starting Point
- 6.07: Brainstorming to Get Started
- 6.08: Working With a Thesis
- 6.09: Elements of a Thesis Statement
- 6.10: Examples and Pitfalls of Thesis Statements
- 6.11: Writing a Thesis Statement
- 6.12: Revising a Thesis Statement
- 07: Drafting and Writing a Paper
- 7.01: Chapter Summary
- 7.02: Chapter 7 Learning Objectives
- 7.03: Overview- Drafting and Writing a Paper
- 7.04: Writing the First Draft
- 7.05: Writing Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
- 7.06: Good vs. Weak Support
- 7.07: Transitions- Developing Relationships between Ideas
- 7.08: Patterns of Organization and Methods of Development
- 7.09: Writing Introductions
- 7.10: Writing Conclusions
- 08: Revising and Editing a Paper
- 8.01: Revising and Editing Checklist
- 8.02: Chapter Summary
- 8.03: Chapter 8 Learning Objectives
- 8.04: Overview- Revising and Editing
- 8.05: Revise to Improve Organization
- 8.06: Revise to Improve Cohesion
- 8.07: Revise for Style and Tone
- 8.08: Editing Your Paper
- 8.09: Editing for Clarity and Conciseness
- 8.10: Giving and Receiving Feedback
- 8.11: Creating and Refining a Title
- 09: Academic Integrity and Style Rules (APA 6th edition)
- 9.01: Creating a Reference Page
- 9.02: Reference Page Examples Books
- 9.03: Reference Page Examples Print Journal Articles
- 9.04: Reference Page Examples Electronic Sources
- 9.05: Sample Reference Page
- 9.06: Chapter Summary
- 9.07: Chapter 9 Learning Objectives
- 9.08: Overview- Style Rules and Academic Integrity
- 9.09: Style Rules
- 9.10: Academic Integrity
- 9.11: Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism
- 9.12: Paraphrasing and Direct Quotations
- 9.13: Citing Another Persons Ideas
- 9.14: In-text Citation Types One or Multiple Authors
- 9.15: Other In-text Citation Types