Writing in Nursing: A Brief Guide is the ideal, pocket-sized manual for undergraduate and graduate nursing students who want to improve their writing.
Writing is often a part of many nursing courses, including introductions to health systems, nursing fundamentals, public and community health, leadership, and ethics, as well as clinical specializations in long-term chronic nursing care, acute medical-surgical care, psychiatric nursing, child and maternal health, and clinical rotations. In addition to literature reviews, nursing students may write clinical reflections, research article critiques, case studies, poster presentations, conference presentations with PowerPoint or Prezi slides, and clinical practice articles.
The aim of Writing in Nursing: A Brief Guide is to provide nursing students with a practical guide to writing, with clear instructions and concrete examples from students and professionals. It emphasizes that writing like a professional nurse requires thinking like one, which includes an understanding of translational science and evidence-based practice. Adapting conventional rhetorical concepts, this book guides novice writers in clear, persuasive writing by paying attention to their credibility, care, and competence.