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This is What Substantive Feedback Actually Looks Like (An Example of a Real Manuscript)
In my writing-intensive classes, students often tell me, “I’ve never had feedback like this!” Because I had the good fortune to receive equal parts encouraging and constructive feedback starting with my elementary and high school English teachers, all the way to my dissertation committee, I’ve been able to enjoy a rewarding career as a nurse…
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3 Barriers to Scholarly Dissemination
In my editorial for the May/June issue of JAPNA, I highlighted the 3 primary barriers I see when working with writers who are stuck. Similar to our work as nurses and healthcare providers, it is important to identify the cause of a problem before we can effectively resolve it. Writer’s block can often be traced…
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Before You Submit: 7 Tips to Get Published
Michelle DeCoux Hampton PhD, RN Founder and Publication Consultant, The Publication Accelerator Learn the Formula The underlying structure of most research reports is abbreviated as IMRaD (introduction, methods, results, and discussion). With practice, you will see the patterns within each section of the IMRaD structure. Becoming a peer reviewer for a journal is a great…
