Short, practical guides to the sections and documents of nursing projects and papers, from capstones and DNP projects to theses. Each page gives an outline, a weak-versus-strong example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
Twelve guides for graduate scholarly work, in roughly the order a project unfolds. Each one walks through an outline and a worked example.
Frame a practice problem with local data, name the gap you are claiming, and lead into a purpose a committee can test.
Read guide →Separate the aim from its objectives, set a baseline and target, and line each objective up with a measure and an analysis.
Read guide →Choose the columns, appraise each study the same way, and turn the grid into theme-based paragraphs that end on a gap.
Read guide →Write annotations with a summary, an appraisal and a relevance statement, laid out in APA 7.
Read guide →Choose a framework for fit, define only the concepts you use, and connect them to your measures and discussion.
Read guide →Describe design, setting, sample, intervention, data collection and analysis so a reader can judge and repeat your work.
Read guide →Report findings in the order of your aims, use tables well, interpret carefully and state limitations plainly.
Read guide →Fill each labelled slot, keep to the word limit, and report real results for a project or a manuscript submission.
Read guide →Condense a project into one page for stakeholders and committees: the decision first, then findings and next steps.
Read guide →Match audiences to formats, agree authorship and permissions, and set owners and dates for sharing your results.
Read guide →Lay out sections, keep the text short, let one figure carry the results, and prepare for questions at the session.
Read guide →Reflect on AACN Essentials 2021 competencies by pointing to specific evidence, analyzing growth and setting next steps.
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Get my instant quote →For referencing rules, use the citation guides. For a full walkthrough of a whole project such as a DNP scholarly project or a dissertation, see the nursing guides.