LibGuides: DNP Evidence-Based Practice Project: Library Resources: Scholarly Writing

Books on Writing from the Mulford Library

APA 7th Edition Style

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Articles on Writing

The following journal articles are available in full-text from the UToledo Libraries. Click the links below to pursue access to the full-text. After clicking the links below, click either the FindIt@UT or PDF Full-Text links to access and download the articles.

Avoiding Plagiarism

Baker, J. D. (2012). The seven Rs of supporting opinion and avoiding plagiarism. AORN Journal, 96(5), 465-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2012.09.001
Goodwin, J., & McCarthy, J. (2020). Explaining plagiarism for nursing students: An educational tool. Teaching & Learning in Nursing, 15(3), 198-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2020.03.004
Grif Alspach, J. (2014). A case of plagiarism: Lessons for editors, authors, reviewers, readers, and plagiarists. Critical Care Nurse, 34(5), 12-16. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2014786
Klimaszewski, A. D. (2012). Preventing plagiarism. Oncology Nursing Forum, 39(6), 525-527. https://doi.org/10.1188/12.ONF.525-527
Muller, L. S. (2019). A keen eye avoids plagiarism: A cautionary tale. Professional Case Management, 24(6), 323-326. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCM.0000000000000398
Suter, W. N., & Suter, P. M. (2018). Understanding plagiarism. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 30(4), 151-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/1084822318779582

Scholarly Writing Basics

Baker, J. D. (2016). The purpose, process, and methods of writing a literature review. AORN Journal, 103(3), 265-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2016.01.016
Booth, Y. (1996). Writing an academic essay: A practical guide for nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 5(16), 995-999. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.1996.5.16.995 [this is an older article but has classic and timeless content]
Freysteinson, W. M., Billings, D. M., & Kowalski, K. (2013). The language of scholarship for novice writers. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 44(12), 533-534. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20131121-13
Marshall, L. S. (2020). Dissemination: Letting your "voice" make a difference writing an abstract. Journal of Radiology Nursing, 39(4), 269-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2020.10.001
Neill, C. (2017). Writing a literature review. Radiation Therapist, 26(1), 89-91.
Roush, K. (2019). Writing the introduction to your dissertation or scholarly project. Reflections on Nursing Leadership, 45(1), 1-17.
Stonehouse, D. (2018). How to write a good essay: General principles for success. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(6), 292-295. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.6.292
Wakefield, A. (2015). Synthesising the literature as part of a literature review. Nursing Standard, 29(29), 44-51. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.29.44.e8957

Writing for Publication

Writing Motivation and Productivity

Ali, O. (2017). Getting to know the writer in me. Reflections on Nursing Leadership, 43(4), 37-40.
Carter‐Templeton, H. (2021). Writing productivity strategies. Nurse Author & Editor, 31(2), 33-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/nae2.20
Janke, K. K., Mospan, C. M., & Cain, J. (2019). Papers don't write themselves: Creating a system to support writing productivity. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning, 11(10), 965-971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2019.06.010
Nicoll, L. H. (2016). Freewrite: First impressions. Nurse Author & Editor, 26(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-4910.2016.tb00218.x