figures within the body of the manuscript; they must be placed at the end of the manuscript or uploaded as separate documents during the submission process. AJN must be able to verify the accuracy of all photographs. Authors need to state who or what is depicted, who took the photograph, when and where it was taken, and what, if any, changes were made to the photo. For information on submitting videos to augment papers, or as a primary submission, see “Types of Submissions” below. Anonymity and patient confidentiality. and patient confidentiality. We encourage authors to include clinical scenarios or case studies in their manuscripts. Descriptions of clinical scenarios involving patients need to be identified as real or composites based on the authors’ experience.

It is imperative to protect the anonymity of people described in these scenarios or to obtain the written consent of all such people, even if individuals’ names are not used, whenever the identity of such individuals could reasonably be determined. Case studies or detailed reports of cases used as data must be accompanied by the written permission of the patient and family included in the case report. Authors may not change the details of a real case, but cases can be de-identified to ensure the patient’s anonymity. The journal will work with authors on de-identifying procedures if the manuscript is accepted; however, most patients and families are eager to have their cases shared for learning purposes as long as their names are not used. For patient scenarios, authors may construct composite cases that are representative of a patient population but not based on one real case, or one case can be used providing it does not include details that would jeopardize the patient’s anonymity. When a composite is created, the author needs to state this in the manuscript; for example, “Jane Smith was a 70-year-old woman who sustained a fall at home (this case is a composite based on my [our] experience).” Authors who include cases of any kind in their manuscripts must complete the Patient Case Form available at https://www.editorialmanager.com/ajn under “Author Forms.” Continuing education questions. education questions. Do not submit test questions with your manuscript. If your manuscript is suitable for a continuing education feature in the journal, the test questions will be developed independently.

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The EQUATOR Network (www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines) is an excellent general resource for an overview of the various reporting guidelines. Review/Clinical application papers. application papers. AJN welcomes papers that synthesize research and other evidence to describe best clinical nursing practices. Authors should ensure that their papers describe the evidence for practice, including a description of the literature search, existing research that is relevant, and gaps in the current literature. Authors should not feel compelled to include discussion of all research but should focus instead on the most important, best-designed studies. Clinical papers should clearly define its focus. Authors should describe in detail how the ideas and information presented can be directly applied in clinical practice. Clinical papers on health problems should include a discussion of the relevant epidemiology; assessments and diagnostics; medical treatments (including pharmacological therapies) and their