If students wish to master the content successfully, assigned reading and exercise in the next should be completed before reading the lecture. The purpose of this course is to prepare students to write for nursing and health care publications. Students gain an understanding of the publishing process from the point of beginning the manuscript through its publication. Different types of articles and writing styles are examined and students are guided in how to make a decision on the journal for submission of a manuscript. Students examine the peer review process, how to interpret critiques and use them for further development of the manuscript and issues in peer review.
Students complete a manuscript by the end of the course.