Changing the Publication Culture From “Nice to Do” to “Need to Do”: Implications for Nurse Leaders in Acute Care Settings

Tyndall, Deborah E.; Caswell, Nicole I.

doi:10.1111/nuf.12163

Cited by 10 publications

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“…3 Publication is essential to build a body of nursing knowledge and is not only the responsibility of nurses in academic settings. [21][22][23] Nurses and nursing students need to increase their writing self-efficacy and publish to inform practice.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Project to Publication—A Writing Mentorship Program

Harne-Britner,

Leaver

2023

Clin Nurse Spec

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Purpose/Aims Evidence is required to inform effective interventions promoting publication among clinical nurses. This study examined the effect of a mentored writing program on clinical nurse perceptions of writerly self-efficacy and publication. Design A mixed-methods, pretest-posttest study design with an education intervention was implemented. The Revised for Nursing Practice - Postsecondary Writerly Self-efficacy Scale (RNP-PSWSES) measured perception of writerly self-efficacy before and after intervention. Manuscripts submitted for publication were counted. Methods The purposive, convenience sample included registered nurses with completed research, evidence-based practice, or quality improvement projects. Subjects participated in a 3-month structured mentored writing program and completed the RNP-PSWSES survey before and after program completion. A Wilcoxon signed rank test was performed to determine the significance of difference between the pretest and posttest, and the number of published manuscripts was reported. Results The RNP-PSWSES items identified pretest-posttest Cronbach's α (.728, .818). Posttest RNP-PSWSES scores were statistically significantly higher than pretest scores (z = −1.96, P = .050) with a large effect size of r = 0.69. Two manuscripts were accepted for publication, and 1 manuscript was withdrawn after the third request for revisions. Conclusions In this study, mentored writing workshops improve nurses' perceptions of writing ability and increase publications. Generalization of findings is limited by small sample size. Clinical nurse specialists are critical to champion writing and publication.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Project to Publication—A Writing Mentorship Program

Harne-Britner,

Leaver

2023

Clin Nurse Spec

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“…Thus, they often feel unqualified to contribute to scientific literature (Bowling, 2013). Reasons frequently given for low publication rates include poor writing skills and low writing self-efficacy (Derouin, Hueckel, Turner, Hawks, Leonardelli, & Oermann, 2015; Tyndall & Caswell, 2017). Self-efficacy is one’s belief in his/her capability to complete a desired activity (Bandura, 1986).…”

Section: A Program To Enhance Writing Skills For Advance Practice Regmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Program to Enhance Writing Skills for Advanced Practice Nurses

Hirschey¹,

Rodgers²,

Hockenberry³

2019

J Contin Educ Nurs

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Advance practice nurses (APNs) make important contributions to scholarly journals that are derived from scientific evidence and clinical practice. This article presents a writing program designed to enhance APNs’ writing skills with a series of online modules, a workshop, and manuscript checklist. The program was implemented in a Doctor of Nursing Practice program and evaluated with a writing self-efficacy scale and open-ended questions. Findings indicate that self-efficacy was high after the writing program, and the checklist was useful. This program has great potential as course in a nursing school’s curriculum or as a continuing education class. Participants can use the program’s tools to maintain their writing skills and enhance publication success throughout their careers.

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“…Lack of time is a real burden as busy clinical units may not be amenable to allotting nurses a block of time to write. Discussing these issues with nurse leaders and promoting a culture of publishing can bring positive results (Tyndall & Caswell, 2016). Many nurses prefer not to write at their work place so the nurse will need to identify preference and time allotment for manuscript preparation.…”

Section: Barriers To Publishingmentioning

confidence: 99%