Implementing a Writing Course in an Online RN-BSN Program
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2014
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Wolters Kluwer
Abstract
Scholarly writing is an essential skill for nurses to communicate new research and evidence. Written communication directly relates to patient safety and quality of care. However, few online RN-BSN programs integrate writing instruction into their curricula. Nurses traditionally learn how to write from instructor feedback and often not until midway into their baccalaureate education. Innovative strategies are needed to help nurses apply critical thinking skills to writing. The authors discuss a collaborative project between nursing faculty and technical communication faculty to develop and implement a writing course that is 1 of the 1st courses the students take in the online RN-BSN program.
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This is a non-final (post-peer review, revised for final submission) version of an article published in final form in Nurse Educator as:
Stevens, C. J., DʼAngelo, B, Rennell, N., Muzyka, D., Pannabecker, V., & Maid, B. (2014).
Implementing a writing course in an online RN-BSN program. Nurse Educator, 39(1), 17-21. doi: 10.1097/01.NNE.0000437362.73347.5c PubMed PMID: 24300253.
The published, formatted version of this article is available via the Nurse Educator website
(NurseEducatorOnline.com): http://journals.lww.com/nurseeducatoronline/Abstract/2014/01000/Implementing_a_Writing_Course_in_an_Online_RN_BSN.7.aspx
Keywords
Nursing, Writing, RN-BSN, Nursing Education, Written Communication
Citation
Stevens, C. J., DʼAngelo, B, Rennell, N., Muzyka, D., Pannabecker, V., & Maid, B. (2014). Implementing a writing course in an online RN-BSN program. Nurse Educator, 39(1), 17-21. doi: 10.1097/01.NNE.0000437362.73347.5c PubMed PMID: 24300253.