Engaging Clinical Nurses in Manuscript Preparation and Publication

• Published in: Nurse author & editor 2014-12, Vol.24 (4), p.1-10
• Main Authors: Johnston, Patricia A., Brassil, Kelly J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1750-4910; 1750-4910
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-4910.2014.tb00191.x

Nurses engage in innovative clinical activities on a daily basis that may not be disseminated due to limitations of time, resources, and confidence to write for publication. As a result, a disproportionate number of articles address quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and nurse-driven research when compared with the number of such activities in which nurses engage in a diversity of clinical settings. As more healthcare organizations, systems, and institutions strive to attract qualified, high-caliber nurses in a competitive marketplace, develop nurse clinicians and scholars to contribute to clinical practice and knowledge, and attain or maintain specialty accreditation or designation such as the Magnet Recognition Program®, creating engaging and sustainable programs to support publications by clinical nurses is critical. Exemplary programs should include several characteristics: cultivating a culture of inquiry, providing the necessary resources, identifying collaborative mentors, and engaging clinical staff. 11 references