title: Write, right now: a guide for the novice nurse author.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide the novice nurse author with guidelines to follow for preparing and writing a manuscript. Nurses are responsible for the education of other nurses, and writing and publishing play a major role in providing current knowledge within the profession. By illustrating the mechanics of the writing process, it is hoped that more nurses will approach the task of sharing their ideas on paper.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Swartz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D011643:Publishing; D014956:Writing