title: Writing an academic essay: a practical guide for nurses.
abstract: Writing academic essays can be a major hurdle and source of anxiety for many students. Fears and misconceptions relating to this kind of writing can be dispelled if the task is approached in a logical and systematic manner. This article outlines the key steps involved in successfully completing an essay and provides some practical tips to facilitate critical and analytical writing. These steps are: analysing the task; exploring the subject; planning the essay; writing the account; and revising the drafts. Although this process is challenging, academic writing is a means of developing both personally and professionally.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey.
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Booth
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014956:Writing