title: Simplifying the writing process for the novice writer.
abstract: Nurses take responsibility for reading information to update their professional knowledge and to meet relicensure requirements. However, nurses are less enthusiastic about writing for professional publication. This article explores the reluctance of nurses to write, the reasons why writing for publication is important to the nursing profession, the importance of mentoring to potential writers, and basic information about simplifying the writing process for novice writers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Outpatient Surgery at Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Connie
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Redmond
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011643:Publishing; D014956:Writing