title: Side steps to publication.
abstract: After you have prepared an inservice presentation, a term paper, or a project, you often have the building blocks for a publishable paper. You have organized the content and done the research--now you need to translate your paper or oral presentation into the journal format. This experienced author offers tips for successfully building your article on this foundation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valente
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D020452:Journalism / Q000592:standards*; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards*