title: Writing requirements across nursing programs in Canada.
abstract: The emphasis on scholarship in nursing, demands for evidence-based practice, and attention to writing have raised the profile of academic writing within nursing curricula. This article provides a comprehensive review of English and writing course requirements across 81 English-language baccalaureate nursing programs in Canada. The data were gathered from a review of nursing programs and curriculum information from university and college Web sites. Of the 81 programs, 39 (48.1%) require neither an English literature course nor a writing course, 15 (18.5%) require an English literature course, and 32 (39.5%) require a writing course, including five programs that require a discipline-specific writing course. Discipline-specific writing courses appear to be useful adjuncts to writing-across-the-curriculum initiatives in nursing and will help students to develop the research and writing skills needed to succeed both academically and in a career in which nursing scholarship and evidence-informed practice are increasingly valued and expected.
authors: Department of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Jo-Anne D
authors: JA
authors: Andre
authors: Roger
authors: R
authors: Graves
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards*