Professional Development
Selected nursing resources to support career advancement and professional development.
Getting Published
The UCSF Campus Library subject guide on getting published, including useful information on finding the right journal:
https://guides.ucsf.edu/gettingpublished
Advice on evaluating publishers:
https://www.library.ucsf.edu/open-access/publishers/
Selected nursing journals with links to guidelines for prospective authors:
- American Journal of Critical Care
- American Journal of Nursing
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Critical Care Nurse
- Evidence-Based Nursing
- Journal of Infusion Nursing
- JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
- Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
- Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
- Nursing Administration Quarterly
- Nursing Research
- The Gerontologist
Presenting at Conferences
Selected professional nursing associations with links to their annual meeting/conference websites:
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
- American Nurses Association
- ANCC National Magnet Conference
- AORN
- ASPAN
- Infusion Nurses Society
- Western Institute of Nursing
- Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
Writing an Abstract
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1Fozg9WQE3/collections/54728040/public/
- Writing for Publication 101: Why the Abstract Is So Important.
Alspach JG.
Crit Care Nurse. 2017 Aug;37(4):12-15. doi: 10.4037/ccn2017466.
PMID: 28765350 - How to write abstracts for manuscripts, presentations, and grants: Maximizing information in a 30-s sound bite world.
Pearce PF, Ferguson LA.
J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2017 Jun 29:452-460. doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12486. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 28660736 - Twelve tips on writing abstracts and titles: How to get people to use and cite your work.
Cook DA, Bordage G.
Med Teach. 2016 Nov;38(11):1100-1104. Epub 2016 Jun 1.
PMID: 27248314 - Writing competitive research conference abstracts: AMEE Guide no. 108.
Varpio L, Amiel J, Richards BF.
Med Teach. 2016 Sep;38(9):863-71. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2016.1211258. Epub 2016 Sep 5.
PMID: 27597323 - A brief on writing a successful abstract.
Gambescia SF.
Educ Health (Abingdon). 2013 May-Aug;26(2):122-5. doi: 10.4103/1357-6283.120706.
PMID: 24200735 - Writing competitive scientific and clinical abstracts: tips for success.
O'Keefe-McCarthy S, Parry M.
Can J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2013 Winter;23(1):19-20.
PMID: 23461240 - Conference presentations: a guide to writing the abstract.
Happell B.
Nurse Res. 2008;15(4):79-87.
PMID: 18700662 - How to write an abstract that will be accepted for presentation at a national meeting.
Pierson DJ.
Respir Care. 2004 Oct;49(10):1206-12.
PMID: 15447804
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