Nursing Research Week 11 Part 1

Presents underlying theories, causes, processes, and practices about events, and offers alternative explanations for the events

• Personal writing

• Academic writing

Academic writing follows a particular "tone" and adheres to punctuation, grammar, and spelling

• True

• False

Academic tone is formal, positive, with contractions

• True

• False

Answer explanation

No contractions

What are the 5 aspects of writing? (hint: SARGP)

The structure of an academic paper includes a (blank), (blank), and (blank)

A good argument relies on effective use of good (blank) and syntax (rules/principles)

The question is answered in the:

• Introduction

• Conclusion

What to avoid with academic writing:

• Run-on sentences

• Active voice

• Multitude of questioning

• Assume that your readers will be intelligent people

• Telling the audience what to think

Select statements that should not be used in an academic paper:

• The committee will review the file

• The file will be reviewed

• This paper will outline several key points

• A nurse must consider their patients' preferences

• Nurses must considered their patients' preferences

Answer explanation

Check for singular their or they and make the subject plural

Which of the following should you avoid in academic papers:

• Neologisms (newly coined words)

• Jargon

• Colloquialisms (informal expressions)

• Extensive quoting

• Using data as a singular term