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Elizabeth A Gazza¹, Diane F Hunker

¹Department of Nursing, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA. egazza@chatham.edu

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Scholarly Communication

Background:

Nursing faculty observed inconsistent scholarly writing skills among students in online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing, hybrid Master of Science in Nursing, and online Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.
Varied writing abilities can impact academic success and future professional communication in nursing.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an evidence-based, comprehensive support framework (scaffold) for enhancing scholarly writing skills in nursing students.
To provide a practical tool for educators to address identified deficits in student writing.

Main Methods:

The development of the proposed framework is based on evidence-based practices in educational support and writing pedagogy.
The framework is designed to be adaptable across different nursing program types and levels.

Main Results:

The proposed framework offers a structured approach to guide students in developing essential scholarly writing competencies.
Implementation of the scaffold aims to standardize and improve the quality of scholarly writing across diverse nursing programs.

Conclusions:

The writing scaffold is recommended for adoption by nursing faculty to foster scholarly writing development.
This framework can be applied across various nursing program levels and disciplines to enhance academic and professional writing skills.