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Patricia Gonce Morton1, John Nerges2
1Patricia Gonce Morton is Dean Emeritus, University of Utah College of Nursing, 961 North Twin Creek Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 (trish.morton@utah.edu).
Abstract:
Graduate students complete papers for course requirements, doctor of nursing practice and master's projects, and doctoral dissertations. The valuable information contained in these school papers may be appropriate for publication in professional journals. Graduate students must learn the key differences between school paper and journal article styles. Using this critical information, students can revise their school papers in journal style and achieve a successful publication that contributes to the literature and, ultimately, to the care of patients and their families.
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