Reporting Guidelines: An Overview

Sameh Eltaybani1

  • 1Sameh Eltaybani is a senior lecturer in the Global Nursing Research Center at the University of Tokyo (Tokyo Daigaku), Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-4578. This work was supported by a research grant (No. JP24K20268) from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Any opinions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the author's organization, JSPS, or the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. During the preparation of this work, the author used ChatGPT-4o and Gemini to improve the clarity of the language. Contact author: eltaybanisameh@gmail.com. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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Summary

This article series equips nurses with essential clinical research principles for evidence-based practice. It covers research design to data interpretation, serving as a valuable resource for nursing professionals.

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