Pathway To Student Scholarship

Abstract

<p>The pathway to student scholarship for seconddegree accelerated nursing students involved a writing-across-the-curriculum assignment that spanned two quarters. Students integrated content from nursing informatics, principles of nursing research and complex clinical nursing problems. During the first quarter, students were enrolled concurrently in a graduate level nursing informatics course and an undergraduate nursing research course. Students learned to access, search, and critically appraise the professional nursing and allied health literature through multiple assignments. The focus of the second quarter was to continue building on previous assignments and to develop a scholarly manuscript suitable for publication in a peerreviewed professional nursing journal. Two faculty members worked collaboratively with student authors, providing feedback and guidance on multiple drafts of their manuscripts. Faculty participated in the identification of and submission to an appropriate journal based on topic and target audience. Eight students developed high quality manuscripts. To date, one manuscript has been accepted for publication in a professional nursing journal, and seven manuscripts are under review.</p><p>This presentation occurred at the Wright State University Campus-Wide Celebration of Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities on April 16, 2010</p>