Nursing Research Center |
Huntington Health encourages nurses to disseminate research and evidence-based practice projects. Important avenues of dissemination include abstract and poster presentations at conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Abstract Writing |
Read
Ten Steps to Developing an Abstract for Conferences (Coad 2007)
Developing and writing a conference abstract (Gray 2019)
Tell your story: Tips for developing a successful conference abstract (Newberry 2021)
Watch
Creating a Winning Abstract - Johns Hopkins - View on YouTube
Prepare
HH Abstract Worksheet – EBP, PI/QI, or Poster Project - To help guide you to an effective abstract or poster presentation
Writing and Submitting an Abstract Checklist - Email the EBPResearchCouncil@huntingtonhealth.org for a copy of the checklist.
Poster Development |
Read
A Practical Guide to Designing a Poster for Presentation (Briggs 2009)
Successful design and delivery of a professional poster. (Berg 2017)
Ten steps to successful poster presentation (Hardicre 2007)
Original Research How to Create a Poster That Attracts an Audience (Siedlecki 2017)
Punch up your podium presentations (Wood 2017)
Poster Development Workshop - PowerPoint Slides
Watch
How to Prepare for a Poster Presentation - View on YouTube
«Design»
PosterNerd.com (formerly MakeSigns.com) - Recommended for poster templates and poster ordering by the EBP/Nursing Research Council
PosterNerd Tutorials - 5 Minute Overview, Scientific Poster Parts, Layout & Design, Images, Charts, & Graphs, Poster Sizing
Multimedia Resources - Find online visual resources that may be used for presentations. Includes, images, slides, and video resources. Please review the individual resource's terms of use.
Writing & Publishing |
Read
Avoiding Plagiarism in Academic Writing (Anderson 2009)
Writing for Publication: a Practical Guide (Happell 2008)
Developing Academic Writing Skills: the PROCESS Framework (Lloyd 2007)
Disseminating Best Practice through Publication in Journals (Price 2010)
Navigating the Publishing Process (Roush 2017)
Writing Your Manuscript: Structure and Style (Roush 2017)
The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing (2011) - PowerPoint
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare Getting it Right (2021) - Book
Improve your Academic Writing: Seven Useful Tips - View on YouTube
TED-Ed. Beware of Nominalizations - Helen Sword, 2012; View on YouTube
Avoiding Wordiness - View on YouTube
Research
Find Journals with JANE - Enter the title and/or abstract of the paper in the box, and click on 'Find journals', 'Find authors', or 'Find Articles'. Jane will then compare your document to millions of documents in Medline to find the best matching journals, authors, or articles.
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