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PMID: 20420998 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The preparation of a strong, convincing abstract is a necessary professional skill and prized art form for nurse scientists and clinical scholars. The power and the role of an abstract are often overlooked. Abstracts are used in a variety of scholarly forums including articles submitted for publication, research proposals, and responses to "calls for abstracts" for presentations at scientific conferences. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the highlights of the "art" rather than the "cookbook" details associated with preparing an abstract. Each of the critical stages of abstract development is explored-planning, drafting, reviewing, peer reviewing, editing, and packaging. Likewise, a few, hopefully helpful, hints on developing the six key elements-background, purpose, sample, methods, results, and implications-of the scientific abstract are given. Polishing, the essential skill of preparing an abstract, takes time and persistence and will pay off in the long run. The well-crafted abstract is an initial step in the process of getting research and scholarly pursuits noticed and accepted. |
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Authors:
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Clarann Weinert |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-01-15 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Applied nursing research : ANR Volume: 23 ISSN: 1532-8201 ISO Abbreviation: Appl Nurs Res Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-27 Completed Date: 2010-08-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8901557 Medline TA: Appl Nurs Res Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 106-9 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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College of Nursing, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. cweinert@montana.edu <cweinert@montana.edu> |
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Abstracting and Indexing as Topic
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methods*,
standards Congresses as Topic Editorial Policies Humans Nursing Research Peer Review, Research Periodicals as Topic Planning Techniques Publishing / organization & administration* Research Support as Topic Writing* / standards |
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