Oermann, DNP Alumnus Eskew and Colleagues Publish Article in Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing

Marilyn Oermann, professor; and Michael Eskew, DNP '18; recently published an article entitled "Reporting Guidelines for Use in Preparing Manuscripts for Nursing Journals" in the Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing. Co-authors include Jamie Conklin of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dennis Williams of Southern Nazarene University. 

Abstract

For research to be used to build evidence and guide practice decisions, studies need to be reported accurately, completely, and without bias. Standardized reporting guidelines have been developed to improve the quality of manuscripts on different types of studies. Reporting guidelines are often in the form of a checklist, ensuring that authors include important elements in their manuscripts. Research has shown that authors who use standardized reporting guidelines submit higher quality manuscripts that include essential information. This article describes common reporting guidelines that can be used by nurse authors when preparing their manuscripts.