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Nursing: Writing

Report Writing & Note Taking

This guide from Leeds University covers various methods of note taking.
Effective ways to take good notes in class and in research, from EBSCO.
Purdue Online Writing Lab website has a guide on General Writing Resources.
How to write a thesis statement, from EBSCO -- The thesis statement is the cornerstone of your paper.

Below are resources to help you with report writing.

Handbooks

Most of the BCIT Library books on Academic and Report writing have call # starting with LB 2369.

Thinking on the Page: a college student's guide to effective writing
Call Number: P 301.5 A27 H96 2015
Healthcare writing : a practical guide to professional success
Call Number: PE 1116 M44 A76 2016
Academic writing : an introduction
Call Number: PE 1408 G54 2009
Useful tips on writing a term paper.
Writing for Publication in Nursing
Call Number: RT 24 O35 2019
2016 also available in the Library
Critical Thinking and Writing for Nursing Students
Call Number: RT 24 P75 2016
A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Your Dissertation or Capstone
Call Number: RT 73 R68 2015

BCIT Writing Centre

The Writing Centre services offers assistance to students.

ebooks

Anatomy of writing for publication for nurses
Publication Date: 2021
Building blocks of academic writing
Publication Date: 2020
Composition and literature: a handbook and anthology
Publication Date: 2019
A Nurse's Step by-Step Guide to Writing a Dissertation or Scholarly Project, Second Edition
Publication Date: 2018
The Rowman and Littlefield Guide to Writing with Sources
Publication Date: 2011
Tips on quoting, paraphrasing and citing
Writing for Publication in Nursing by Marilyn H. Oermann; Judith C. Hays
Publication Date: 2016
Print book in the Library
RT 24 O35 2019 & 2016
Writing in College: from competence to excellence
Publication Date: 2016
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare by Roger Watson (Editor); Karen Holland (Editor)
Publication Date: 2021
on order