A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Writing A Dissertation or Scholarly Project, Second Edition

This is a book about writing your dissertation or scholarly project. It is intentionally small because the last thing a doctoral student needs is another doorstop-sized book to buy, read, and lug around. This is a step-by-step guide to help you write your dissertation or scholarly project. It will not help you design or conduct research or quality improvement initiatives, but it will help you plan, document, organize, and write your dissertation or scholarly project. This book takes you step by step through writing your dissertation or scholarly project, with chapters that correspond exactly with the chapters of a dissertation or scholarly project. There's no fluff here-no attempt to make the book look bigger to attract attention. All this book intends to do is to help you successfully write your dissertation or scholarly project, and does so in a succinct and logical way, with only the occasional interruption for important tips gleaned the hard way.

About the Author :
Karen Roush, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, is Assistant Professor of Nursing at Pace University in New York where she teaches doctoral and graduate students. Roush served for many years as Editorial Director and Clinical Managing Editor of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) and is currently News Director for the journal. She received her PhD in nursing research and theory development from the College of Nursing at New York University. She started her nursing education with an associate degree in nursing from Adirondack Community College in 1982, went on for her BSN at Russell Sage College, and then earned a master's degree at Columbia University in 1996, where she specialized as afamily nurse practitioner. Roush is the founder of The Scholar's Voice, which works to strengthen the voice of nursing through writing mentorship for nurses. She is an award-winning writer who has authored multiple consumer healthcare books, numerous nursing articles in peerreviewed journals, essays, and poetry. Roush received the award for Outstanding Doctoral Graduate at NYU College of Nursingin 2014 and the Fred Schmidt Award for Humanitarian Focused Research in 2011. She has traveled to Rwanda, Uganda, and Indiaas a nursing volunteer and taught nursing students in Ghana. In addition, she was a visiting scholar in the Department of HumanResources for Health at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.

Review :
"Karen Roush provides a comprehensive and insightful framework for writing a dissertation (traditional or manuscript option) or a scholarly project. The book guides the reader with specific directions on how best to begin, develop, and complete the various parts of a dissertation. Whether you need lessons in scientific writing or sequential steps in organizing your dissertation or project, know that Roush has written a book that deconstructs the complexities, chaos, and craft of writing. She has provided the remedy to sleepless nights and blank pages on the computer screen by offering this book as a real solution." -Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN Dean and Professor, Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden "A Nurse's Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Dissertation or Scholarly Project, Second Edition, is a straightforward resource for students as they proceed through their scholarly work. Writing in an easy conversational style, Karen Roush provides specific guidance for completing each chapter of the dissertation or scholarly project. Her skill and passion for writing show throughout. The new chapter on writing manuscripts is a great addition. The book is a valuable tool for both students and faculty." -Eleanor T. Campbell, EdD, RN, FAAM Associate Professor, Nursing Lehman College Graduate Center of the City University of New York "This book is a clearly written, comprehensive guide with practical advice for any doctoral student preparing to write a dissertation or scholarly project. The content is contemporary, with easy-to-understand examples that help highlight the main points. The questions embedded in each chapter skillfully guide the student through the writing process. I will recommend this book to all of my doctoral students." -Kristen Sethares, PhD, RN, CNE, FAHA Professor of Nursing, PhD Graduate Program Director University of Massachusetts Dartmouth "Dr. Roush offers a timely, practical, and all-inclusive writing guide for doctoral students that provides valuable, easily applied information about writing the dissertation or scholarly project for academic and, ultimately, publication purposes. The format of the book promotes understanding of the complementary nature of the scholarly work undertaken by students in both research- and practice-focused doctoral programs. I applaud the unifying approach employed by the author." -Mary Jo Vetter, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC Director, DNP Program, Clinical Associate Professor Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University "Roush's triumph in her quest as writing mentor is sustained in this second edition. She has further streamlined the process for the most daunting of all graduate student research projects. This guide concisely outlines elements of chapters, integrates crucial tips for formatting and for preventing common errors, and, most notably, eliminates the mystery of the construction of a dissertation or scholarly project, often the greatest obstacle to writing advancement. A Nurse's Step-By-Step Guide to Writing a Dissertation or Scholarly Project is a required text for doctoral nursing students whom I mentor." -Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC Associate Professor, Director of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing