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Addressing Nursing Scholarship: A Framework for Currency and Number of References.

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Owens, JK; Nicoll, LH; Carter Templeton, H; Chinn, P; Oermann, MH; Edie, AH; De Gagne, JC
Published in: The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres
March 2022

Timeliness and number of references in written work is often a topic of controversy. Decisions about choice of references become complex when there is little recent published information or a great deal of important historical work on a topic.The study aim was to develop a framework to guide authors to determine the number and currency of references to support their writing.This study used a descriptive design with three steps: review of journal author information for guidance about reference currency (n = 247); correspondence with journal editors (n = 27); and a survey of nurse educators (n = 44) regarding currency and number of references in written assignments.Findings affirmed that recent literature is vital for nursing scholarship. Numerical guidelines offered were not based on identifiable consensus or rationale. Historical perspectives published over 5 or 10 years earlier are valued, even sometimes required. For a clinical paper, citation of the most current literature is viewed by editors and educators as essential, and may suffice.Based on the findings of this study and our search of the literature, we developed three decision making algorithms for searching the literature and selecting references by currency and number.

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Published In

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres

DOI

EISSN

1705-7051

ISSN

0844-5621

Publication Date

March 2022

Volume

54

Issue

1

Start / End Page

40 / 50

Related Subject Headings

  • Writing
  • Publishing
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Faculty, Nursing
  • Authorship
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Owens, J. K., Nicoll, L. H., Carter Templeton, H., Chinn, P., Oermann, M. H., Edie, A. H., & De Gagne, J. C. (2022). Addressing Nursing Scholarship: A Framework for Currency and Number of References. The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research = Revue Canadienne de Recherche En Sciences Infirmieres, 54(1), 40–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/0844562120977410
Owens, Jacqueline K., Leslie H. Nicoll, Heather Carter Templeton, Peggy Chinn, Marilyn H. Oermann, Alison H. Edie, and Jennie C. De Gagne. “Addressing Nursing Scholarship: A Framework for Currency and Number of References.The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research = Revue Canadienne de Recherche En Sciences Infirmieres 54, no. 1 (March 2022): 40–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/0844562120977410.
Owens JK, Nicoll LH, Carter Templeton H, Chinn P, Oermann MH, Edie AH, et al. Addressing Nursing Scholarship: A Framework for Currency and Number of References. The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres. 2022 Mar;54(1):40–50.
Owens, Jacqueline K., et al. “Addressing Nursing Scholarship: A Framework for Currency and Number of References.The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research = Revue Canadienne de Recherche En Sciences Infirmieres, vol. 54, no. 1, Mar. 2022, pp. 40–50. Epmc, doi:10.1177/0844562120977410.
Owens JK, Nicoll LH, Carter Templeton H, Chinn P, Oermann MH, Edie AH, De Gagne JC. Addressing Nursing Scholarship: A Framework for Currency and Number of References. The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres. 2022 Mar;54(1):40–50.
Journal cover image

Published In

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres

DOI

EISSN

1705-7051

ISSN

0844-5621

Publication Date

March 2022

Volume

54

Issue

1

Start / End Page

40 / 50

Related Subject Headings

  • Writing
  • Publishing
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Faculty, Nursing
  • Authorship
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing