WRITER'S RESOURCES

Have you ever considered publishing an article based on your clinical experience or research, but don’t know where to start?
This page is is for you!
Email publications@cvaa.info for additional information or just to have a conversation.

POSTER

Lost in Publication: Adventures of a First-Time Author
PDF here

MENTORSHIP

Are you interested in a Writing Mentor?
We can help!
Email publications@cvaa.info to discuss.

LIBRARY TIPS

Tips from our librarian resource!
PDF here

 

POSTER TEMPLATE

A stepping stone to an article is creating a poster.
Here is a template!

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Whether you're a nurse, a pharmacist, a radiologist, or any other clinician, you've likely done work worth sharing! A QI project? A cool workflow hack? A tip or trick for access? Turning that into a poster or a paper is intimidating - we get it. Let us know how we can help!

Answer Here

AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Considering submitting an article to Vascular Access? We have an editorial team available to assist you as well as details on how to do it! Please review the Author Guidelines here and Style Guide here.

CALL/EMAIL/CARRIER PIGEON

What About a CBP?

Maybe a full academic manuscript is not for you just yet. How about sharing what you do in your daily work? The Collaborating for Best Practices column is designed to share experiences, ideas, and recommendations that contribute in a practical way to the advancement of vascular access best practice. Ask us about it!

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FREE TOOLS

Links to resources that might be helpful:

  • Purdue Owl
    The online writing lab offers global support through online reference materials and services for creating citations, cover letters, major-specific writing help, and general writing advice.
  • Zotero
    Free, easy-to-use tool to help youcollect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research

WEBINAR: GENERATING YOUR IDEA

CVAA Publications Webinar #1: 
Generating Your Idea 
Susan Eldred, RN, BScN, MBA, EdD & Janny Proba, RN, BScN, MEd, EdD(c), CON(C), CHPCN(C), CVAA(c)


Resources within:

  • Organizing your notes: Zotero, Mendeley, OneNote
  • Professional networks and forums: SOSIDO
  • Academic literature searches: Google Scholar, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), DeepDyve Digital Library
  • Academic professionals/specialty journals

WEBINAR: DEVELOPING YOUR IDEA

CVAA Publications Webinar #2: Developing Your Idea
Caroline Marchionni, RN, MScAdmin, MScA & Sabine Calleja, BA, MI 


Resources within:

  • Understand the importance of publishing in clinical nursing
  • Learn how to develop a strong, feasible research question
  • Identify funding sources and research support
  • Review common research designs and methods

WEBINAR: RUNNING WITH YOUR IDEA

CVAA Publications Webinar #3: Running With Your Idea
Linda Verde & Kerin Lubbe, RN, MEd, I-CVAA(c)

Resources within:

  • Levels of Evidence
  • Parts of an Abstract
  • Different Kinds of Articles
  • Writing Tips
  • Referencing and Citations
  • Citation Management Tools