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| Preface | |
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| About the Author | |
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| The SMART elements of communication | |
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| Source | |
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| Message | |
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| Audience | |
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| Route | |
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| Tone | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Self-Assessment | |
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| Comments on Exercise 1.1 | |
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| Punctuation | |
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| Comments on Exercise 1.2 | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Comments on Exercise 1.3 | |
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| The writing PROCESS | |
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| Plan (Rung 1) | |
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| Research (Rung 2) | |
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| Outline (Rung 3) | |
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| Create (Rung 4) | |
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| Edit (Rung 5) | |
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| Shine (Rung 6) | |
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| Submit (Rung 7) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Brainstorming | |
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| Comments on Exercise 2.1 | |
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| Organization | |
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| Comments on Exercise 2.2 | |
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| Common errors in writing | |
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| Common Error: Long, Complex Sentences | |
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| Long Sentences | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.1 | |
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| Common Error: Passive Rather Than Active Voice | |
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| Passive Versus Active Voice | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.2 | |
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| Common Error: Weak Pronouns and Verbs | |
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| Weak Pronouns and Verbs | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.3 | |
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| Common Error: Long, Complicated, or Inappropriate Words | |
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| Long, Inappropriate Words | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.4 | |
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| Common Error: Lack of Agreement of Terms | |
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| Lack of Agreement of Terms | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.5 | |
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| Common Error: Lack of Parallel Structure | |
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| Lack of Parallel Structure | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.6 | |
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| Common Error: Misused Words | |
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| It's Versus Its | |
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| Which Versus That | |
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| While | |
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| Due to (When It Should Be Because of) | |
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| Feel (When You Mean Believe) | |
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| Majority | |
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| Between Versus Among | |
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| Affect Versus Effect | |
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| To, Too, and Two | |
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| There Versus Their | |
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| Misused Words | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.7 | |
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| Common Error: Biased Language | |
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| Biased Language | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.8 | |
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| Common Error: Unnecessary Words | |
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| Unnecessary Words | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.9 | |
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| Common Error: Inconsistencies in Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization | |
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| Inconsistencies in Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization | |
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| Comments on Exercise 3.10 | |
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| Summary | |
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| References and bibliographies | |
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| Finding Information for Your Paper | |
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| Library Research | |
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| Internet Research | |
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| Personal Communications | |
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| Citing Information in the Paper | |
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| Plagiarism | |
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| Reference Styles | |
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| A Complete Citation | |
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| Name(s) of Author(s) | |
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| Date of Publication | |
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| Titles | |
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| Other Information for Retrieval | |
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| Bibliographies Versus Reference Lists | |
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| Common Errors in References | |
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| Failure to Cite the Relevant Chapter | |
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| Citing Secondary Sources | |
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| "Sticking In" Quotations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Comments on Exercise 4.1 | |
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| Final rungs of the writing PROCESS | |
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| Formatting Your Paper | |
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| Presentation | |
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| Electronic Presentation | |
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| Headings | |
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| Parts of a Paper (Including a Sample Student Paper) | |
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| Cover Page | |
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| Table of Contents Page or Outline | |
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| Abstract | |
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| Body of the Paper: Format | |
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| References and Bibliography | |
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| Checklist for Final Typing of Student Papers (APA Style) | |
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| Submitting the Paper | |
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| Summary | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Grammar, Usage, Spelling, and Punctuation | |
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| Comments on Exercise 5.1 | |
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| Shining Up the Final Copy | |
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| Comments on Exercise 5.2 | |
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| SMART ways for other routes in nursing | |
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| Business Letters | |
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| Basic Format of a Business Letter | |
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| Address or Letterhead | |
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| Information Before the Body of the Letter | |
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| Information After the Body of the Letter | |
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| Helpful Hints for the Body of the Letter | |
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| Memos | |
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| E-Mail Messages | |
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| Class Presentations | |
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| Resumes | |
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| Content for a Resume | |
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| Points to Remember About Resumes | |
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| Reports | |
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| Format of a Report | |
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| Short Reports ("Briefs") | |
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| Helpful Hints About Reports | |
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| Agendas and Minutes | |
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| Research Papers and Theses | |
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| Format of a Research Paper | |
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| Helpful Hints for Research Papers and Theses | |
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| Articles | |
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| Helpful Hint for Articles | |
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| Summary | |
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| A Guide to APA Style in Reference Lists and Bibliographies | |
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| References and Bibliography | |
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| Index | |