An important part of nursing education and nursing practice is to be able to apply critical thinking skills when choosing appropriate articles to use for assignments and clinical practice. Below are resources to help you distinguish scholarly literature from other types of publications found in the literature.
Below is a 3 minute video that explains the significant difference between scholarly articles and popular articles.
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This video discusses how to read a scientific article, how to find the main points of the article, and how to take effective notes.
Scientific articles are also known as "Primary" or "Original" because they are often written by those who conducted the research.
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