Addisalem Techane  RE: Week 4 Discussion COLLAPSE Top of Form Initial post Scholarly writing or academic writing As a graduate student at Walden, we have to develop the skill to think critically about what we read and to apply principles of scholarly literature to communicate our ideas.   What does it mean scholarly writing or academic writing?  According to Walden University, scholarly writing also known as academic writing. It is the genre of writing used in all academic fields.  Scholarly writing is a skill that can be learned by immersing yourself in scholarly literature (2012g). When we write academic writing our ideas, have to be supported by, so we search scholarly journals called academic, peer-reviewed or refereed journals. We have to again question what peer-reviewed journals are. According to Cornell University peer-reviewed (also called refereed), chronicles refer only to those scholarly journals that submit articles to several other scholars, experts, or academics (peers) in the field for review and comment. These reviewers must agree that the report represents properly conducted original research or writing before it can be published (2010). Database searching Searching the database to find a peer review is not an easy job it takes much of my time but, thank you for all the guides and information at Walden University academic guide/ library.  When I visit the Walden library site, there are two boxes the basic search box, and the subject search box I choose the subject search box when you click that a drop-down menu appears to select nursing then articles the keyword I use is Medical-surgical nursing, and I pick only peer review.  From the EBSCO database, I choose my interest topic Iranian Nursing Student--patient Health Communication in Medical Surgical Wards. The article gives information about how health care communication is the most critical kind of professional interface, which is used for patient education as well as health promotion.  When we see the method of research, the researchers adopted a qualitative content analysis method to extract and summarize the real meaning of the participant’s experience of the empirical concept of health care communication.  The researchers collect data by performing face-to-face interviews with a total of 18 participants, including six nursing students, six nursing instructors, and six patients.  In my opinion, I  pick one weakness is that health care communication is a broad topic sometimes you make each different conversation and explanation more than one person for one patient case.   Therefore 18 participants in the research interview are not a reasonable number to conclude a good result of the topic. References Cornell University Library. (2010). Distinguishing scholarly journals from other periodicals. Retrieved from http://guides.library.cornell.edu/scholarlyjournals Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012c). Introduction to academic writing: Purpose, audience, and.

1. Addisalem Techane
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Scholarly writing or academic writing
As a graduate student at Walden, we have to develop the skill to
think critically about what we read and to apply principles of
scholarly literature to communicate our ideas. What does it
mean scholarly writing or academic writing? According to
Walden University, scholarly writing also known as academic
writing. It is the genre of writing used in all academic fields.
Scholarly writing is a skill that can be learned by immersing
yourself in scholarly literature (2012g). When we write
academic writing our ideas, have to be supported by, so we
search scholarly journals called academic, peer-reviewed or
refereed journals. We have to again question what peer-
reviewed journals are. According to Cornell University peer-
reviewed (also called refereed), chronicles refer only to those
scholarly journals that submit articles to several other scholars,
experts, or academics (peers) in the field for review and
comment. These reviewers must agree that the report represents
properly conducted original research or writing before it can be
published (2010).
Database searching
Searching the database to find a peer review is not an easy job it
takes much of my time but, thank you for all the guides and
information at Walden University academic guide/ library.
When I visit the Walden library site, there are two boxes the
basic search box, and the subject search box I choose
the subject search box when you click that a drop-down menu
appears to select nursing then articles the keyword I use
is Medical-surgical nursing, and I pick only peer review. From
the EBSCO database, I choose my interest topic Iranian Nursing

2. Student--patient Health Communication in Medical Surgical
Wards.
The article gives information about how health care
communication is the most critical kind of professional
interface, which is used for patient education as well as health
promotion. When we see the method of research, the
researchers adopted a qualitative content analysis method to
extract and summarize the real meaning of the participant’s
experience of the empirical concept of health care
communication. The researchers collect data by performing
face-to-face interviews with a total of 18 participants, including
six nursing students, six nursing instructors, and six patients.
In my opinion, I pick one weakness is that health care
communication is a broad topic sometimes you make each
different conversation and explanation more than one person for
one patient case. Therefore 18 participants in the research
interview are not a reasonable number to conclude a good result
of the topic.
References
Cornell University Library. (2010). Distinguishing scholarly
journals from other periodicals. Retrieved
from http://guides.library.cornell.edu/scholarlyjournals
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012c).
Introduction to academic writing: Purpose, audience, and
evidence. Baltimore, MD: Author
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012d).
Introduction to scholarly writing: Tips for success. Baltimore,
MD: Author.
Mahbobeh Abdolrahimi, Shahrzad Ghiyasvandian, Masoumeh
Zakerimoghadam, & Abbas Ebadi. (2018). Iranian nursing
student–patient health communication in medical-surgical
wards. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, Vol
23, Iss 2, Pp 136-142 (2018), (2), 136. https://doi-

3. org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMRpass:[_]9_17
Walden University. (2012g). Walden University: Scholarly
writing. Retrieved
from http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/312.htm
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Ardy Emile
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Scholarly Writing
As a graduate student, writing encompasses much of a person’s
time and it is important that the writing is scholarly. Scholarly
writing is different from other types of writing because the
writing is not based on opinion, it must be based on evidence
(Laureate Education, 2012c). To achieve this, one must use
peer-reviewed articles in which scholars in their field conduct
research that is backed by evidence and that is heavily vetted by
other scholars within that field (Cornell University Library,
2010).
Analyzing a Scholarly Article
When conducting scholarly writing I don’t normally search a
particular database. It is best to perform an overarching search
to get more results. One must make sure to select the full-text
button, the peer-reviewed button, and a date range from 2013-
2018. I’ve found it is hard to find articles at times because the
articles tend to be just the abstract. When one comes across this
issue, it’s important to scan the page because sometimes there
will be a “full text” link or a link that leads you out to the full
text. I usually end up with an article from the Ebsco database

4. and I think it’s a great one for my colleagues to use.
As a nurse who works on a med-surg/oncology/post-op unit, I
will be analyzing an article on ERAS (early recovery after
surgery). This is a protocol that nurses and surgeons at my
facility use to enhance healing and decrease recovery time. To
reach this article, I searched “ERAS protocol” in the Walden
library and performed the steps above. For patients who have
colorectal cancer, bowel resection surgery is usually a must
when indicated. After this surgery, some patients tend to have
an ileostomy to help prevent the post-op complication of an
anastomotic leak (Klek et al., 2018). This is seen as a
contradiction to what ERAS is all about (Klek et al.). The
article aims to research the efficacy of early closure of the
protective ileostomy in ERAS patients (Klek et al.). From the
article’s conclusions, early closure is safe and effective and
should be installed in the ERAS protocol for patients with
colorectal cancer (Klek et al.). This article had many strengths.
The writing was in an appropriate voice for its target audience
which is scholars/healthcare professionals. The conclusions
were not backed by opinion, but by evidence through
randomized clinical trial research groups (Klek et al.). From the
research between early closure and late closure, there was no
difference between anastomotic leak complications, other post-
op complications, or time to pass flatus/bowel movement (Klek
et al.). Early closure is safe and effective, provides a better
quality of life for patients, and saves money (Klek et al.). The
only weakness I can see from this article is that the trial data
was received from only 58 people (Klek et al).
References
Cornell University Library. (2010). Distinguishing scholarly
journals from other periodicals. Retrieved from
http://guides.library.cornell.edu/c.php?g=31867&p=201759
Kłęk, S., Pisarska, M., Milian-Ciesielska, K., Cegielny, T.,
Choruz, R., Sałówka, J., … Pędziwiatr, M. (2018). Early closure
of the protective ileostomy after rectal resection should become
part of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol:

5. a randomized, prospective, two-center clinical
trial. Videosurgery & Other Miniinvasive Techniques /
Wideochirurgia i Inne Techniki Malo Inwazyjne, 13(4), 435–
441. https://doi-
org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.5114/wiitm.2018.79574
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012c).
Introduction to scholarly writing: Purpose, audience, and
evidence. Baltimore, MD: Author.
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