Nursing: Ph.D & Research

The library has a variety of other help guides that may be valuable to you, especially for the following classes: 

• NRPHD 813 Foundations of Scholarship with Dr. Lindell - literature search assignment 
• NRPHD 823 Theories, Frameworks, Models with Dr. Layne - scoping review assignment 
• NRPHD 833 Scholarly Synthesis with Dr. Layne - integrative review or systematic review assignment 

Writing and publishing help guides:

• ORCID: ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that distinguishes you from every other researcher, and compiles all of your publications and contributions. 
• Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources: Defines and gives examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
• Writing Style: Provides information and resources to support scientific writing.
• Nursing Writing Guide: Publication: Describes how to select a journal in which to publish, open educational resources, and journal metrics. 
• Scoping Reviews: Describes the scoping review process and resources available.
  • Includes information on how to write a scoping review protocol and where to publish it (Open Science Framework). 
  • NRPHD 823 (theories, framework) will have a scoping review assignment.
• Systematic Reviews: Describes the systematic review process and resources available.  
  • Includes information on how to write a systematic review protocol and where to publish it (PROSPERO).
  • NRPHD 833 (scholarly synthesis) will have a systematic review or integrative review assignment. 
• Integrative Reviews: [guide is in progress and will be published in mid-September 2025].
  • NRPHD 833 (scholarly synthesis) will have a systematic review or integrative review assignment. 
• Covidence: Review management tool for screening, quality assessment, and data extraction.
• EndNote: Citation manager that formats references and integrates with Microsoft Word.
• RefWorks: Citation manager that formats references and integrates with Microsoft Word.
• Open Access Author Agreements: A guide to open access author agreements for MUSC authors.

Other help guides:

• Critical Appraisal Tools (Evidence-Based Practice): Links out to critical appraisal tools for each study design.
• Health Statistics & Data: Resources that gather statistics and data for health-related concerns.
• Population/Community Health: Provides access to South Carolina and national health statistics.
• PubMed MyNCBI - My Bibliography: How to create and use My Bibliography for your BioSketch, Grants, Reports.