2027-25: Translating Your Dissertation or DNP Project into a Publishable Manuscript: Do's and Don'ts for Success

This presentation will assist current or new PhD or DNP graduates in understanding and performing the major revisions required to prepare an academic paper to align with a journal's author guidelines.

Presenter:  Michelle DeCoux Hampton, RN, PhD

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience:  RN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss how to adapt academic papers into published manuscripts.

Key Takeaway(s): 

• Dissemination improves the time to and likelihood of evidence-based practice uptake in clinical settings.
• Revising and refining manuscripts can be done in a structured way to increase likelihood of publication.
• Learning to use the submission system is important to ensure your paper can be evaluated by peer reviewers and the editor.

Keywords:  Information Dissemination, Nursing Graduate Education, Evidence-based Practice

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire presentation, complete the reflection activity, evaluation, and honor statement before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, a certificate will be generated online and available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components are completed. 

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  December 1, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2028

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