Transcript Writing Abstracts EBNP Fellowship Program Workshop 11 What is an Abstract? Why take the time to write a good abstract?

Writing Abstracts
EBNP Fellowship Program
Workshop 11
What is an Abstract?
Why take the time to write a
good abstract?
Does the title indicate what people
participated?
• Research methods textbooks suggest
that authors should name the population
in titles.
• The use of Ethics in Health Care
Decisions.
Better Titles
• The Relationship Between Ethical
Principles and Health Care Provider
Decisions among Family Nurse
Practitioners.
• The Extent to which Ethical Principles
form the Basis of Health Care Policy
Decisions for Tennessee State
Legislators.
Is the title free of jargon and
acronyms?
• Professionals in all fields use jargon or
acronyms.
• Unless the researchers are writing
exclusively for peers, use of jargon or
acronyms is inappropriate.
• ACOA, ICD, ECT, PUD,
Types of Abstracts
• Research
• Literature review
• Evaluation of a project
Major Components of Project
Evaluation Abstracts
• Background
– what problem prompted the project?
– Why is this an important problem?
– 1 sentence
• Objective(s) of project
Major Components (cont’d)
• Description of implementation
– what was done
– who was involved
– type of patient care area
– how was it evaluated
• Evaluation
– how well were the objective(s) met
Major Components (cont’d)
• Conclusions
• Implications
– for practice
– for future implementation
Call for Abstracts
• Space, page or word limitation
– typically 1 page or less
• Criteria for evaluation
• Requirements for previous presentation
• Deadline for submission
Submitting an Abstract
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Title
Author(s) & credentials
Institution
City & state
Body of Abstract
Blinded & Unblinded Copies
• Blinded Copy
– contain title of abstract & body of abstract
– used for blind (anonymous) review
• Unblinded Copy
– contains title, author(s), affiliation, & body
of abstract
Areas to Avoid with Abstracts
• Too much introductory material
• Too much jargon
• Not using complete sentences (ex. To
ascertain how they tracked time for
their pain relief.)