Focused Writing

The best way to keep your writing focused (avoid wordiness, going of the subject etc.) is to develop a strong purpose of the paper statement and corresponding strong thesis statement. For graduate nursing courses, these two statements should encompass the overall grading criteria.  The two should appear toward the beginning of the introduction paragraph of the paper, and at the end of the introduction paragraph of the paper, respectively.  Keep the two sentences in front of you as you write the paper.  You can always check yourself as you are writing, so that what- ever you write, aligns with these two statements.

Dr. Maggie