Scholarly Writing and Plagiarism

Description
As?a?nurse?embarking?on?an?advanced?degree,?you?are?developing?the?characteristics?of?a?scholar?practitioner,
which?includes?strong?communication?skills.?Writing?in?a?scholarly?manner?involves?supporting?your?thoughts
with?evidence?from?the?literature?and?appropriately?using?APA?formatting.
One?of?the?challenges?of?scholarly?writing?is?paraphrasing?the?thoughts?of?others?in?your?work.?Paraphrasing,?and
correctly?citing?the?original?author?for?his?or?her?ideas,?allows?you?to?take?the?ideas?of?others,?summarize?them,
and?incorporate?them?into?your?own?writing.?When?summarizing?the?ideas?of?others,?it?is?important?to?avoid
plagiarizing?(copying?the?words?and?ideas?of?others?as?though?they?were?your?own).?In?addition?to?expanding
your?knowledge?of?APA,?this?week?s?Learning?Resources?help?you?to?distinguish?between?paraphrasing?and
plagiarizing.
Post?a?description?of?your?experience?of?using?Grammarly?and?SafeAssign?(a?program?that?helps?identify
plagarism)?and?share?at?least?one?insight?you?gained?about?paraphrasing?and?avoiding?plagiarism?as?a?matter?of
academic?integrity.?Recommend?at?least?one?other?online?resource?that?supports?scholarly?writing,?and?explain
your?rationale.?Lastly,?share?two?APA?formatting?rules?with?the?class?and?a?specific?page?number?in?the?APA
manual?where?this?rule?can?be?located
Support?your?Discussion?assignment?with?specific?resources?used?in?its?preparation?using?APA?formatting.?You
are?asked?to?provide?a?reference?for?all?resources,?including?those?in?the?Learning?Resources?for?this?course.