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NURS MSN School of Nursing Library Instruction Session Fall 2024

Library resources to support the M.S.N. Online degree program at SLU's Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing.

Research is a Process

We have been conditioned to think that research is linear; however, the academic research process is much, much messier!   Rather than a straight, linear line--or even a curvy line--the academic research process can be pictured as a circuitous, meandering line that twists and turns on itself.  Good research takes time.

Develop A Research Mindset

Infographic:  Think Critically with a Research Mindset:  Be open to new ideas, ask questions, be eager for new knowledge...yet remain patient, think deeply and thoroughly, be meticulous and persistent...yet adaptable, ask more questions