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Writing skills reading list

This reading list covers writing skills. Some resources may only be available to RCN programme participants and RCN members.

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Aveyard, H. & Waite, M. (2024). A beginner’s guide to critical thinking and writing in health and social care. (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
This guide takes you through every stage of becoming a critical thinker, from approaching your subject to writing your essays or dissertation in health and social care. Each chapter tackles a different aspect of critical thinking and shows you how it’s done using examples and simple language.
Gimenez, J. (2018). Writing for nursing and midwifery students (3rd ed). Palgrave Macmillan.
Combining a theoretical approach with practical activities, this book is invaluable for nursing and midwifery students and will help them to master the basics of writing at university.
Godwin, J. (2019). Planning your essay. Bloomsbury Publishing.
With essays, the key to success is in the planning. The third edition of this bestselling guide takes students through the complete essay writing process, from planning the task and analysing the question to structuring, drafting and editing their work.
Read S H (2024) Academic writing skills for international students. (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Education
This engaging guide will equip students who are non-native speakers of English with the tools and confidence to respond effectively and appropriately to written assignments at university.