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F I N D I N G F U N D I N G
F O R R E S E A R C H
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G U I D E F O R P R E PA R I N G A
R E S E A R C H P R O P O S A L
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D E V E LO P I N G E F F E C T I V E A B S T R A C T S :
T R I C K S O F T H E T R A D E
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P O S T E R P R E S E N TAT I O N
TA C T I C S A N D T I P S
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C R E AT I N G A S U CC E S S F U L H E A R T
FA I LU R E J O U R N A L C LU B
D E PA R T M E N T S
5 Leadership Notes
6 Editor's Note
Guest Editor's Note
8 Certifcation Corner
E D I T O R I A L B O A R D
CO LU M N S
18 Heart Failure
Nursing Research
19 Research at the
Bedside: Inquiring
Minds Want to Know
20 Nursing Research
Resources — Be an
Agent of Change
22 Leadership and Being
a Nurse Scientist