Graduate Students
Graduate Students
The Office of Academic Success provides graduate nursing students with academic coaching, self-guided resources, and workshops throughout the academic year.
Academic Support
- Self-guided academic success resources are available on the Advanced Practice Canvas page.
- Individual Academic Coaching is available for personalized academic support and strategies.
- Schedule an Appointment
Graduate Workshops
OAS collaborates with Graduate Student Engagement, the Rutgers Graduate Writing Program, School of Nursing faculty, and Rutgers Health Sciences Libraries to offer workshops throughout the year.
Graduate Workshop Menu Fall 2026 and Spring 2027
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The Graduate Writing Workshop will include APA in addition to formulating ideas, creating outlines, and elements of scholarly writing.
Facilitated by Rutgers Graduate Writing Program
The date range represents the week that one workshop would be offered.Workshop I: APA Workshop (60 minutes)Facilitated by GWP FacultyThursday, October 16, 2026 at 12pm-1pm on Zoom (RSVP for Zoom Link)-
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APA Formatting Essentials: Title Pages, Abstracts, Headings, and Fonts
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In-Text Citations: Paraphrasing vs. Direct Quoting in Nursing Literature
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APA Style for Tables, Figures, and Appendices in Nursing Papers
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Constructing and Formatting the Reference Page (with Nursing Examples)
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Workshop II: Synthesizing Literature (60 minutes)Facilitated by GWP FacultyThursday, November 12, 2026 at 12pm. Zoom (RSVP for Zoom Link)-
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Summarizing and Synthesizing Nursing Literature
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Avoiding Plagiarism and Using Turnitin/Similarity Tools Effectively
- How to Revise and Edit a Paper for APA Accuracy and Scholarly Tone
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This workshop will show you how to navigate the Rutgers Health Sciences Library website, highlighting key research resources, library services, and practical tips for managing citations.
Facilitated by Rutgers Health Sciences Clinical Librarian Pam Hargwood
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Thursday, October 8, 2026, 12pm-1pm on Zoom (RSVP for Zoom Link)
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- Understand the core concepts of creating a story rather than merely presenting data and information.
- Enhance research skills with techniques for uncovering new data sources and filtering for the most reliable content.
- Learn how to use data to enhance a story but not bury it in numbers.
- Learn word choice, sentence composition, and techniques for organizing content and creating narrative structures.
Spring 2027
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This workshop will focus on the use of Endnote as a citation management tool.
Facilitated by Rutgers Health Sciences Clinical Librarian Pam Hargwood
Spring 2027
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Refresh your knowledge of the search process. Learn how to use control vocabulary and save your search strategies.
Facilitated by Rutgers Health Sciences Clinical Librarian Pam Hargwood
Spring 2027
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This workshop will explore the importance of self-regulation, stress management, and daily restorative practices.
Facilitated by the Office of Academic Success, this workshop is available online in the OAS Academic Success HUB – Rutgers School of Nursing Graduate Resources
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Managing test anxiety is an important part of developing successful test-taking strategies. Complete the modules below to learn more about your own level of test anxiety, potential causes and strategies to reduce test anxiety.
Facilitated by the Office of Academic Success this workshop is available online in the OAS Academic Success HUB – Rutgers School of Nursing Graduate Resources
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Students will learn about the five steps in the study cycle: Preview, Attend, Review, Study, and Access. Each phase of the study cycle contains its own set of strategies that will be reviewed.
Facilitated by the Office of Academic Success this workshop is available online in the OAS Academic Success HUB – Rutgers School of Nursing Graduate Resources
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In this workshop, we will focus on the components of setting up a schedule, discuss managing multiple priorities, and review resources and tools to assist with the organization.
Facilitated by the Office of Academic Success this workshop is available online in the OAS Academic Success HUB – Rutgers School of Nursing Graduate Resources