Educate yourself about current trends in nursing to get ideas for articles to write. Browse the table of contents in nursing journals at your local library or bookstore. Read abstracts of some articles to get a feel for the writing style in the field of nursing.
Research both sides of ethical debates in nursing so you can present issues from both points of view. It is important to remain impartial in your articles and show both sides fairly.
Interview nurses about particular topics as part of the research process. This can be as informal as asking a friend who is a nurse if you understand the issues correctly before you begin to write. Fact checking is an important part of writing.
Buy or borrow an APA style guide. Nursing uses APA format for punctuation and citing sources. If you plan a career in writing articles about nursing and other medical issues, this guide will prove invaluable to you.
Write an outline of the main points you want to explore in each article. An outline will provide a direction for your writing and help you organize your ideas. Sometimes it will help you see that you have planned to cover too much information and allows you to narrow your focus.
Develop a rough draft of your nursing article based on your outline. Write what comes to you naturally without worrying about awkward phrasing. Sometimes it is easier to put everything down on paper first and fine tune it later.
Re-read your article after you have completed the rough draft. Now is the time to correct mistakes, add information you may have forgotten and refine any rough areas.