• Writing is an essential component of effective communication in nursing. • Scholarly writing skills can advance critical thinking in nursing students. • One school provided an intervention to support self-efficacy in scholarly writing. Supporting academic writing is a critical pathway for professional development in nursing. More knowledge is needed about fostering student confidence in writing and self-efficacy in the writing process. The purpose was to implement a multifaceted program to expand writing resources and support writing self-efficacy among nursing students. Course-specific instruction and an online learning platform were provided to support student writing and critical thinking. Students noted the need for additional preparation in the initial stages or prewriting components of writing-based assignments. We determined that building academic literacy and confidence in writing is vital to support critical thinking in nursing. This educational strategy may help develop future innovations to support nursing students in a broader context. Interventions can be designed for nursing students to strengthen their self-efficacy and writing abilities. Future work should examine the potential to maximize available resources by supporting students during the writing stages they have identified as needing the most assistance using a scaffolding approach.
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Tantillo et al. (2025) studied this question.