How to Write a Nursing Research Paper Nursing research nursing research papers papers adhere to an established format. The title page should contain the title of the paper, the authors’ names, course codes and university names, professor’s names and the date of submission. A running head should be included in the header of the page and should briefly summarize the paper. The title must catch the reader’s attention, so it should be short concise and clear of abbreviations and unnecessary words. After the title, you will need to write the main body of your paper.