Abstract
Peer review is a standing tradition for the validation of scholarly work. Nursing journals that utilize peer review need expert reviewers to provide feedback to the editors to make publication decisions. The authors also benefit from the peer reviewers' feedback. However, the tone and wording of the critique should be honest and compassionate. Authors need to be guided and encouraged to improve their writing. Peer reviewers have a unique position to provide for the sustained addition of scholarly works and develop the authors who provide this content to the profession of nursing. This article seeks to convey these themes to the reader.