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STUDENT INTEREST PROJECT

OCCUPATION OF INTEREST: NURSING

OCCUPATION OF INTEREST: NUTRITION

OCCUPATION OF INTEREST: PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT

Who reads/writes in this discourse community?Anyone that is concerned with the general health and well-being of the public.

i.e. Doctors, Physicians' Assistants, Nurses, Nutritionists, psychologists, CNAs, etc.

DISCOURSE COMMUNITIES

Nutritionists Designs meal plans for their clientele Patient Progress reports

Nurses Fill out discharge paper work Daily medical charting on patient status Subjective Objective Assessment and Plan Notes (SOAP)

Physician’s Assistants Seek to enhance the quality of education Fill out discharge paper work

WHO READS/WRITES IN THIS COMMUNITY?

Food Diaries Help the patient to

keep track of what they eat

Charts progression

MagazinesWebsites -

Nutrition blogs

BooksNewspapers –

Advice Columns

TYPES OF WRITING: NUTRITION

Meal Plans Created to work as a

“template” Required nutritional

components are shown

TYPES OF WRITING: NUTRITION

Medical Administration Record (MAR)

This serves as an excellent example of conventions: abbreviations, terminology,etc.

TYPES OF WRITING: NURSING

Nursing Care Plan Instructions for any

and all staff working under a Nurse

SOAP Notes Subjective,

Objective, Assessment, Plan

TYPES OF WRITING: NURSING

Write prescriptions Under the supervision of a Doctor, Physician’s Assistants

can write prescriptions for patients—with the Doctor’s signature

Patient Charting Physician's Assistants often record the work that nurses

usually do to save time and spaceReview of patient historyMedical instructions

Physician’s Assistants are to write out exactly how treatment should be carried out for their patients

Discharge instructions Physician’s Assistants should leave instructions for what

the patient is to do following leaving their hospital stay

TYPES OF WRITING: PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT

Conventions/Expectations of this community include Argumentative & opinionated styles of writing are common

among health majors Example: Holistic Medicine

Uses proper nutrition aide in maintaining good health However, someone looking at this type of modern medicine

standpoint could argue against my beliefs through magazines, newspapers, and books.

CONVENTIONS/EXPECTATIONS OF THIS COMMUNITY

Before writing an article Authors Review literature on chosen subject Authors Consider how their research will be different from

the writing that is already published.

General form of an article Review Introduction

What is this article about? How does it differ from others writing?

Analysis Research Results

CONVENTIONS/EXPECTATIONS OF THIS COMMUNITY

Abbreviations: used to abbreviate medical vocabulary in order to save time and space–necessary to use in MAR BID – Twice Daily QID – Four times a day PO – By mouth DX – Diagnosis

Terminology: the combination of medical prefixes and suffi xes in order to identify/classify a certain medical disposition Cardiology

“Cardio” means “heart” “Ology” means “the study of” Cardio + ology = Cardiology (the study of the heart)

EXAMPLES OF CONVENTIONS

Purpose of these conventions This field can carry a hefty amount of risks and these conventions

must be followed in order to keep employees of the health profession in check and within guidelines to prevent lawsuits, etc.

Save time and space by using abbreviations Prevents mishaps in communication

If conventions are not followed Misdiagnosis which leads to malpractice or negligence—which

breaks the code of ethics that is relevant in any occupation in the medical field

Expectations Reports must be based on factual evidence/research Proper Vocabulary

WHAT PURPOSE DO THESE CONVENTIONS/EXPECTATIONS

SERVE?

Articles - Clinical Trials and Studies Many articles discuss the effects of certain alternative types of

treatment on patients The objective of these articles is to be a resource by providing

documented improvements or advances in achieving excellent health care by reporting newly found strategies in health care that are directly beneficial

Examples of Article Topics: Advances in treatment Change in medication Lifestyle changes Changes in style of patient care

WHAT ARE THEY READING/WRITING ABOUT?

Professional Clinical Trials Studies Reports SOAP Notes

Keeps everything organized and effectively conveys ideas without overloading the reader with information

Arguments Analyzing treatments and effect of care

Example: Holistic Medicine Practices

Casual Analysis The evaluation/discussion of the cause and effect of patient

care Mostly seen in journals

WHAT GENRES ARE USED?

American Public Health Association (APHA) Funds many important public health publications such as

The American Journal of Public Health and a large number of books such as “Public Health Management of Disasters, 3rd Edition” by Linda Young Landesman

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners First national organization created for nurse practitioners of

all specialties Mission:

to promote excellence in NP practice through education and research

To shape the future of healthcare Build a positive image of the NP role as a leader in the

healthcare community

WHAT ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES OR ASSOCIATIONS ARE

THERE?

The society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Represents interest of nutrition educators internationally Mission:

To promote effective nutrition education and communication to support and improve healthful behaviors

Forums for sharing strategies for nutrition educations and expressing views on important scientific, pedagogic and policy issues

The American Academy of Physician Assistants National professional society for physician assistants Mission:

“To ensure the professional growth, personal excellence, and recognition of physician assistants, and to support their efforts to enable them to improve the quality, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of patient-centered health care.”

WHAT ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES OR ASSOCIATIONS ARE

THERE?

AMA style (American Medical Association) Citations are used inside of the text Numbered superscripts that match up to the numbered

references in the bibliography References must appear in the numerical order in which

they are cited

APA style (American Psychological Association) Conventions include: Citations are used inside of the text Must have a reference list

WHAT TYPES OF CITATIONS ARE USED IN THIS FIELD?

Aanp.org .Amer ican Academy of Nurse Prac t i t i oners . N .d . Web. 24 , March 2012 . <ht tp : / /www.aanp.org/A ANPCMS2/AboutA ANP/A ANP+Informat ion/>Al len , Shery l . “The Revo lut ion o f Nurs ing Pedagogy: a Transformat iona l Process .” Teach ing and Learn ing in Nurs ing. Volume 5 . I ssue 1 . (2010) . Web. 24 , March 2012 ht tp : / /www.sc iencedi rec t .com. l ibra ry l ink .uncc .edu/sc ience /ar t i c le /p i i /S1557308709000626Apha .org . Amer ican Pub l i c Hea l th Assoc ia t ion . 2012 . Web. 24 , March 2012 . <ht tp : / /www.apha .org/about /Pub l i c+Hea l th+L inks /L inksNat iona l+and+Profess iona lHea l thOrgan iza t ions .htm>Bobay , Ka th leen L . , Je ro fke , Teresa A. , We iss , Mar ianne E . , Yakusheva , O lga . “Age-Re la ted D iff erences in Percept ion o f Qua l i ty o f D i scharge Teach ing and Readiness for Hosp i ta l D i scharge .” Ger ia t r i c Nurs ing . Vo lume 31 . I ssue 3 . (2010) . Web. 16 , March 2012 . <ht tp : / /www.sc iencedi rec t .com. l ibra ry l ink .uncc .edu/sc ience /ar t i c le /p i i /S0197457210002016 >Center for Nut r i t i on Po l i cy and Promot ion . ChooseMyP la te .gov. Un i ted Sta tes Depar tment o f Agr i cu l ture . January 2012 . Web. 23 March, 2012 . <ht tp : / /www.choosemypla te .gov /downloads/Get t ingSta r tedWi thMyP la te .pdf>Clynes , Mary P. , Ra ftery , Sara E . C . . “Feedback : An Essent ia l E lement o f Student Learn ing in C l in i ca l P ract i ce .” Nurse Educat ion in Prac t i ce . Vo lume 8 . I ssue 6 . E l sev ie r L td . 2008 . Web. 24 , March 2012 . <ht tp : / /www.sc iencedi rec t .com. l ibra ry l ink .uncc .edu/sc ience /ar t i c le /p i i /S1471595308000206 >Regis te rednursern .com. (2012) Web.24 , March 2012 . < ht tp : / /www.reg i s te rednursern .com/nurs ing-care -p lans - f ree -care -p lan-examples - for-a -reg i s te red-nurses- rn -s tudents />Sc iverse . Sc iencedi rect .com. Elsev ie r B .V. .2012 . Web.24 , March 2012 .< ht tp : / /www.sc iencedi rec t .com. l ibra ry l ink .uncc .edu/>Soc ie ty for Nut r i t i on and Behav ior. Sneb.org . 2011 . Web.24 , March 2012 . <ht tp : / /www.sneb.org/about /miss ion .html>

WORKS CITED