Writing Help

[H ynnoD]

For my last English Class I have to write a report on what kind of writing I will be doing in my new profession as a nurse and how much.So I'm calling on all of you for alittle Help.What writing do you have to do during your work schedule and how much?I'm sure its alot?All replies will be greatly appreciated.This is my last semester of English and I can't wait to be done with it.I'm doing math also at the moment and like it much more.Thanks in Advance,Donny:)

[Shamrock, BSN, RN]

Depends on what sort of facility you work at. Narritive charting

is used in some and would probably be the easiest to gather

enough information on for a report. Now, you have to share

your grade!! :)

[MomNRN, BSN, RN]

My writing is mainly letters/notes to parents and explanations to teachers. I have to be able to adapt my writing style to the intelligence level of the recipient. While I might say feces to a colleague, to a low-functioning parent I have to say poop! If I use too many words or too many big words, I lose my intended audience.

An example: While talking about and showing nits to a parent, they corrected me and told they were not nits, they were just eggs!

It can be interesting!

[dianah, ASN]

Some nurses write budget proposals (can get guidelines online).

I've written post-exam instructions for and patients.

I've written post-exam information sheets for nurses.

I've written up policies and procedures.

I've written letters to patients and parents of patients, requesting they contact the hospital to set up an appointment (these were usually folks without a phone).

I've written narrative charting (as mentioned above).

I've written letters to companies whose equipment/tubing I've found defective, describing the problem so they could trouble-shoot the source of the malfunction and fix it for the future.

I've written evaluations of various products that vendors have arranged for us to try, listing good points and areas in which the product falls short of the touted "new and improved."

I've devised checklists/sheets for pre-procedure assessments, as well as procedure billing sheets for combined billing and re-ordering.

I've re-vamped Conscious Sedation Flow Sheets to comply with policy changes and improve the collection and flow of data.

I now have carpal tunnel .

-- D

[H ynnoD]

:) Thanks everyone this will give me a good start.I'll be happy with just getting a C in this class.I have to maintain a C+ to get into the Nursing program and feel very confident in the other classes I will be taking.Last semester I had a English writing class, a prep for this class,it was either pass or fail,no grade.According to the teacher I would have gotten a B if he were giving grades.So maybe I'll do better then I expect?

[dianah, ASN]

Wishing you the best, Donny!

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

good luck.

I do a lot of writing in the form of reports to supervisors. And DAILY I write emails to co-workers. Emails are deceptively simple. Most are short and sweet, but you never REALLY know who is reading your note or how it will be perceived. You could write an entire paper on the pros and cons of email.