i need help learning to write summerys

[bohica]

well i just started my cna class , its fun but heres my problem .. when i was in highschool etc. i was not a productive student lol , in emt class and fire academy i did great because it was so hands on and little writing involved, well now in this class ( cna ) we have to write one page summerys for every procedure we go through . i have horrble study skills and need someone to give me some simple advice on how to go about composing these pages , maybe like a step by step type thing :) thank you in advance for any help ,please dont think im dumb im just one of those " street smart people" trying to be studious lol!!! thanks

[dark_light]

Don't stress over this. Once you get the hang of it, summaries are easy to do. You are basically taking information that has been given to you, condensing it and restating the main points in your own words.

There's plenty of guides online regarding summaries. Most pertain to articles and stories, but you can adapt the information for medical procedures as well.

This is what you need to do:

1. Read the original writing / procedure carefully. Read it more than once to make sure you understand it completely.
   
2. Take the information you read, find the main points and group them into related sections. If you are doing a step by step procedure, it should already be broken out for you.
   
3. Now for each section or step, write a one or two sentence summary capturing the main points and ideas.
   
   
4. Rinse and repeat until all sections / steps have been summarized…. And tada! You’re done.
   

I would recommend checking with your professor to see how much detail he/she wants you to include in the summary.

Good luck!

[bohica]

thank you ! i will practice this tonight!