Survey about Writing in the Nursing Field

[vdannunzio]

Hello!

My name's Victoria and i am writing a paper about writing in the nursing field and need some feedback from nurses about your opinions of writing as a nurse, thank you for your time!! :)

. Do you use writing often as a nurse?

Yes

No

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2. What types of writing do you use most often as a nurse?

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3. What college writing experiences helped you prepare to become a nurse?

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4. Would you say writing as a nurse is difficult?

Yes

No

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5. What piece of advice you would give a nursing student about learning how to write as a nurse?

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

I know other posters are going to jump up and down about this is an anonymous board and you don't know if we are nurses, but I am going to bite, anyway.

Hello!

My name's Victoria and i am writing a paper about writing in the nursing field and need some feedback from nurses about your opinions of writing as a nurse, thank you for your time!! :)

. Do you use writing often as a nurse?

Yes, quite a bit. But I am a public health nurse, so my experiences may be different than others.

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2. What types of writing do you use most often as a nurse?

I have written grant applications, grant reports, newsletter articles, and correspondence with community partners.

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3. What college writing experiences helped you prepare to become a nurse?

All work for my BSN was written. Each class required at least a page or 2 each week, plus a complete paper at the end of the quarter. For my masters' program, I wrote several papers, and a 20 page paper for my final project.

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4. Would you say writing as a nurse is difficult?

It was at first, but I had good teachers who provided constructive feedback.

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5. What piece of advice you would give a nursing student about learning how to write as a nurse?

1) Use your writing center if available; 2)Find someone who is willing to proof read your work; 3) Read journal articles on a regular basis, so that you know what good technical writing looks like, or if possible, take a technical writing course; 4) Use a good APA reference.