- "How have you been feeling lately?"
- "Can you tell me more about the pain?"
- "Are you allergic to any medications?"
- "What are your concerns about the surgery?"
Category: BS Nursing
- Give the patient the instruction manual and leave them to read it.
- Use complex medical terms to ensure the patient understands the science.
- Speak slowly, use simple language, demonstrate the process, and then ask the patient to demonstrate it back (teach-back method).
- Explain the process once very quickly.
- Including a photograph of yourself.
- Listing your hobbies and interests.
- Using keywords from the job description to highlight relevant skills.
- Writing in the third person.
- It contains as much information as possible.
- The text and visuals are large enough to be seen by everyone in the audience.
- It uses at least five different font styles.
- It has a distracting, animated background.
- In writing.
- Through sign language.
- Spoken aloud, either in person or by phone.
- In an official email.
- Personal and emotional.
- Impersonal, formal, and objective.
- Sarcastic and witty.
- Casual and conversational.
- External communication with patients' families.
- Internal communication within an organization.
- Submitting a formal job application.
- Publishing research findings.
- Only spelling errors.
- Only grammatical errors.
- Spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting errors.
- Only the main idea.
- "That's a terrible idea."
- "You're completely wrong about that."
- "I see your point, but I have a different perspective. Have we considered…?"
- "I refuse to accept that."
- Is based on the writer's feelings.
- Can be verified with evidence or direct observation.
- Is open to interpretation.
- Is usually a prediction of the future.
- Too specific.
- Imprecise and can be ambiguous.
- A sign of a large vocabulary.
- Difficult to spell correctly.
- "To Whom It May Concern:"
- "Dear Sir/Madam:"
- "Dear [Mr./Ms. Last Name of Hiring Manager]:"
- "Hi there,"
- Confidence and authority.
- Lack of interest or low energy.
- Aggressiveness and confrontation.
- Professionalism and attentiveness.
- One single, long paragraph.
- Several main points, each supported by evidence or examples.
- At least ten different topics.
- A series of unrelated facts.
- Argue against something.
- Spread or circulate information widely.
- Keep information confidential.
- Analyze data carefully.
- It is a medical diagnosis.
- It is subjective and reflects the nurse's interpretation rather than objective fact.
- It is too long.
- It is considered informal slang.
- Has been forced to agree to a procedure.
- Has received clear information about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a treatment and agrees to it voluntarily.
- Has consented to any and all future procedures.
- Has let their family consent for them.
