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Student interest assignment. PUBLIC HEALTH. Occupation of interest: nursing. Occupation of interest: nutrition. Occupation of interest: physician’s Assistant. Discourse communities. Who reads/writes in this discourse community? Nutritionists construct food diaries and journals
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Student interest assignment PUBLIC HEALTH
Discourse communities • Who reads/writes in this discourse community? • Nutritionists construct food diaries and journals • What are they reading/writing about? • Design the Meal Plans that are generally written to be followed daily or monthly • Nutritionists also contribute to media to educate the public on how to become more knowledgeable/proactive about their health. • Magazines • Websites (i.e. Nutrition Blogs) • Newspapers (i.e. Advice Columns) • Write their own books
Types of writing: Nutrition • Food Diaries • Help the patient to keep track of what they eat • Charts progression
Types of writing: nutrition • Meal Plans • Created to work as a “template” • Required nutritional components are shown
Types of writing: nursing • 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
Types of writing: physician’s assistant • 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 space • Review of patient history • Medical 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
Conventions/expectations of this community • 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.
Who reads/writes in this community? • 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
What are they reading/writing about? • 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 • 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
What genres are used? • Professional • Clinical Trials • Studies • Reports • SOAP Notes • Keeps everything organized and effectively conveys ideas without overloading the reader with information • The history of Nursing and Nursing Education • Must be in chronological order • 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 conventions/expectations are in this academic community? • Before writing an article • Authors Review literature on chosen subject • Authors Consider how their research will be different from the writing • General form of an article • Review • Introduction • What is this article about? • How does it differ from others writing? • Analysis • Research • Results
Examples of conventions • 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 suffixes 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)
What purpose do these conventions/expectations serve? • 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 academic/professional societies or associations are there? • 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 types of citations are used in this field? • 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
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