MWP#3 Article 2

In their article “What Factors Influence the Prevalence and Accuracy of Nursing Diagnosis Documentation in Clinical Practice?” (2011), Paans et al. assert that there are four factors that influence documenting: the nurse, diagnostic education and resources, the patient’s condition, and the healthcare facility policy and environment.  The author’s support their claims by analyzing 24 different studies from MEDLINE and CINAHL online databases.  Their purpose was to discover the various factors that hinder correct documentation in order to increase the accuracy of patient documentation.    

MWP#3 Article 1

In her article “How Cultural Competency Can Help Reduce Health Disparities” (2012), Joyce Helena Brusin asserts that enhancing cultural competency among health care professions can improve the communication and care for each patient encountering.  She supports her claims by explaining the several different cultural background that may influences the patient’s perceptions on their illness or chronic condition.  Her purpose is to explain the importance of understanding different cultural backgrounds in order for health care providers to give quality care to the individual rather than their race and cultural beliefs.  The author’s tone is informative and she explains her message on aspects mentally and spiritually.  

Chapter 14 Rhetorical Precis

In the book “Good Reasons: Researching and Writing Effective Arguments” (2012), the authors assert that writers need to be aware of when and how to and incorporate visual evidence.  The authors support their claims by the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of media, different impacts an image makes, and different design arguments for prints and multimedia.  The purpose of this chapter was to show the purpose of images in order for writers to enhance their arguments further.  The authors’ tone was practical in which, they found an advantage and disadvantage to every type of media.     

Chapter 13 Rhetorical Precis

In the book “Good Reasons: Researching and Writing Effective Arguments” (2012), Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer assert that a proposal argument is made to show what someone should or should not do something.  The authors support their claims by explaining the four components to build a proposal argument: identifying and defining the problem; stating a proposed solution; convincing readers that the proposed solution is fair and will work; and demonstrating that the solution is feasible (186).   The authors’ purpose was to show the audience the correct development of a proposal argument in order for the writer to convince their audience to take action on their proposal.  The authors’ tone in simplicity; they inform the reader on the components and they are also straightforward with their points. 

  

Article #5 Rhetorical Precis

In Andy Wearn and Harsh Bhoopatkar’s article, “Evaluation of consent for peer physical examination: students reflect on their clinical skills learning experience” (2006), they assert that medical students accept and support a formal consent process for peer physical examination.  They support their claims by exploring the students view for formal consents; most students had read the participant information sheet prior to signing with 78% giving consent.  The purpose of this article was to show the opinions of the medical students in order to prove that peer evaluation is important in the early clinical skills.  The audience for this article was clinical teachers and students undergoing residency in school.  

Article #4 Rhetorical Precis

In the article “Muslim women and medical students in the clinical encounter “ (2010), Michelle McLean et al. assert that Muslim women refuse to receive care from male medical students.  They support their claim conducting interviews of the female Emirati nationals attending out-patient clinics at a public hospital in Al Ain.  The purpose of this article was to prove medical professionals need to be sensitive to religious and cultural issues in order to appeal to different cultures such as Muslim women.  The article was for audiences in the medical profession because employees will encounter people from various backgrounds with different belief systems.