Full Description
Health professionals and students preparing to enter the health care arena will appreciate the valuable lessons found in The Elements and Style of Writing for the Allied Health Professional. The book applies the fundamentals of the writing process and English grammar to the sentence and paragraph structures used in medical reporting, charting and documentation. Emphasis is placed on proofreading medical documents--a key skill for all health care workers--and lessons relate to activities routinely performed in a health care setting.*The first text to focus exclusively on the writing needs of the health professions*Emphasis on grammar provides medical workers and students with a solid foundation to write and proofread medical documents effectively*Includes brief explanations of medical documents and reports such as SOAP notes, the History and Physical, Operative, Consultation, Radiology, Pathology Reports and Discharge Summary*Equally effective as a textbook or office reference*Clear, concise writing and explicit examples make the text easy to use(KEYWORDS: Health professionals, students, health care, writing, proofreading, medical reporting, office reference)
Contents
Section OnePronouns. Chapter Three: Verbs. Chapter Four: Adjectives. Chapter Five: Adverbs. Chapter Six: Prepositions and Conjunctions. Section Two: Phrases, Clauses, Sentences and Paragraghs. Chapter Seven: Phrases and Clauses. Chapter Eight: Sentences. Chapter Nine: Punctuation. Chapter Ten: The Paragraph. Section Three: Writing Skills. Chapter Eleven: Additional Guidelines for Effective Writing. Section Four: Applications. Chapter Twelve: Medical Office Correspondence. Chapter Thirteen: Charting and Documentation. Chapter Fourteen: Introduction to Medical Reports. Chapter 15: Additional Writing Applications..
