Grammar and Writing Skills for the Health Professional

by Villemaire, Doreen; Villemaire, Lorraine

• ISBN13: 9780766812598
• ISBN10: 0766812596
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-03
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Whether you are a student preparing for a career in the health care arena or a seasoned health professional, The Elements and Style of Writing for the Allied Health Professional is the reference you have been searching for. In this text, the fundamentals of the writing process and English grammar are applied 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 professionals - and lessons relate to activities routinely performed in a health care setting. This is the first and only book to focus exclusively on the writing concerns of the health care worker. *Emphasis on grammar provides health care 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 *Clear, concise writing and explicit examples make the book easy to use

Table of Contents

Section One: Grammar Overview

Chapter One: Nouns

Chapter Two: Pronouns

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