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Informationen zum Autor Dena Bain Taylor is Director of the Health Sciences Writing Centre at the University of Toronto. Klappentext Nursing and midwifery students are required to communicate in writing in a variety of forms, for a variety of potential audiences including their colleagues, allied health professionals, administrators and, most importantly, their patients and the public. Dena Bain Taylor is an experienced teacher of writing and critical skills across the range of allied health professions, and understands the types of writing nursing and midwifery students do and the writing issues they face. Her accessible, straightforward book - tailored specifically to the content and conventions of nursing and midwifery curricula - teaches students to write persuasively and correctly, both to support them in their courses and to prepare them for their professional careers. The book: - offers practical strategies for using language to achieve clear, persuasive writing; - provides clear explanations of underlying principles; - contains samples of good and improvable writing, leading the student step-by-step through the whole writing process; - focuses on the genres and styles of writing that nursing and midwifery students are typically asked for. With regular summaries, learning aids, checklists and a glossary of key terms, nursing and midwifery students at all levels will find this book easy to follow and handy to refer to for help with the writing they need to do throughout their course. The book is well conceived with familiar guidance on study skills and the basics of sentence and paragraph structure. It has a chapter on attribution of sources and avoidance of plagiarism, and there is a useful brief review of academic versus professionals writing for the press and for writing presentations. - Written by an experienced teacher of writing. - Tailored specifically to all the writing needs of nursing, midwifery and healthcare students at pre- and post-qualifying level. - Step-by-step guidance and strategies, backed up by real-life examples which illustrate key writing features and common pitfalls. Inhaltsverzeichnis Essential Management and Study Skills Introduction Essential Management and Study Skills Critical Reading and the Iterative Writing Process Becoming a Better Writer Critical Argument How to Use and Acknowledge Sources What Is a Literature Review? How to Review the Literature An Introduction to Professional Writing Successful Presentations Reflective Writing How to Write Course Papers: Samples of Student Writing Index ...
