Grammar and Writing Skills for the Health Professional

Second Edition
Author: Lorraine Villemaire; Doreen Villemaire Oberg
ISBN #: 140187374X
©2006   Publish Date: 11/29/2005
Binding: PB
Pages: 320
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $149.95

Description:

The rules and standards of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) make it more important than ever that health professionals be clear in their written communications. Grammar and Writing Skills for the Health Professional, 2e applies the fundamentals of English grammar and the writing process to sentence and paragraph structures used in medical reporting, charting and documentation. This book focuses exclusively on the writing concerns of the health care worker and is perfect for you to use in class and as a reference.

Product Benefits:

• Comprehensive Reviews at end of each chapter help synthesize the skills you have learned.
• Medical spelling and abbreviation translation exercises encourage the mastery of medical language.
• Writing Process chapter in the beginning of the book emphasizes the importance of quality writing. Practice exercises and "Skills Review" in each chapter enable you to check your understanding of chapter concepts.
• Practice Exercises and Skills Review in each chapter enable you to check your understanding of chapter concepts.

Table of Contents:

1. Guidelines for Effective Writing, 2. Nouns (Medical Letter), 3. Pronouns (Memo and Electronic Mail), 4. Verbs (Medical Records), 5. Sentences (Charting and Documenting), 6. Punctuation (medical reports: History and Physical), 7. Adjectives Medical Reorts: Radiology, Pathology, Discharge Summary, Operative), 8. Adverbs (Phone Messages, Facsimile, Minutes of a Meeting), 9. Prepositions and Conjunctions (Research, Manuscript, Grant), 10. Clauses, Phrases Promotional Wriging, 11. Paragraphs

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