General purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about medical errors. What are medical errors, why do we have them, and how can we prevent them.
Thesis/Central Idea: Being able to be further well-informed about the health care system it is important to know both the successes and failures of medicine. So what are medical errors? Why do we have them? How can we prevent them?
Introduction
I. (Attention Getter) “To Err is Human”; to forgive, divine.”- Alexander Pope
II. (Relevancy Statement) This quote shows us that as human beings we all make mistakes. However, by societies standards health care workers are exempted from this rule because if they do make an error is it the loss of a life.
III. (Credibility Statement)
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about medical errors. What are medical errors, why do we have them, and how can we prevent them.
Thesis/Central Idea: Being able to be further well-informed about the health care system it is important to know both the successes and failures of medicine. So what are medical errors? Why do we have them? How can we prevent them?
Introduction
I. (Attention Getter) “To Err is Human”; to forgive, divine.”- Alexander Pope
II. (Relevancy Statement) This quote shows us that as human beings we all make mistakes. However, by societies standards health care workers are exempted from this rule because if they do make an error is it the loss of a life.
III. (Credibility Statement)