Writing In The Medical Field Analysis

Every career has the aspect of writing in it no matter what field you choose. From being a police officer, to cosmetologist, to veterinarian, they all write at some level. These levels, styles, and even audiences differ, yet all use a pen and paper at some point. Since all careers require different writing, I decided to research what kind of writing I must do as a future nurse. I wanted to understand what types of writing I must eventually do and how much writing is conducted. After a single interview and looking at many different samples of written documentation used in the medical field, I discovered that there’s not a lot of writing involved in a nursing career, and what is done, is very basic and straight forward. The two biggest types are creating patient charts and filling out prescriptions. These are both basic concept of writing, yet they must be filled out perfectly since they are assisting in saving lives.
I interviewed Andrea Hahn, an RN who specialized in Obstetrics for almost twenty years. She described the two main types of written documents in nursing, patient charts and prescriptions, in greater detail. Hahn explained what the patient charts consist of and how much …show more content…
However, it is equally important to all the other aspects of the job. From jotting down observations of patients to create a patient chart to signing and calling in prescriptions, a nurse does it all. All the writing is simple and to the point so that all the important details can be explained and understood. These simple and easy to understand words are what help save lives. I have found my discoveries in writing in the nursing field to be very helpful. During the interview, I conducted Andrea Hahn quoted, “Writing and nursing don’t really flow together, but it saves lives so we do it” (Hahn). Hahn is right. Writing and curing diseases do not flow together at all, however when combining these two aspects, miracles