Reflection Of Effective Technical Writing

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Effective technical writing is essential in the workplace especially in my nursing career. It is important throughout our interactions in any aspect of our daily life. Looking back at the readings, learning exercises, and assignments for the past five weeks, this class helped me build more confidence and competence in communicating in my work place. I became mindful of the format and content of my documentation and how I communicate with my patients. I find the concept of Audience Analysis memo is beneficial to my job. Everyday, I deal with culturally diverse patients and knowing how to analyze and approach my specific target audience affects the efficiency of conveying my message such as, educating family members and giving instructions before procedures and after discharge. Moreover, I realized that most of my documents that I present to my patients are informative and persuasive at the same time like when I am presenting them consents and waiver forms to perform a procedure.

Of all the the knowledge and skills that I have acquired in Nursing school, technical writing is one of the most important and useful. My ability to communicate greatly influence my personal life and professional life as well. The Audience Analysis memo taught me to have

At first, I am not aware what to place in my resume, but looking back from our assignment regarding Professional Job Application, I learned how to accurately design my resume with it standard parts, arrange in chronological and functional partsto give my employer a quick overview of information about me. I learned what to exclude and include in my resume, such as marital status, age, race, and photographs but instead focus more on my education, skills or qualifications needed for the job that I’m applying. I am now more confident to update my resume and apply in my future