Craft and structure part 3
1. Which of the following is the author's primary purpose for writing this announcement? A. To provide a way for nursing staff to sign up for training B. To inform nursing staff about an in-service training C. To convince nursing staff to memorize the five standards D. To inform nursing staff they can miss a shift to attend training
1. A. This is part of the task for nurses to complete, but it is not the primary purpose of the announcement. B. Correct. The author's primary purpose is to provide information about the in-service training. C. This cannot be supported by the evidence in the announcement. D. This is not correct because the announcement makes no mention of nurses missing shifts.
2. Which of the following is the secondary purpose of this announcement? A. To persuade readers to become nurses B. To entertain readers with client anecdotes C. To describe a hospital setting D. To explain the standards of transitional care
2. Option D is correct. The announcement secondarily lists the standards of transitional care. • Options A, B, and C are not secondary purposes of the announcement.
3. Which of the following describes the tone of this announcement? A. Sincere 8. Relaxed C. Professional D. Urgent
3. Option C is correct. The author of the announcement conveys an authoritative, professional tone. • Options A, B, and D are not expressed in the tone of the announcement.
4. Which of the following statements express a fact? (Select all that apply.) A. Nurses are required to attend mandatory in-service training on how to manage transitions of care. B. Nurses who are dedicated will master the five basic standards involved in transitions of care. C. The training includes procedures for discharging clients to home. D. Nurses who take time off to attend the transitional care training are committed to their profession. E. Nurses are most likely to succeed when they create a transitional care management plan.
4. Options A and Care Correct. Nurses need to know how to manage transitions of care and must attend an in-service training on the subject. Procedures for discharging clients are explicitly included as part of the training. • Options B, D, and E are opinions.
5. Which of the following evidence in the announcement supports the author's purpose for writing it? A. To: All Nursing Staff B. Topic: Transitional Care C. All staff is required to attend in-service training regarding transitional care. D. Developing a care management plan that is dynamic and ongoing.
5. A. This identifies the audience but does not support the purpose. B. This identifies the topic of the announcement, but this does not support the purpose. C. Correct. The announcement's purpose is to inform staff of a mandatory training, which is stated in this sentence. D. This is a detail about the type of training, which does not support the purpose.
Read the following passage. Then answer the questions that follow. A local hospital published the following announcement for mandatory nurse in-service training. To: All Nursing Staff From: Dr. Lynette Smith, MSN, Head of Professional Development Re: Mandatory In-Service Training Topic: Transitional Care All staff is required to attend in-service training regarding transitional care. This involves effective procedures for moving clients from inclient care to a new facility and discharging clients to go home.
In this training, you will learn in greater detail how to fulfill these five standards encompassed within transitions of care: 1. Identifying at-risk clients who may transition poorly. 2. Conducting a thorough assessment for transition of those clients identified as at risk. 3. Compiling a complete and accurate medication list for each client. 4. Developing a care management plan that is dynamic and ongoing. 5. Transferring all transitions of care information to the appropriate new caregivers or care providers.
