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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
[Professional image based on written communication. Study on communicative and pragmatic aspects of nursing case
1Escola Universitària Creu Roja adscrita a la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. mireia@escola.creuroja.org
Abstract:
This author compiled a 100 page descriptive study of observations on nursing practices in three hospitals. A writer's options on writing their message and a receptor's options on receiving those messages in order to infer the communicative intention of the writer are some of the elements which make it possible to gain professional meaning from the language used in nurses' case files. Physical support and its use are also variables in this analysis. The manner which we select to send a message says more than overall meaning of the words which form that message. From these messages one can gain insights into the position of a professional regarding a patient, the professional's vision and organization of his/her time and the space around the writer.
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