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I think a lot of these mistakes like you mentioned are preventable, but people don’t take the time to review their writing and correct any errors. I truly think the lack of retracing back is the biggest reason for this outcome, some things like google doc and word have set preferences that either go along APA format or don’t, and in that case would need to be altered manually!
I also wrote about in-text citations being a common mistake in APA formatting. I agree with the idea of paraphrasing; it does make you believe that it’s your own original idea. This is something that took me a while to learn back in the day, but now I understand the purpose of still giving the author credit no matter what!
Hello Pumi!
I like that you mentioned the adverse effects of using non-scholorly sources and how many articles include false information. Non-scholorly resources can negatively impact one’s writing. By choosing sources, like google scholar as you mentioned, people can have evidence supporting their statements and improve their writing significantly.
Hello Mel!
I think it’s very important that you mentioned what scholarly sources are available for people to use. There are several resources that are available that many aren’t aware of fully. By educating people on the options, it can improve one’s writing and have supportive evidence behind it!
Hello Cristina!
I really enjoyed reading your post and hearing your perspective revolving emerging technologies. As you mentioned, some people may not want to pass on danger family traits, and my mind goes straight to mental illness, cognitive abilities, etc. I think it’s a good thing to keep in mind how people are using these technologies and understanding the risks that also come with them before making a decision. I agree there are some things for people to think about before moving along the process and potentially saving their baby’s life by eliminating potentially dangerous genes that could be passed down.
Hello Marie!
I think it’s important how you mentioned the risks of artificial wombs and how it can reduce risk of complications during childbirth. There are so many mothers who are at risk during pregnancy and many complications can occur. As you mentioned, artificial wombs can reduce this issue and hopefully provide mothers and partners the chance to have a healthy safe pregnancy! I didn’t even begin to think about the religious perspective, but it’s a great thing to keep in mind when some people are against that, so how do we accommodate for them?
Hello Melanie!
I also agree, evidence-based practice is a key element! By continuing to be open to learning and expand our professional development, we can provide patients with the best outcome. As you said, patient outcomes would not end well if we didn’t, I can’t begin to imagine the horror stories! I think back to earlier years of nursing practice and how things have positively changed tremendously just in the past twenty years!
Hello Cristina!
I like how you shared the use of personal protective equipment and how times have changed. Nowadays gloves are very normalized, and nurses are discouraged for not wearing them at times. As you mentioned before, it’s hard to believe it was seen negatively, but in all reality it’s just to protect the patient or us even from the smallest germs!
Hello Pumi!
I just read Marie’s post and noticed some similarities to both your cultures in a way! She also mentioned respecting your elders by not looking them in the eyes. I can imagine it was also an adjustment for you when you came to America to look people in eyes to show respect. I like how you shared wanting to show your kids respect, but also safety. I think that’s super important for children in American because it’s not always a safe place unfortunately. I’d love to hear more about your time in Africa, you mentioned it was a safe place, and I’d love to hear about how it was growing up in the country. I feel growing up in America, most of us are paranoid to an extent for our safety nowadays, we used to be able to ask the neighbor for milk or eggs, but now you have to be mindful of the world, so I’d love to hear more of the differences!
Hello Marie!
I truly think it’s amazing to hear your cultural background and how it differentiates from America. I really believe that other countries share values and traditions in such a beautiful unique way compared to here, I’d love to hear more about the traditions in Haiti! I didn’t know looking one in the eyes especially elders was a sign of disrespect, I can see how coming to America, that could be an adjustment for anyone. I feel it would be an adjustment for me visiting another country with not looking one in the eyes due to it being normalized here!
Hello Mel!
I like your input on qualitative research how it may be a better way to draw in readers; that’s a good thing to keep in mind when writing! I can see how other’s may prefer quantitative research over that due to the more reliable factual information-based numbers and research to back up their writing. I think you did a great job differentiating the two different types of research!
Hello Pumi!
I like how you mentioned objective information in your discussion post when discussing the different types of research. That’s what came to my mind too when researching more about quantitative research! I agree with you on the costly effect it could potentially have, that’s a great thought!
I enjoyed hearing your perspective on the internet being a distraction as a few of us were in the middle range. I like how you further explained it, “your brain is a beautiful muscle and if you don’t use it, you will lose it”. I think this shows us that forming our own thoughts and ideas into writing goes further than just being original in our writing but shares how it’s important for us to use our brains, with anything really. I can absolutely see how it hinders your imagination and think that’s a good thing for writers to remember.
I agree with your statement about social media and messaging being a huge distraction, the internet can definitely be a useful tool for one’s writing. I like how you mentioned setting boundaries with the internet, because I think that’s quite important when it comes to writing. There are many ways we can set boundaries as you shared. I think it’s a useful thing to remember when writing.
Hi Cristina,
I also like how you referred to it at “fluff”, I like to think of it being filler words that we don’t have any necessary reason to use. Not everyone can remain attentive when using filler words especially in reading or communicating, we lose our attention span fairly quickly. Filler words tend to make it difficult to retain information from reading or taking away anything you were communicating due to the overabundance of words being used. I agree, it is very important in nursing to communicate accurately and both affectively.
