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Echo Stone is a Pediatric Nurse at Clearwater Medical Center . Here are three genres that she either has to read or write for her career. Name of Genre: Individualized Patient Care Plan Author’s Purpose/Goal: Guide for patient’s healthcare needs; nurses utilize them to provide quality care Intended audience: nurses and nursing students who receive training to write and understand them Wider/secondary audience: doctors/ in the records Context/ “rhetorical situation”: assumes readers know how to administer care, nurses may see the things doctors do not pick up Surface-level conventions: uses medical terms Content/information that’s included: definition/ explanation of the patient’s diagnosis, data that supports the diagnosis made, expected outcomes, interventions, ongoing assessment/evaluation for the next shift Organization/ structure: Consistent, concise format Affordances: promotes continuity of care Constraints: None. Short and long term goals...

#1:    Pediatric Nurse at Clearwater Medical Center Over the past year, the medical field has been on my radar-- specifically nursing. Echo, a Pediatric Nurse, is a young BSN grad and has worked at Health Care A for nine months. I chose a Pediatric Nurse since I love children and would want to specialize in that field if I pursue nursing. Kaitlyn cares for patients ranging from 0-19 years old. She is fresh out of nursing school and I want to hear about her early experiences in this field. Textual genres:  Individualized patient care plan Med administration (side effects) Patient reports to doctor #2:    Student Counselor Counseling is a job that piques my curiosity. Betty Rivers has a masters in Psychology and is a student counselor who works with kids on their emotional, social, and behavioral development. Betty works for Grand Willow which is a non-profit organization and counsels at the comprehensive therapeutic school. Her job seems especiall...