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"Transition in and between Discourse Communities: One Nurse's Struggle"

Terrie Cole

Terri Cole graduated from Rhode Island College in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a minor in creative writing. She is 26 years old and currently teaches English at an all girls’ middle school in South Korea. Her academic interests are in composition and rhetoric studies, education and ESL. Her future plans are to apply to graduate school after teaching and traveling.

Contents

Introduction</p

Methods

A Framework for Studying

Writing in Nursing

Change of Shift and Genre

Results

Discussion

Conclusion

Works Cited

References

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Athwal, Pam, & Fields, Willa, & Wagnell, Esther. (2009). "Standardization of Change-of-shift Report." Wolters and Kluwer Health, 24 (2), 143-147.

Beaufort, Anne. (2000). "Writing in the Professions." Handbook of Research On Writing: History, Society, School, Individual, Text. Routledge, NY, 2010. 221-235.

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Ketter, Jean, & Hunter, Judy. (2003). "Creating a Writer’s Identity on the Boundaries of two Communities of Practice." Writing selves/Writing societies, 308-329. Retrieved from http://wac.colostate.edu/books/selves_societies/

Michaud, Michael J. (2013). "Discoursal Negotiation of Identity in the Writing of Adult Students: a Case Study." Writing and Pedagogy. Equinox Publishing, 2013, 5.1. 31-55

Staggers, Nancy, & Jennings, Bonnie M. (2009). "The Content and Context of Change of Shift Report on Medical and Surgical Units." The Journal of Nursing Administration, 149. 393-398.

Swales, John. (1990). "The Concept of Discourse Communities." Writing About Writing: A College Reader. Bedford, St. Martins, 2011. 466-479

Wardle, Elizabeth. (2004). "Identity, Authority, and Learning to Write in New Workplaces."Enculturation 5.2.Retrieved from http://enculturation.gmu.edu/5_2/warlde.html

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Posted by xcheditor on May 21, 2021 in article, Issue 9.2

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