CMAF 1010 Chapter 5: Sample-Journal-Article-Summary
27 Jun 2018
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UNI STU 84 | Summer 2015
Sample Journal Article Summary
Document the journal article at
the top of the page
Davidhizar, R. (March 1998). Improving your bedside manner. The
Journal of Practical Nursing, 48(1), 10-14.
Identify author's purpose and
main hypotheses/research
questions. Mention author's name.
Put quotation marks
around exact wording the author
uses.
In an article entitled Improving your bedside manner, Davidhizar
observes that the manner in which healthcare providers demonstrate
care and concern for their patients significantly influences how
patients and their significant others cooperate with and comply with
treatment plans, arouses patients' hopefulness and optimism about
their recovery, and reduces the likelihood that patients will feel
compelled to take legal action against their health care providers.
The majority of Davidhizer's article consists of suggestions for how
healthcare providers can improve their "bedside manner."
Summarize each of the author's
supporting points. Repeat author's
name as reminder that this is a
summary.
Davidhizer begins by noting the importance of making a favorable
first impression which "may make the difference between a patient
and significant others being cooperative or not with efforts to
provide effective care" (10) (...I would go on to summarize how the
author says to make a good first impression, noting his major
points in my own words, quoting not to fill space, but only if the
way he says something is particularly significant.)
Other directions Davidhizer offers include actively communicating
interest and concern, using words and actions to communicate
empathy and respect, practicing attending skills, communicating
availability, following up on requests, avoiding defensiveness,
maintaining a professional manner, answering questions honestly,
maintaining a positive attitude, and practicing intentional
encouragement. (...I provide his list, but I'd go on to discuss the
points in a bit more detail. Since the author seems to stress
maintaining a professional manner, I'd probably develop at least
this thought more completely. Again, I'm using my own words.)
Summarize author's conclusions
and stated implications
Davidhizer concludes that "positive bedside manners are essential
when caring for patients" (14) and he offers several reasons why
this is so. (...I finish up with a short summary of Davidhizer's
summary, in my own words offering a short version of what he
says.).
Adapted from: http://www.andrews.edu/~closserb/215_Summary_guidelines.html
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