Clinical Skills for Safer Patient Care Style sheet (to March 24 in – – progress) General: See: Spelling HIV (no need to spell out) I-N A-D IV ABCCs assessment Kardex Bacillus anthracis methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) (MRSA) checklist (closed) microorganism (not in CanOx, but usual in Clostridium difficile (CDI) medical writing) COPD (no need to spell out) multi-resistant CPR (no need to spell out) non-sterile (not nonsterile, non sterile, or data (treat as singular) unsterile) E-L O-S Ebola virus disease (EVD) PPE (always singular, because it stands for extended spectrum beta-lactamase(ESBL) “equipment”) aid prepackaged Foley catheter post-surgical Glasgow Coma Scale preventive (not preventative) handgrip re-use hand rub hand scrub health care (always open) T-Z health care associated infections (HAIs) vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) hepatitis A, B Citation Style: APA 5th edition Reference list at end of each chapter. Each chapter includes: Introduction Page introductory/background text Learning objectives use LO box bullet points Critical Thinking Exercises Use EX box Relabel as Thinking Exercises” “Exercise” “Critical Questions presented in a numbered list. Included at the end of each chapter section. Summary Page Key Takeaways (use KT box) Suggested Online Resources
Clinical Skills for Safer Patient Care – Style sheet (to March 24 – in progress) General: See: Spelling A-D ABCCs assessment Bacillus anthracis carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPO) checklist (closed) Clostridium difficile (CDI) COPD (no need to spell out) CPR (no need to spell out) data (treat as singular) E-L Ebola virus disease (EVD) extended spectrum beta-lactamase(ESBL) aid Foley catheter Glasgow Coma Scale handgrip hand rub hand scrub health care (always open) health care associated infections (HAIs) hepatitis A, B HIV (no need to spell out) I-N IV Kardex methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) microorganism (not in CanOx, but usual in medical writing) multi-resistant non-sterile (not nonsterile, non sterile, or unsterile) O-S PPE (always singular, because it stands for “equipment”) prepackaged post-surgical preventive (not preventative) re-use T-Z vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Citation Style: APA 5th edition Reference list at end of each chapter. Each chapter includes: Introduction Page introductory/background text Learning objectives use LO box bullet points Critical Thinking Exercises Use EX box Relabel “Exercise” as “Critical Thinking Exercises” Questions presented in a numbered list. Included at the end of each chapter section. Summary Page Key Takeaways (use KT box) Suggested Online Resources
ClinicalSkills_StyleSheet_March-23.docx