Sunday, February 28, 2016

Rhetorical Analysis of Academic Journal

Most of the major nursing journals were only accessible online.  The Nursing Clinics of North America was the only available journal in the Health and Sciences Library on campus.



1.   Who are the authors/speakers published in this specific issue of the academic journal you've selected? How many different authors are published here? What do you know - or can you find out - about these people? How are the authors/speakers portrayed in the journal issue? Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers. 

There are twenty-one different authors in Nursing Clinics of South America: Patient Education.  Some of these authors Roy Batterham, Kathleen Walsh Esper, Jeffery Gordon, and Susan M. Hasenau.  

2.   Who is the intended audience for this particular journal issue? How can you tell? Are there any secondary audiences included here? Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers.

Nursing students or current nurses are the intended audience.  Teaching nursing students and nurses how to properly care for the patient is pivotal in building successful nurses.

3.   What is the context surrounding this particular journal issue? How does this affect the content of the journal? (See the bulleted questions on Student's Guide page 180 for specific questions about context). Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers. 

This journal was published in 2011 and is about patient education.  This means the journal focuses on how to properly care for the patient.  This is important because patient care is essential to the nursing field.   

4.   What is the overall message of the journal issue? How did you decide this? Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers. 

The overly message is about how caring for the patients mental and physically needs are equally important.  The patients’ needs come first.

5.   What purpose is the journal issue trying to achieve? Cite specific details from the journal issue in your answers. 

To emphasize the importance of patient care for nurses.


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