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Reading section of ATI study manual
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
12/03/2013

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Primary sources
Definition
- Firsthand records of events, theories, opinions, or actions
- Unpublished or published documents, recordings, artifacts
- Must be present at the time of the events, people, or info at issue
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Challenges of primary sources
Definition
- After a certain amount of time, primary sources are not primary anymore (After a couple of decades or years)
- Not always accurate
- Difficult to analyze
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Facts
Definition
Information based on real events and/or situations
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Opinion
Definition
Beliefs based on personal judgements
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Biases
Definition
Opinion or beliefs that affect a person's ability to make fair judgments
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Stereotype
Definition
Opinions about an entire group of people or things
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Narrative
Definition
Tells a story or relates a chain of events
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Expository
Definition
Introduces or explains a subject, gives groundwork info that is needed to understand later ideas
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Technical
Definition
Precise info, usually about a specific topic, and usually in formal or semi-formal fashion
- Sometimes uses lists, text boxes, bullets, etc.
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Persuasive
Definition
Tries to get the reader to agree with the author
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Difference between expository and technical
Definition
Expository = facts to inform or explain something generally
Technical = to teach reader to use a specific object or perform a specific task
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Theme
Definition
Subjects that written works frequently touch upon
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Topic
Definition
General subject

hint. What would this work be filed under in the library?
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Inferences
Definition
Logical conclusion that is not actually written in the text
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Historical Context
Definition
Time and place in which the piece was written will affect the writing
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Problem-solution text structure
Definition
Problem in one paragraph
Solution in another
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