ENG DISCUSSION

In Michelle Pollard's essay, "The Nursing Crisis; The Solution Within," she gives a vivid description of nursing shortages, their working conditions and possible ways to solve or correct the deficiency.  The essay states that the nursing crisis in our country has a need for immediate attention.  Workers complain to the House of Representatives about poor working conditions, lack of enough support staff, and inadequate wages.  Shortages of this proportion affects anyone who is a provider or consumer of healthcare.  The thesis statement in this essay is crystal clear, We have a shortage of nurses due to inadequacies and this needs to be fixed immediately.  Some of the suggestions to fix the problem are to improve the workplace by offering a listening ear, more personal time, better nurse to patient ratios and for the nurses to refrain from degrading the institution that they're a part of.  These are a few changes that would get the ball rolling in the right direction. It won't be overnight but it's a start. Changes must be made to avoid the downward spiral in the nursing field. The evidence of the changes having a positive impact are happier nurses who are proud and enjoy the profession they chose.  They also encourage others to follow their dreams.

The second Essay "An Open Letter To The Community" Is a clear letter that is stating the growing concerns of the number of assaults and retaliation that are happening on the campus. He talks how he wants the community to get proactive in trying to help stop this nonsense. He also talks about  organizations and websites that are used to promote awareness and resolution to this problem. To me this letter points out what the campus wants to do about the problem and the route they are going to take. It is still not a clear conclusion to the situation between what the campus and community are going to do to take part in the resolution.

The final essay was very clear and concise the thesis statement center around her schedule change and was plainly specified. Karen purposed a solution of a 6am to 2:30pm work schedule that was justified by the nature of her work as a technical writer. She further drove home her point by proposing a 1-month trial period purely based on functionality and performance which also supported her initial cause of being home with her children longer.

I believe the most effective essay was Karen’s and the schedule change. Her memo stated a problem a solution and a concrete objective. Everything she wrote could be qualified and tested without bias.