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what is wrong in here in a sentence Dorothee is a nursing student on her first placement. Unfortunately, she trips down the stairs after a light headed episode during a placement shift. The hospital takes care of her, including undertaking a series of tests. Luckily, she recovers and can attend her placement shifts the next week.
When next on shift, Dorothee decides to access her integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) to get a copy of her blood test results to take to her GP for follow up care.
When next on shift, Dorothee decides to access her integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) to get a copy of her blood test results to take to her GP for follow up care.
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The sentence contains a few areas that could be improved for clarity and accuracy:
1. **Terminology Consistency**: The abbreviation "ieMR" may not be familiar to all readers. It would be clearer to use the full term "integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR)" the first time and then continue with "ieMR" throughout.
2. **Phrasing**: The phrase "access her integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) to get a copy of her blood test results" can be made clearer. It might be better to say "to view her blood test results" or "to obtain a copy of her blood test results", depending on her intent.
3. **Use of "next week"**: The phrase "the next week" is somewhat vague in terms of her timeline. It could be more specific by indicating "during her next scheduled shift" to clarify when she returned.
4. **Ambiguity about Follow-up Care**: The sentence implies that she needs to take the results to her GP for follow-up care, but it doesn't clearly state what type of follow-up care she needs or why.
A revised version could be:
"Dorothee is a nursing student on her first placement. Unfortunately, she trips down the stairs after a lightheaded episode during a shift. The hospital takes care of her and conducts a series of tests. Luckily, she recovers and returns to her scheduled shifts the following week.
When she is next on shift, Dorothee decides to access her integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) to obtain a copy of her blood test results for her GP to facilitate her follow-up care."
1. **Terminology Consistency**: The abbreviation "ieMR" may not be familiar to all readers. It would be clearer to use the full term "integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR)" the first time and then continue with "ieMR" throughout.
2. **Phrasing**: The phrase "access her integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) to get a copy of her blood test results" can be made clearer. It might be better to say "to view her blood test results" or "to obtain a copy of her blood test results", depending on her intent.
3. **Use of "next week"**: The phrase "the next week" is somewhat vague in terms of her timeline. It could be more specific by indicating "during her next scheduled shift" to clarify when she returned.
4. **Ambiguity about Follow-up Care**: The sentence implies that she needs to take the results to her GP for follow-up care, but it doesn't clearly state what type of follow-up care she needs or why.
A revised version could be:
"Dorothee is a nursing student on her first placement. Unfortunately, she trips down the stairs after a lightheaded episode during a shift. The hospital takes care of her and conducts a series of tests. Luckily, she recovers and returns to her scheduled shifts the following week.
When she is next on shift, Dorothee decides to access her integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) to obtain a copy of her blood test results for her GP to facilitate her follow-up care."