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Sentence Structure

Why This Matters for Nursing: Complete, clear sentences ensure your documentation is understood correctly. Fragments and run-ons create confusion that could affect patient care.

What You Need to Know

A complete sentence must have:

  1. A subject (who or what)
  2. A verb (action or state of being)
  3. A complete thought
Sentence Structure Patterns SIMPLE Independent Clause The nurse charted. 1 subject + 1 verb COMPOUND Indep. Clause , but Indep. Clause She charted, but he did not. 2 independent clauses + coordinating conj. COMPLEX Dep. Clause , Indep. Clause When she finished, she charted. dep. clause (dashed) + independent clause

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