Purpose: Mixing reconstitution antibiotics is a relatively easy process, but it does require close attention to a few steps from pharmasists to avoid diluting or contaminating the medicine. I hope to provide pharmacists with a quick and easy instruction set that will guide them on mixing a powdered antibiotic with water to create a liquid medication. I don't want to leave my audience with any questions at any step during the process, and hope they will feel confident and sure in reconstitution, even in the most busied and stressful situations.
Audience: Pharmacists
Characteristics include -
1. Educated
2. Varying ages, but over 23-35
3. Often stressed or hurried in a high-responsibility environment
4. May be tired from working during a night shift
Context: I will not be present while the communication is taking place, and it doesn't matter at what time pharmacists will be accessing the instructions. My motivation for this communication is the prescribing of liquid antibiotics. Pharmacists will access the communication in all kinds of situations, depending on the open hours of the pharmacy. Business may be slow, or the communication may be taking place under rushed conditions caused by anxious customers.
Strategy: Because my audience will often be hurried and become further aggravated by the prospect of having to flip through pages of text, I would like to create an attractive, bulleted list that can be hung by a reconstitution station in a pharmacy. I will include a few graphics, including a sample drug label and perhaps a dosing syringe. Nothing too complex because, again, pharmacists need quick reference material. Some words may be bolded to create an enhanced overview effect.
Medium: As stated in my strategy, I would like to create a bulleted list on paper that can be hung up by the reconstitute station in a pharmacy. There will be some graphics and text presented in a clear and flowing design.
Arrangement: This is a fairly easy step in the design process because the instructions are best portrayed in a list format. Hints will be brought out and bolded for emphasis, as well as some possible key words that can help guide a pharmacist at quick glance.
Testing; Because I work in a pharmacy, this step will also be relatively easy. To test my instructions I will take my work in and have all of the pharmacists (3 total) review my steps and language and explain if it is easy to follow and the language used is appropriate.
peer review
1. they are all covered very thoroughly, but the element covered most is purpose. it is clear that these instructions will give additional knowledge to an already educated audience, so the instructions must be simple, yet informative.
2. i cannot determine which element is covered least thoroughly because they all seem to be examined very well.
3. again, my instructions need to be clear and concise so that the audience can further their knowledge on the subject rather than completely learn it.
4. the medium is perfect for this audience, because this audience will be in a pharmacy or in a lab and need to refer to it when they need to. if it were online or somewhere else, it would be too difficult for a pharmacist to refer to the instructions.