In a controlled laboratory study of liquid hand soaps, a concentrated solution of extra strength UltraClean hand soap produced a 40 percent greater reduction in harmful bacteria than did the liquid hand soaps currently used in our hospitals. During our recent test of regular-strength UltraClean with doctors, nurses, and visitors at our hospital in Worktown, the hospital reported significantly fewer cases of patient infection (a 20 percent reduction) than did any of the other hospitals in our group. Therefore, to prevent serious patient infections, we should supply UltraClean at all hand-washing stations, including those used by visitors, throughout our hospital system.
The director has highlighted an important method of reduction of patient infections in hospital facility. This is important to ensure that patient does not contract any other disease. However, the argument lacks cogency and is rife with holes and assumptions.
Study revealed that concentrated solution of extra strength UltraClean produced a 40% decrease in harmful bacteria reducing chances of patient infection. But this study did not convey other important information. It does not reveal the effect of using extra strength handwash over hand for longer periods. It fails to answer questions like- Does it also target the useful bacterias necessary for survival? In case the handwash damages skin over persistent use, then it puts doctor's and nurse's skin at risk. Also, surgeons require a good hand at work. If this handwash damages their hands, then the damage will outweigh the apparent benefits. Therefore, more study should be conducted on the viability of usage of extra concentrated UltraClean handwash.
Recent tests involving regular strength UltraClean reported lower patient infection cases as compared to other hospitals. It is not clear whether usage of regular UltraClean reduced the number of patient infections since no information about the patients admitted is supplied. It may be because of lesser patients admitted at that particular time or majority of patients with less medical complications. More information is required on patients admitted to obviate any ambiguity.
Tests have revealed a 20% reduction in the number of cases. It is not well established whether the reason for this reduction is UltraClean handwash. Weather also governs the number of infections occurring in an area. During monsoon season, the number of infections rise very high. If the season in which UltaClean handwash was tested was after monsoon, that is, winter, then anyway the number of cases would have fallen due to weather incompatibility of many microbes with cold conditions. Thus, seasonal effect should also be considered before concluding on the efficacy of UltraClean handwash.
The intent of director in taking steps to reduce the number of patient infections is laudable as it reduces the risk of complications in treatment of patient. But the argument provided in favour of UltraClean handwash is not persuasive and impressive enough to coerce people into replacing existing handwash with UltraClean.
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Comments
e-rater score report
Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 4.0 out of 6
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 23 15
No. of Words: 375 350
No. of Characters: 2005 1500
No. of Different Words: 201 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.401 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.347 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.78 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 170 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 133 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 102 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 52 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 16.304 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 6.167 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.565 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.283 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.283 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.065 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 1 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 415, Rule ID: A_INFINITVE[1]
Message: Probably a wrong construction: a/the + infinitive
...cterias necessary for survival? In case the handwash damages skin over persistent use, then ...
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Line 3, column 445, Rule ID: ADMIT_ENJOY_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the gerund form: 'admitted obviating'.
Suggestion: admitted obviating
...ore information is required on patients admitted to obviate any ambiguity. Tests have revealed a 2...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, anyway, but, however, if, may, so, then, therefore, thus, well
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.6327345309 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 12.9520958084 39% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 11.1786427146 63% => OK
Relative clauses : 5.0 13.6137724551 37% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 17.0 28.8173652695 59% => OK
Preposition: 57.0 55.5748502994 103% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 16.3942115768 73% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2049.0 2260.96107784 91% => OK
No of words: 375.0 441.139720559 85% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.464 5.12650576532 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.40055868397 4.56307096286 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83890933674 2.78398813304 102% => OK
Unique words: 203.0 204.123752495 99% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.541333333333 0.468620217663 116% => OK
syllable_count: 632.7 705.55239521 90% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59920159681 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 4.96107784431 141% => OK
Article: 4.0 8.76447105788 46% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.70958083832 74% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.67365269461 119% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.22255489022 47% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 23.0 19.7664670659 116% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 22.8473053892 70% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 40.1762186427 57.8364921388 69% => OK
Chars per sentence: 89.0869565217 119.503703932 75% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.3043478261 23.324526521 70% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.95652173913 5.70786347227 52% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.25449101796 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 8.20758483034 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 9.0 6.88822355289 131% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.67664670659 43% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.1267727711 0.218282227539 58% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0417132951694 0.0743258471296 56% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0547609922284 0.0701772020484 78% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0626372178642 0.128457276422 49% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0704193341024 0.0628817314937 112% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.4 14.3799401198 86% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 46.78 48.3550499002 97% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.1628742515 43% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.7 12.197005988 88% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.09 12.5979740519 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.19 8.32208582834 110% => OK
difficult_words: 113.0 98.500998004 115% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 12.3882235529 52% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 8.4 11.1389221557 75% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.9071856287 92% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.