Table 2 Statements describing the elements of healthcare experience: writing style rubric

• One sentence describing a single construct

• Simple, unambiguous wording

• Positively phrased

• Where possible using words/phrases commonly found in verbatim quotes

• No colloquialisms

• Applicable to any hospital healthcare setting or staff group

• Worded so as not to imply a particular age or developmental stage

• Non-gendered