Study Guide

Objectives

The main goals of the course are for the students to
• understand the significance of Swedish language, interaction, and communication as part of their professional skills.
• understand their own role when meeting patients as health care communicators.

The students will be able to
• in a patient interview, write down their state of health in order to facilitate successful treatment.
• instruct different types of patients/clients on the most important nursing procedures in written Swedish.
• understand and use Swedish articles and texts on nursing.
• further develop the language skills in their field using various learning methods and tools.
• acquire the written language skills in the second domestic language which is necessary in their professional field, as required by national legislation (Public Administration Language Examination, CERF level B1 = Sufficient competences -> grades 1-3, B2 = Good competences -> grades 4-5.

Content

• recording a patient interview
• written patient instructions in students’ own field of specialisation: ward/field/health care unit (nurse, paramedic, midwife, public health care nurse)
• most important nursing/field specific vocabulary
• most important anatomy vocabulary
• authentic texts from the professional field

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
• is able to write in brief about their practical training and work experience in mostly understandable terms.
• can communicate in an understandable manner in simple, routine interaction situations.
• can give simple written instructions to a patient/client.
• can briefly write down the client’s/patient’s condition using notes and support vocabulary.
• uses basic nursing/field specific vocabulary passably.
• uses simple, basic grammar structures.
• using a dictionary, the student understands the main points professional publications of their field.
• has made progress during the course, when compared to their starting point.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
• can write about their practical training, work experience, and skills clearly.
• communicates clearly in the most important multidisciplinary interaction situations.
• is able to give individual instructions in the most common patient guidance situations.
• is able to write about the client’s/patient’s condition in a clear and understandable manner.
• uses the most important vocabulary and concepts of nursing.
• uses grammar structures mostly correctly.
• understands the main points of a nursing text without using aids.
• is able to paraphrase.
• works on their own initiative to actively improve the language skills in their field of specialisation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• is able to write about their practical training, work experience, and skills fluently and with details.
• communicates skilfully even in demanding multidisciplinary communication situations.
• guides clients in writing and adapts their language depending on the client and situation
• is able to and write down the condition of a client/patient fluently and with detail
• uses even demanding vocabulary and concepts of nursing fluently
• can easily paraphrase.
• uses the terminology of their field skilfully and with an attention to detail
• uses grammar structures fluently.
• works on their own intiative to actively improve the language skills in their field of specialisation.
• is able to use demanding nursing articles and publications to improve their language skills.