Professional English for Nurses (3 cr)
Code: 7K00BK07-3042
General information
- Enrolment period
- 20.02.2017 - 15.04.2017
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 17.04.2017 - 21.05.2017
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Nursing
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Nursing
- Teachers
- Minna Metsäportti
- Course
- 7K00BK07
Objectives (course unit)
The student
-is capable of asking, when conducting a patient interview, relevant questions relating to the patient’s previous health;
-can inform patients about the most common nursing practices, procedures and ward routines;
-can communicate in English as part of a multi-professional care team;
-understands and can use articles and texts in the field;
-can further develop his/her English skills in the field by effectively using dictionaries and other language learning tools.
Content (course unit)
-patient interview
-guidance and instruction sessions prior to and during examinations
-relevant terminology in the field
-relevant terminology in anatomy
-research reports
-medical terminology
Prerequisites (course unit)
Level: Upper secondary school studies or equivalent skills
Common European Framework for Languages Level B2.1