Swedish, spoken (2 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
-is able to collect in patient interviews information regarding current and previous health status, for the success of the care and following procedures;
-is able to inform the patient of care instructions, procedures and ward routines;
-is able to communicate in Swedish in multi-professional teams during different stages of the patient care process;
-understands and is able to use nursing articles;
-is able to further develop his/her language skills in the nursing field with different learning tools;
-achieves the level of written and oral Swedish language skills required by the university of applied sciences and needed in nursing work.

Content (course unit)

-interview of patients or their significant others
-patient guidance
-practice of other communication situations typical for nursing
-core vocabulary of nursing
-core vocabulary of anatomy
-authentic professional texts

Prerequisites (course unit)

A passed matriculation examination (B-language) or equal competence is required as a ground level of Swedish. The ground level is equivalent to the B1 level in the European framework.

Assessment scale

0-5