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English for NursesLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: SH10109

Credits

3 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Jaana Jussila

Objective

After completing the course, you can

- communicate with patients and clients in typical nursing situations
- use essential vocabulary related to nursing
- read general texts related to your field, and summarise the main points of the text to a patient/client

Content

- admission interview questions
- daily programme on the ward
- describing pain
- words and phrases related to medication
- ADLs and assistive equipment
- nursing procedures and typical instruments
- general terminology related to surgical nursing
- core anatomy vocabulary