Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, you can

- describe your studies at a university of applied sciences
- describe nursing as a profession
- use appropriate phrases in English in spoken and written communication
- use basic nursing vocabulary

Content

- describing studies
- talking about the nursing profession (nursing duties, job titles, hospital wards/units/departments)
- spoken and written communication (appointments, guiding a patient/colleague, personal details, telephoning phrases, conversational phrases, email communication)
- basic nursing vocabulary (symptoms and conditions, body parts)

Location and time

Contact teaching on campus, 80% attendance

Materials

Moodle materials

Teaching methods

After completing the course, you can

- describe your studies at a university of applied sciences
- describe nursing as a profession
- use appropriate phrases in English in spoken and written communication
- use basic nursing vocabulary

Core content:
- describing studies
- talking about the nursing profession (nursing duties, job titles, hospital wards/units/departments)
- spoken and written communication (appointments, guiding a patient/colleague, personal details, telephoning phrases, conversational phrases, email communication)
- basic nursing vocabulary (symptoms and conditions, body parts)

Exam schedules

The exam will be in two parts.

There will be two re-exams available.

Completion alternatives

RPL (recognition of prior learning), contact the lecturer in charge.

Student workload

2 credits = 54 hours of student's work
9 contact lessons (18 hours)
Course exams 2x2 hours

Evaluation scale

H-5