Everyday English for Nursing
- 1st Edition - September 11, 2003
- Imprint: Bailièrre Tindall
- Author: Tony Grice
- Language: English
A specialist English language learning course book for nurses who are non-native speakers of English. The book is intended for self study but would serve as a major resource for a… Read more
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A specialist English language learning course book for nurses who are non-native speakers of English. The book is intended for self study but would serve as a major resource for a taught course.
The book describes the current crisis in the British NHS to explain why overseas nurses are being recruited. However, this is by way of an introduction and is a minor part. Otherwise it focuses on two things; the English used in clinical documentation and spoken English in the context of hospitals, illnesses and treatment.
The book presents examples of formal medical English, colloquialisms, idioms and clinical notes. The user practices reading and writing through exercises and the language is introduced through the medium of a series of simulated clinical cases
The book will consist of two parts, the first part containing text and exercises which are about nursing in the NHS the crisis, what nurses say about the crisis, the hospital hierarchy, pay and conditions, applying for jobs, etc.
The second part is about communication in a simulated hospital setting. At its core are clinical forms relating to admission, patient care and hospital discharge. These forms and clinical documents generate exercises, which practice parts of language (idiomatic phrases, etc.) The book will be highly illustrated assisting with the clarity and understanding of situations/scenarios.
The book describes the current crisis in the British NHS to explain why overseas nurses are being recruited. However, this is by way of an introduction and is a minor part. Otherwise it focuses on two things; the English used in clinical documentation and spoken English in the context of hospitals, illnesses and treatment.
The book presents examples of formal medical English, colloquialisms, idioms and clinical notes. The user practices reading and writing through exercises and the language is introduced through the medium of a series of simulated clinical cases
The book will consist of two parts, the first part containing text and exercises which are about nursing in the NHS the crisis, what nurses say about the crisis, the hospital hierarchy, pay and conditions, applying for jobs, etc.
The second part is about communication in a simulated hospital setting. At its core are clinical forms relating to admission, patient care and hospital discharge. These forms and clinical documents generate exercises, which practice parts of language (idiomatic phrases, etc.) The book will be highly illustrated assisting with the clarity and understanding of situations/scenarios.
- Practical approach, with many relevant and up to date case studies
- Easy to use - for self study or tutor lead scenarios
- Many illustrations and photographs for clarity
- User-friendly lay-out
- Non-English (second language speakers) speaking nurses currently working in the NHS or looking to be recruited by the NHS. from countries such as Malaysia, Bulgaria, Philippines.
- Nurses and other health professionals (non-native speakers of English) who have been recruited from overseas into the NHS.
- Foreign nurses etc. who are looking to be recruited into the British NHS.
- British nurses etc for whom English is a second language and who are already working in the NHS.
- Language training organisations putting on courses for overseas nurses.
Is Britain's nursing crisis the legacy of Florence Nightingale? Nurses' salaries. Medical Care in the UK - should we pay or should it be free? What people say about the NHS. UK hospitals need foreign nurses. The jobs of doctors and nurses in the UK health service. Nursing opportunities in London and the rest of the UK. Rossitza Bontcheva - biography of a Bulgarian nurse. Living in Britain - what foreigners say about the British. Memo from the medical doctor. Keeping notes and reading other people's notes. Admissions. Patient Care. Discharge.
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 11, 2003
- Imprint: Bailièrre Tindall
- Language: English
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Tony Grice
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer, Coventry University