Who Should Attend
Nursing students, early-career nurses, allied-health learners, and healthcare educators with intermediate or developing professional English skills.
Learning Objectives
- Use core nursing and medical terminology accurately in common professional contexts.
- Demonstrate structured patient-centered communication in simulated encounters.
- Practice listening, handoffs, and professional documentation in English.
- Identify communication strengths and improvement priorities using a skills rubric.
Curriculum & Instructional Hours
| Module | Key Topics | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Medical & Nursing Terminology | Body systems, symptoms, care settings, abbreviations and safe terminology use | 7 |
| Patient Interviews & Communication | Plain-language questions, empathy, teach-back, culturally responsive phrasing | 7 |
| Clinical Listening & Handoffs | Listening strategies, SBAR-style handoffs, clarification and escalation language | 7 |
| Documentation & Written English | Objective note writing, professional emails, chart-style simulated documentation | 6 |
| Case-Based Speaking Practice | Fictional care scenarios, role-play, patient education, teamwork | 7 |
| Communication Assessment & Portfolio | Recorded simulations, feedback rubric, revision and learning plan | 6 |
Teaching & Assessment
Learning Methods
Interactive language workshops, listening tasks, simulated patient conversations, role-play, peer feedback, and recorded practice. This is language training, not clinical training.
Assessment
Terminology and listening exercises (25%), speaking and handoff simulations (40%), final communication portfolio (35%); proposed weights.
Program Outcomes
- Personal medical and nursing terminology glossary
- Recorded simulated handoff and patient-education speaking samples
- Professional English documentation portfolio
- Skills rubric and individual improvement plan
Program planning notice: Curriculum, duration, faculty, delivery, visits, and completion arrangements are proposed and subject to final institutional confirmation. No clinical practice privileges or professional license eligibility are guaranteed.