Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
English Language in Patient Care
Course Code
VC_046
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Nursing Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Zita Goldšmite
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To improve communication skills in English for academic and professional purposes and to promote the acquisition and professional use of medical terminology.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge of English at the level of secondary school programme.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the course the students will be able to • recognise and explain in English or translate into Latvian medical terminology connected with the maternal and new-born health and prenatal and postnatal care; • recognise different forms used to express present, past or future activities; • recognise the correct word order in statements and questions; • list the common telephone phrases for starting, maintaining and finishing the conversation; for giving and taking telephone messages.
Skills
1.On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: • use the relevant medical terminology when speaking to patients / clients and colleagues; • explain different medical procedures (taking blood pressure, taking the patient's temperature, taking blood samples, making injections, etc.); • advise women on healthy lifestyle; • use relevant telephone phrases when speaking to patients / clients; • ask different types of questions to patients; • give information about the patient both in spoken and written language.
Competences
1.On completion of the course the students will be able to use spoken and written English efficiently within their professional field.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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1.
Individual work |
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The students acquire the functional language phrases and set expressions; they develop the glossary of medical terms and functional phrases.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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1.
Examination |
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1) Active participation in classes, contribution to the development of the glossary of professional terminology and functional phrases – 30%.
2) Short tests during the course assessing the use of functional English: role plays in spoken English; multiple choice tasks in written English – 35%.
3) The end-of-course examination – a written test assessing the use of functional language – 35%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Patient admission. Admission note. Patient interview: direct questions; open questions; polite forms of questions. Midwife's responsibilities and regular day-to-day activities (revision from the 1st semester).
To role play an interview between a midwife and a patient in order to fill in the patient's admission form.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Patient education. Nutrition. Vitamins, minerals and fats. Advice and suggestions. Modal verbs. New-born nutrition. Breastfeeding.
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Patient education. Nutrition. Vitamins, minerals and fats. Advice and suggestions. Modal verbs. New-born nutrition. Breastfeeding.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Medical examinations during pregnancy. The first visit: weight, height, general physical examination, urine and blood tests, ultrasound scan. Telephoning skills. Informing patients and explaining manipulations.
Conditionals.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Medical examinations during pregnancy. The first visit: weight, height, general physical examination, urine and blood tests, ultrasound scan. Telephoning skills. Informing patients and explaining manipulations.
Conditionals.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Medical examinations during pregnancy. The first visit: weight, height, general physical examination, urine and blood tests, ultrasound scan. Telephoning skills. Informing patients and explaining manipulations.
Conditionals.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hygiene. Hygiene products. Infections. Infections in pregnancy. Medical examination results.
Step-by-step description of the procedure.
The Passive Voice.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Hygiene. Hygiene products. Infections. Infections in pregnancy. Medical examination results.
Step-by-step description of the procedure.
The Passive Voice.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Medications. Types and forms of medicine, dosage and administration; side effects. Use of medications during pregnancy.
The Present Continuous Tense for future activities.
Explaining drug interactions.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Medications. Types and forms of medicine, dosage and administration; side effects. Use of medications during pregnancy.
The Present Continuous Tense for future activities.
Explaining drug interactions.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Telephoning. Telephone calls in emergency situations. Consulting on telephone. Taking messages.
Telephone phrases and set expressions.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Antenatal care. Midwife's responsibilities in an outpatient clinic. Home visits. Antenatal visits to the clinic. How the pregnant woman's health affects the foetus health. Midwife's antenatal notes. Patient observation notes. Care plan.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Antenatal care. Midwife's responsibilities in an outpatient clinic. Home visits. Antenatal visits to the clinic. How the pregnant woman's health affects the foetus health. Midwife's antenatal notes. Patient observation notes. Care plan.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Antenatal care. Midwife's responsibilities in an outpatient clinic. Home visits. Antenatal visits to the clinic. How the pregnant woman's health affects the foetus health. Midwife's antenatal notes. Patient observation notes. Care plan.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Surgery. Surgical instruments. Preparing the patient for surgery. Caesarean section. Postoperative complications. The first weeks of the baby.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Surgery. Surgical instruments. Preparing the patient for surgery. Caesarean section. Postoperative complications. The first weeks of the baby.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Virginia Allum and Patricia McGarr. Cambridge English for Nursing. CUP, 2010.
Additional Reading
1.
Erik H. Glendinning and Beverly A.S. Holmstrom. English in Medicine. A Course in Communication Skills. 3rd edition. CUP, 2005.
2.
Erik H. Glendinning and Ron Howard. Professional English in Use. Medicine. CUP, 2007.
3.
Marie McCullagh and Ros Wright. Good Practice. Communication Skills in English for Medical Practitioner. CUP, 2008.
4.
Nancy Kohner. The Pregnancy Book. The Department of Health. 2005.
5.
Nancy Kohner, Angela Phillips, Karen Ford, June Thompson, Mary Robinson, Gillian Sturgess. Birth to Five. Department of Health. 2007.
Other Information Sources
1.
Interneta materiāli: http://www.cambridge.org
2.
Žurnāli: Nursing, Health Care, Global Health