ENGLISH FOR NURSING I

COURSE STUDY GUIDE

Subject

: English for Nursing I

Credit

: 2 Credits (2, 0)

Class

: A 2015

Date

: Thursday

Time

: 08.00 to 10.00 AM (Class A and B), 10.00 12.00 (Class C)

Venue

: Class N.L.3.1 00-3 and Class N.L.3.1.00-4

Course Coordinator

: Sheizi Prista Sari, S.Kep., Ners., M.Kep.(SPS) /

085222340101
Teaching team

:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Imas Rafiyah (IR) / 081320335455

Desy Indra Yani (DIY) / 08122075874
Atlastieka Praptiwi (AP) / 082130557384
Taty Hernawati (TH) / 085795749465
Candra Isabella Purba (CIP) / 083856702343
Dian Adiningsih (DA) / 08122134670
Rian (R) / 081299054563

Course Description:
This course is focus on the integration of four basic skills such as speaking, listening,
reading and writing including language aspect grammar and vocabulary related to nursing
and its clinical practices as well as other health terminologies. After completing the course,
the students are expected to have good ability to communicate in English for health care
use. In classroom setting, the students are required to have pair conversation, group
discussion, role-play, and individual work. The classroom activities will emphasize more
independence and active participation of the students.
Course Goal
Prospective nurses will be able to communicate their ideas / arguments/ work or innovative
works in English that are useful for nursing professional development and entrepreneurship,
scientifically and ethically accounted.
The objective of this course to enable the student to:

Reading clinical instructions and medical record appropriately

Listening daily conversation and understanding instruction in nursing practices

Building direct conversation with the patients, family and other health professionals
in terms of simulation

Writing a nursing care documentation and health reports by using simulation case

Evaluation
The final grade for this course is based on the following aspects:
a. Project Score (Task 1)

: 15 %

c. Mid and Final Test Score

: 50 %

d. Assignment (task 2)

: 15%

e. Tutorial score

: 20 %

Reading activity
Writing activity
Listening activity
Speaking activity
Note: The minimum attendance is 80% to join Final examination
References
Main References
1. Allum, Virginia &McGarr, Patricia. 2010. Cambridge English for Nursing: Preintermediate. Cambridge University Press.
2. Allum, Virginia &McGarr, Patricia. 2010. Cambridge English for Nursing:
Intermediate +. Cambridge University Press.
3. Salim, Siti Salina& Muhammad, Mazura. 2006. Nursing Your English. Prentice Hall.
Malaysia.
Supporting References
1. Potter & Perry. 2005, Fundamentals of Nursing, 2nd edition. Evolve
2. Human Anatomy and Physiology
3. Incredible easy, 2010. Medical Surgical Nursing
4. NANDA, 2006, Nursing Diagnosis, Lippincott-William Wilkins
5. Oxford English Dictionary
6. Oxford English Thesaurus
7. Medical and Nursing Dictionary
Online Reading:
1. http://www.cambridge.org
2. Ted.com
3. https://www.specialistlanguagecourses.com/online-english-for-nurses-getting-theessentials-right/

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Introduction to English
For Nursing
Pretest/ simulation
Introduction to English
for Health Professionals,
In and around the
hospital
Review:
Nouns

Adverbs
Exercise
English Terminology for
Human Anatomy and
Physiology
Review: Verb Adverb
Show and Tell, Exercise
Hospital admissions
Review: Pronouns
Preposition
Exercise and simulation
Medical record and
abbreviation
Review : Conjunctions
Interjection
Exercise and simulation
Nursing Assessment 1
Review: Simple Tense
(Present and past)
Exercise: Talking About
Pain
Nursing Assessment 2
Review: The Continuous
Tense
Exercise:
Using
Equipment
to
take
patient Observation
Nursing Planning
Review: The Future
Tense

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PIC
Class B
(KLS
N.L.3.100
-3)
DIY/DA
(TIM B)

Class C
(KLS
N.L.3.100
-4)
AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

Class A
(KLS
N.L.3.100
-2)
SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)
SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

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PIC
Class B
(KLS
N.L.3.100
-3)

Class C
(KLS
N.L.3.100
-4)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

SPS/TH/
R
(TIM A)

DIY/DA
(TIM B)

AP/IR/CIB
(TIM C)

Class A
(KLS
N.L.3.100
-2)

Exercise:
Helping
Patient with meals
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10

27
October
16
3
November
16

Mid Semester Exam

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10
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12

17
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Nursing Intervention 1
Review: The Perfect
Tense
Exercise:
Giving
Instruction
to
the
patients
Nursing Intervention 2
Review:
Modals,
Gerund, Infinitive
Exercise:
Returning
patient to the ward
Nursing Intervention 3
Review: Comparatives Superlatives
Exercise: Helping a
patient with ADL
Nursing Documentation
1
Review:
Questions
Form
Exercise: Using Nurse
Prescription Sheet
Nursing Documentation
2
Exercise: Taking and
Recording
Patient
Observation
Exercise:
Reading
Medication Instruction
and Writing report
Group
Project
Presentation
Final Exam

Group Project for Final Assignment

1.
2.
3.
4.

Video Project (5 minutes in duration)

Direct Mass Campaign Project (selected program)
Group member : 5-6 students in a group
Topic related to nursing subjects/health subjects

EVALUATION FORM
ENGLISH GROUP VIDEO PROJECT
Date :
Group
No

:
Observation item
1

.
2.

Vocabularies

Score
3

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10

Grammar and structure

Appropriate pronunciation
Team cooperation
Draw attention from observer
Originality
Flow of conversation
Artistic touch
Video recording quality

.
Total
Note :
Grade classification: good
1 = Low
2 = Fair
Excellent
Reviewer

3 = Good

4=