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General objectives of the course :Acquisition of the language skills necessary to be able to read and understand a text in scientific English as well as acquisition of improved communication skills in key areas of nursing. The course is structured in 7 units, each one organized according to common lexical, functional and structural criteria and focusing on a specific healthcare nursing topic: 1. Admitting patients; 2. Pre/post-operative patient assessment; 3. Caring for patients after an operation; 4. Helping patients with rehabilitation; 5. Medications; 6. Medical imaging; 7. Discharge planning Each of the 7 units contains:  Discussion of the nursing topic;  Listening activities reflecting everyday nursing scenarios;  Medical focus (for ex. using IV infusion equipment);  Charting and documentation;  Grammar focus. The information will be supplemented with videos allowing for a thorough analysis of the topics discussed in class as well as with material from discipline-specific journals and/or prepared by the teacher and made available to students in digital format.

1. Malaguti, Parini, Roberts - English for nurses and healthcare providers – Casa Editrice Ambrosiana 2. Allum, McGarr – Cambridge English for Nursing – Cambridge University Press – (Pre-intermediate and Intermediate + )

E-learning course.

The evaluation consists of a written test with multiple choice questions.

E-learning course.