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Overseas Nurses
Everyday English for International Nurses
This book helps nurses coming to work in the UK for the first time to communicate with patients and staff. Covering a range of subjects, its main purpose is to explain colloquial language that patients might use but is not found in conventional dictionaries e.g. 'to spend a penny' or 'trouble with the waterworks'. In addition to communication skills it contains practical advice on becoming registered, nursing in the UK and the organization of the health and social care team.
Publication date: July 2004
Pages: 288 - Illustrations: 3
Paperback
ISBN: 0443073996
Price: £9.99
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Everyday English for Nursing
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 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.
Publication date: October 2003
Pages: 256 - Illustrations: 160
Paperback
ISBN: 0702026875
Price: £19.99
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