SwedishLaajuus (3 cr)

Objective

Students can introduce themselves and describe their education in the Swedish language. They can interview and present a patient's life situation and condition. Students use nursing vocabulary to describe health and illness and their patients. Students are able to counsel and instruct patients in common nursing situations.

Content

Nursing vocabulary in Swedish. Reading different types of texts, writing tasks and practising interaction situations in the Swedish language. Health promotion, some common diseases and patient encounters in different nursing tasks.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Grade 1-2:
Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary and their mistakes make it difficult to understand them. They understand slow and clear speech and relatively easy field-related texts. They manage predictable working life situations. Their pronunciation is clearly influenced by other languages.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Grade 3-4:
Students have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They manage fairly well in common predictable field-related situations. Their pronunciation is understandable.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Grade 5:
Students have an excellent command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They are active and can interact independently and fluently in written and oral field-related situations. Their pronunciation is close to that of a native speaker.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed
The student doesn`t achieve the outcomes of the satisfactory level

Materials

Tuunanen, M. & Wallinheimo, K. 2007. Flexvård. Otava. Availability: http://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_EN&bibId=73446
Other materials as instructed by the teacher.