Introduction to Nursing Assisting: Building Language Skills - Softcover

Frey, Rita; Shearer-Cooper, Lisa Anne

 
9780827362338: Introduction to Nursing Assisting: Building Language Skills

Synopsis

This book is written for students becoming certified nursing assistants. Special features make it especially useful for non-native English speakers and native speakers with a low literacy level. The text takes into account the language and culture differences of the students. Vocabulary clearly distinguishes between English words/phrases that present problems to ESL students and required medical terminology. It includes language instruction aimed at communicative competence in the workplace.(nursing assistants, ESL)ALSO AVAILABLE -INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERInstructor s Guide ISBN: 0-8273-6235-8 Computer Test Bank ISBN: 0-8273-7698-7Audio Tapes ISBN: 0-8273-7595-6Workbook ISBN: 0-8273-6236-6

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About the Author

Rita Frey is an Instructor in the Allied Health Certificate Program at Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown, Massachusetts. This program prepares limited English speakers and native English speakers for jobs as nursing assistants in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. She is also a staff nurse in the Emergency Department at New England Memorial Hospital in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

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