Nurses’ perspectives on referral letters and discharge summaries: Towards profession-oriented writing test criteria
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Effective written communication among overseas-trained health professionals is critical for accurate diagnosis, safe patient care and appropriate delivery of multi-disciplinary interventions.In Australia, the written communication of overseas-trained health professionals, including nurses, is often assessed through use of the Occupational English Test (OET), a specific-purpose language (LSP) test.The written component of the test requires nursing candidates to write a letter, usually one of referral or discharge, to another health professional.A set of case notessimilar in structure and content to hospital discharge summariesare provided to test takers as a stimulus for writing the letter.In the field of LSP testing, test designers and researchers are becoming increasingly aware of the need to develop criteria that more accurately reflect work-related performance.
Author: Sharon Yahalom
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2995809621