title: Improving English proficiency of post-graduate international nursing students seeking further qualifications and continuing education in foreign countries.
abstract: Post-graduate international nursing students who seek continuing education are accepted by nursing programs in a number of Western countries. Teaching experience from an Australian school of nursing program reflected that although these students demonstrated the minimum English proficiency required by the university, advanced English and communication proficiency related to clinical practice was required when they received clinical placements in an unfamiliar environment.
authors.affiliation: Department ofNursing Studies, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Vico
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Barbara-Lee
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Crickmore
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D003144:Communication Barriers; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D019303:Multilingualism; D009517:New South Wales; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation