Evidence of Language Proficiency: Core Skills and Additional Examples

Evidence of Language Proficiency
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Proficiency: Met
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Core Skill Areas

Additional Examples

Speaking: ability to welcome, introduce self, communicate/collaborate with others, offer, instruct, narrate, describe, inform, summarize, report, synthesize, state and support opinion, respond, advise, teach, explain, phone, question, small talk, discuss, respond, ask, clarify, question, suggest



Evaluating for: intelligibility, organization, fluency, cohesiveness, adequacy of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, use of communication strategies, proper use of medical terminology, everyday healthcare language, adheres to culture of communication, uses appropriate modes of communication for interactions

Answers questions about self, patient, family, other health care professionals.
She introduced herself and role to the patients. She used her excellent communication skills to communicate to patients, family members and other professionals.
Asks relevant and appropriate questions to obtain information related to health status, changes, updates, policies and protocols.
Researched about the health status of the patients by asking questions. Documented the responses for further analysis. She was aware of the healthcare facility’s policies and protocals
Gives clear instructions to patients, families, unregulated care providers, colleagues.
Used her excellent communication skills to convey points clearly to patients, family and colleagues. While passing instructions to colleagues, she used advanced vocabulary. She was professionals in passing information.
Offers explanations and rationales for actions, conduct or behavior.
She was aware of the need to ensure that patients, family and colleagues understand the rationale behind every action. She was fluent in passing information where she avoided jargon especially when communicating to patients and family.



Speaking skills were essential in passing information not only the staff members, but also to the patients and their families. The nurse used her excellent speaking skills to pass information accurately. She was careful when introducing herself and her role. This ensured that patients gained confidence in her.

Listening: ability to listen to reports, conversations, phone calls, during interactions with others, post-conference



Evaluating for: listening accuracy, correctness, comprehension,

Listens to. hand-over report, rounds, shift- to-shift report.
Provided hand over report to the incoming nurses. Listened to rounds report to know the state of the patients. Listened to get an issues that arose among patients and staff.
Listens to interactions between clinical teacher, patients, family members, nurses and other health professionals.
She was quick to listen to the people she interacted with in the facility. In the interactions, she could identify their concerns.
Listens carefully when taking information over the phone.
The nurse was careful when talking over the phone to avoid missing critical details. She took time to listen and understand what a caller was saying. In the case where sh...