Introduction The aims of Cambridge English for Nursing are to improve your communication skills at work and your English language knowledge in key areas of nursing. To give you practice in current healthcare situations, each of the ten units contains: l discussion of the nursing topic l listening activities reflecting everyday nursing scenarios l a focus on communication, for example giving advice sensitively l a medical focus, for example describing how the heart works l charting and documentation – medical forms and how to use them l abbreviations and acronyms used in healthcare l an online glossary with a pronunciation guide On the audio you hear people in the kind of healthcare situations that you encounter as a nurse, for example admitting a patient, explaining medical procedures, discussing lifestyle changes, handing over patients, taking part in training sessions, preparing a pre-op patient, and dealing with young patients in pain. In addition, online activities focusing on advances in technology will help you keep up-to-date with the latest medical equipment. How to use Cambridge English for Nursing for self-study If you are working on your own, you can do the units in any order you like. Choose the topic that you want to look at and work through the unit doing the exercises and checking your answers in the answer key.