Improving English Proficiency of Post-Graduate International Nursing Students Seeking Further Qualifications and Continuing Education in Foreign Countries

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. J Contin Educ Nurs 2009;40(7):329-336.