About Course
A self-paced OET writing course for nurses, with case-note practice, model letters and guided lessons. Review the published curriculum below to choose the course that fits your preparation.
Purchase this course to study its lessons in your online-course student portal. One-to-one tutor sessions are a separate service.
Course Content
Module 1 — Start Here
Orientation: what this course is, how it works, and how to study it
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Welcome to OET Writing for Nurses — Course 2
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The letter you are aiming for
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How to use this course
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Your writing toolkit
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Course map and study plan
Module 2 — Understanding OET
The test, the Writing sub-test, the letter types, and what the reader needs
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What the OET is, and why it exists
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Who should take the OET
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Where OET is accepted, and what makes it different
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How the test is delivered
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Is OET easier than IELTS?
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The four sub-tests at a glance
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The Writing sub-test: what you actually have to do
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The four letter types you will meet
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What the case notes give you
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Common mistakes to avoid
Module 3 — The Four Letter Types
Referral, discharge, transfer and update letters, and how each one differs
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Referral letters
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Discharge letters
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Transfer letters
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Informational and update letters
Module 4 — The Six Assessment Criteria
Exactly how your letter is marked, criterion by criterion
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How your letter is marked
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Purpose
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Content
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Conciseness and Clarity
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Genre and Style
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Organisation and Layout
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Language
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Marking your own work
Module 5 — The Ten Strategies for a Higher Score
The book's ten strategies, taught one at a time and applied
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Strategy 1 — Understand the purpose of the letter
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Strategy 2 — Select only relevant case notes
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Strategy 3 — Organise logically with clear paragraphing
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Strategy 4 — Use professional, clinical language
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Strategy 5 — Paraphrase instead of copying
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Strategy 6 — Use the right tenses
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Strategy 7 — Focus on accuracy and grammar
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Strategy 8 — Stay within the word limit
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Strategy 9 — Use appropriate linking devices
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Strategy 10 — Practise under exam conditions
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The Final Tip
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Strategy in action: one case, from notes to letter
Module 6 — Language for Clinical Letters
Openings, treatment, recommendations, closings, tenses and register
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Opening lines that state purpose immediately
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Describing treatment and hospital course
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Making recommendations and requesting care
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Closing a letter professionally
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Tenses in clinical writing
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Linking devices and transitions
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Objective, non-emotional register
Module 7 — Your First Letters (Guided)
Cases 1–5, with the structure explained before you write
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Case 1 — Mrs. Evelyn Grant
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Case 2 — Mr. Malcolm Hayes
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Case 3 — Mrs. Sylvia Cooper
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Case 4 — Mr. Albert Richardson
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Case 5 — Mrs. Denise Cartwright
Module 8 — Building Skills (Model Revealed)
Cases 6–20: write first, then compare with the model
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Case 6 — Mr. Stanley Griffith
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Case 6b — Mr. Stanley Griffith
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Case 7 — Mrs. Ellen Rowe
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Case 8 — Mr. Ronald Atkins
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Case 9 — Mrs. Lorraine Wiggins
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Case 10 — Mr. Victor Hamid
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Case 11 — Ms. Evelyn Jacobs
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Case 12 — Mr. Lawrence McAllister
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Case 13 — Mrs. Sheila Donnelly
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Case 14 — Mr. Charles Whitman
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Case 15 — Mrs. Edna Milligan
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Case 16 — Mr. Leonard Hughes
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Case 17 — Mrs. Elizabeth Nolan
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Case 18 — Mr. David R. Whitaker
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Case 19 — Mrs. Shirley Ann Cotter
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Case 20 — Mr. Henry James Goddard
Module 9 — Independent Practice
Cases 21–35: just the notes and the task
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Case 21 — Mrs. Patricia Elsie Warren
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Case 22 — Mr. George Anthony Shaw
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Case 23 — Mrs. Pauline Mercer
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Case 24 — Mr. Harry Lindholm
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Case 25 — Ms. Claire Brunning
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Case 26 — Mr. Alan Whittaker
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Case 27 — Ms. Leena Hussain
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Case 28 — Mr. Peter Chambers
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Case 29 — Ms. Rachel Morgan
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Case 30 — Mr. Gregory Langford
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Case 31 — Mrs. Lorna McCarthy
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Case 32 — Mr. Albert Greene
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Case 33 — Mr. Charles Downey
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Case 34 — Mrs. Violet Harper
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Case 35 — Mr. Leonard James
Module 10 — Exam-Level Practice
Cases 36–50, written as full letters under exam conditions
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Case 36 — Mrs. Patricia Holloway
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Case 37 — Mr. Richard Faulkner
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Case 38 — Mr. David Broderick
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Case 39 — Mrs. Evelyn Norwood
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Case 40 — Mr. Harold Bentham
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Case 41 — Ms. Eleanor Dawson
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Case 42 — Mr. Declan Hughes
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Case 43 — Ms. Evelyn Barrett
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Case 44 — Mr. Peter Hargreaves
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Case 45 — Ms. Annette Doyle
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Case 46 — Mr. Leonard Watts
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Case 47 — Ms. Angela Morton
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Case 48 — Mr. Leonard Wallace
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Case 49 — Mrs. Ruth Ellerman
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Case 50 — Mr. Malcolm Hargreaves
Final Assessment — Five OET Writing Mock Tests
Five complete mock tests, your grade report and your certificate
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Final Assessment — How It Works
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Mock Test 1 — Ms. Eleanor Dawson
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Mock Test 2 — Mr. Declan Hughes
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Mock Test 3 — Ms. Evelyn Barrett
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Mock Test 4 — Mr. Peter Hargreaves
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Mock Test 5 — Ms. Annette Doyle
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Final Assessment and Grade Report
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Course Completion Certificate — OET Writing for Nurses, Course 2
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