English for Nursing Ros Wright and Bethany Cagnol with Maria Spada Symonds Series editor David Bonamy Contents I I Reading a nursing Discussing a schedule Telling the time Hospital facilities schedule p. 6 Prepositions of time: at 7 a., in the morning, etc. Meeting patients and Meeting patients and their visitors Imperatives Family members: mother, father, their visitors p. 8 Asking visitors politely to do/not son, daughter, etc.
to do things Escorting a patient for Escorting a patient for tests Ordinal numbers, dates Medical equipment: tests p. 10 Checking that a patient feels X-ray machine, CT scanner, etc. comfortable Blanket, trolley, walking stick, wheelchair Checking patient details Spelling a patient's name Wh- questions Patient record: surname, gender, p.12 Checking patient details for a marital status, etc. patient record Describing symptoms Be + adjective Symptoms: cough, dizzy, Asking about symptoms Feel + adjective earache, etc.
Have + (adjective +) noun Assessing common Describing common childhood Adverbs of frequency Common childhood diseases: childhood diseases p. 16 diseases rubella, mumps, measles Taking a blood sample Carrying out a blood test If you. , let me know. Items for taking a blood sample: p.
18 Distracting and reassuring a antiseptic wipe, cotton ball, etc. patient during a blood test Monitoring body Taking a patient's temperature Making polite requests Thermometers: digital temperature p. 20 Treating a patient with thermometer, disposable hypothermia thermometer, etc. The patient ward p.
22 Explaining where the rooms and Prepositions of place: down, on, Parts of a patient ward: clean areas in a patient ward are next to, etc. supply room, conference room, There is/There are nurses'lounge, etc. 24 Explaining the ward facilities Present continuous Verbs: fill in, look for, consult, Describing a busy day Present continuous for future feed, etc. arrangements The qualities of a Responding to a call light (buzzer) Be + adjective Expressions for calming a patient responsible nurse p.
26 I Negative adjectives Hospital food and Ordering food from a hospital A/An, some with countable and Food and beverages: cheese beverages p. 28 menu uncountable nouns omelette, apple juice, etc. Like, would like Measurements and Asking and answering questions Numbers Weights and measures: litres, quantities p. 30 about a patient's diet Metric conversions calories, kilograms, etc.
How much/How many, much/ many with countable and uncountable nouns Helping a patient order Helping a patient order from a Asking and answering questions Verbs: breathe, chew, drink, from a hospital menu hospital menu about what to eat swallow p.32 Assisting the patient at Encouraging and praising a Expressions of encouragement Specialised utensils: non-slip mealtimes p. 34 patient and praise plate, two-handled cup, etc. 2 • Contents The body: limbs and joints: arm, finger, ankle, etc. --- --- +--- -- Explaining the benefits of exercise Prepositions of place and The body: torso and head: back, to a patient movement chest, hip, etc.
When + clause + it helps Verbs of movement: tighten, bend, ___ I. Setting goals and giving Setting goals and giving Comparative adjectives Adjectives: strong, easy, difficult, encouragement p. !--- -- -- -t- -- ---- Documenting ROM Assessing a patient's range of Talking about what a patient ROM exercises: flexion, extension, exercises p. 42 motion (ROM) can/cannot do adduction, etc.
Explaining how to take medication Prepositions: into the ear, Forms of medication: capsule, by mouth, on the skin, under drops, injection, etc. the tongue Medication routes: (into the) ear, --w'bY) mouth, ~ ---- ---< Dosages and frequency Calculating the dosage and Expressions of frequency Arithmetical symbols p.46 frequency of medication Medical terms and abbreviations Reading prescriptions for prescriptions Side effects; assisting Explaining possible side effects May, might Common side effects of patients with medication Helping a patient manage medication: dizziness, diarrhoea, p. Communicating -- with ---t Taking telephone messages for r;;1I ---- --- Telephone expressions relatives by phone p. 50 a patient Moving and handling Explaining what you are going to The future: be going to, will Equipment for moving and patients p.
52 do and why handling patients: banana board, Giving clear instructions to hand blocks, etc. a patient Encouraging a patient to co-operate - --l Communicating with Communicating with team Past simple of be --t Telephone words and Phras;; team members by phone members by phone take a message, extension, p.54 ~er,~ __ Ordering supplies p. 56 Checking inventory and ordering Any, enough Medical stock: gauze, surgical supplies tape, scissors, etc. Specimen tube of blood, bottle of disinfectant, etc.
-- --- ----t Giving simple safety Talking about safety in a hospital Past simple: regular verbs Apron, disposable gloves, eye instructions p. 58 Expressing obligation: always/ protection, mask, sharps box never + if clause Caring for a patient in the Checking up on a patient after , Past simple: irregular verbs Asking about pain recovery room p. 60 surgery Explaining what happens to a patient in recovery -+-- --- --- Removing sutures p. 62 Explaining to a patient how Sequencers Equipment for removing sutures: _.J sutures will be removed 'Softener': just ----L apron, cleansing solution, etc.
__ Talking about old age------r Talking about old ;-:- Offering advice and making I Care home facilities and activities: p.64 suggestions garden, TV room, exercise programme, etc. Assessing an elderly care Assessing an elderly care Question review Aids: commode, dentures, home resident p. 66 home resident glasses, grabber, etc.72 Contents • 3 Introducing yourself to the team Listening 1 Mw- Look at this notice board. Then listen to three conversations.
Who is speaking in each conversation? Write the number of the conversation (1-3) next to the job titles (a-e). Ward C Let's welcome the following new members to the team: a) charge nurse __ , __ b) ward sister __ c) staff nurse __ d) healthcare assistant __ e) student nurse __ Language Present simple of be 11 ii I am ('m) I am not ('m not) Am I? you/we/they are ('re) you/we/they are not (aren't) Are you/we/they? he/she/it is ('s) he/she/it is not (isn't) Is he/she/it? We can use be to say a person's name, job and country. What's your name? I'm Staff Nurse Sophie Taylor. Are you Sister Butler? Yes,I am.
Is she a student nurse? No, she isn't. He's a student nurse. They're healthcare assistants. I'm not from Turkey.
4 Meeting colleagues 2 I Complete these conversations 1 Mike: with the correct Hello, I (1) form of be. Staff Nurse Mike Davies. (2) you the charge nurse? Sonya: Hi. I Mike: Sonya: Nice to meet you, Sonya.
Where are you from? I'm from India. I 2 Student nurse: Excuse me, (4) you Ward Sister Kennedy? Sister: No, I (5) not. Student nurse: Oh! Sorry about that. She (8) in Ward B.
Student nurse: Oh, OK. Thanks very much. 3 Student nurse: Excuse me, I need a health care assistant. Healthcare assistant: I (9) a healthcare assistant.
Can I help you? Student nurse: Hi, sorry. I need a little help. Healthcare assistant: No problem. What do you need? Speaking 3 Work in pairs.
Use this model to help you. A: Hi, really nice to meet you. Are you from [partner's country]? B: Yes,I am! And you? Where are you from? A: I'm from [your country]. B: Nice to meet you, too! Language -'~rDpIe I/you/we/they live I/you/we/they do not (don't) live Do I/you/we/they live? he/she/it lives he/she/it does not (doesn't) live Does he/she/it live? 11 11 We use the present simple to talk about something that They work in this hospital.
is always or usually true. We also use it to talk about things that happen regularly. He walks to the hospital every day. IL j~ 4 Complete this text with the correct present simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Dale is an agency nurse from the Nurse Pro Agency. He is a Canadian but he (1) (not live) in Canada. He (2) (live) in the UK now and he (3) (work) here too. Dale (4) (have) two friends at this hospital: Peter and Marcus; but he (5) (not work) the same shifts as them.
'I (6) (have) classes during the day: he says, 'and so I usually (7) (work) during the night shift: Reading a nursing schedule Language T Telling the time I~" I Nurses use the twelve-hour clock when they talk to 12.00: twelve o'clock patients, visitors and colleagues. We often use the 24-hour clock for schedules, 14.00: two o'clock/fourteen hundred hours documents and charts. Prepositions of time 8.20: eight twenty/twenty past eight 1i~ 11 , We use at with clock times. I start/finish work/my shift at 7 a.
We use in with parts of the day and longer periods of in the morning/afternoon/evening time. but: at night m i 11 Jt I Vocabulary 1 Label illustrations A-H with the times in the box. 2 Match these ways of telling the time (1-8) to the times in the box in 1. 1 nine twenty in the morning _ 2 eight o'clock in the evening _ 3 midday _ 4 quarter to three in the afternoon _ 5 half past eleven at night _ 6 three in the afternoon _ 7 quarter past eight in the morning _ 8 midnight _ Speaking 3 Work in pairs.
Ask and answer these questions with your partner. 1 What time is it now? 2 What time do you get up in the morning? 3 What time do you start work/your shift every day? 4 What time do you/does your shift finish? A: What time is it now? B: It's half past seven. 6 1 :'IIt'etlllg colleagues Listening 4 Listen to Tyler, an agency nurse, checking his schedule with Karen, who works at the Nurse Pro Agency. Complete Tyler's time sheet.
Nurse Pro Agency Employee time sheet Name: Ttjle.r WeekW~~ Day Clock in Clock out Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Speaking 5 Student A, look at the information on this page. Student 8, look at the information on page 68. Follow the instructions. Student A Look at this hospital facilities schedule.
Take the role of patient or visitor and ask Student B questions to complete the information. Midland Town Hospital Hospital facilities 2. daily Visiting hours 6. daily Car park Monday to Friday: Bank Weekdays: Monday to Friday: Restaurant Saturday and Sunday: 10.m Monday to Friday: Coffee shop Saturday and Sunday: 12.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10. Gift shop Tuesday and Friday: Saturday and Sunday: 10. Monday to Friday: 10. Newsstand Saturday and Sunday: Breakfast: Dinner: 12.
Patient mealtimes Tea: Beverages: 10. What are the visiting hours? What are the opening hours of the bank? What time does the car park open/close? When is breakfast? \leetll1g colleagues 1 7 ------------------------------------------------.------- ---- --- Meeting patients and their visitors Listening 1 Listen to four nurses meeting their patients for the first time and tick ./ the correct patient name for each nurse. Patient list (Rooms 11-14) -- Staff nurse Susie Arnold Mrs Coxen Kendra MrWilliams Anja Katya Max Denny 2 Listen again and complete these expressions. 1 D I come - ? 5 D Please me Susie.
2 D Yes, of _ 6 D to disturb you. 3 D It's Mrs Coxen, it? 7 D I'm looking you. 4 D I'm taking of you. 8 D How you today? 3 Listen again to Denny and tick ./ the expressions in 2 that he uses.
Vocabulary 4 Complete this family tree with the underlined words in the box. Then complete sentences a-e with the rest of the words in the box. mm1 brQ1bm grandmother uncle 9 KEY I D = male a) My son is my father's _ o = female b) Iammyhusband's _ c) My daughter is my mother's _ d) My husband's mother is my _ e) My father is my husband's _ Speaking 5 Draw a picture of a family and label the people with words from 4. Then work in pairs.
Look at the information on page 68. Follow the instructions. 1 Meeting colleagues Reading 6 Work in small groups. Look at this illustration of a hospital ward.