TRÖÔØNG CAO ÑAÚNG Y TEÁ HAØ NOÄI BOÄ MOÂN TOAÙN - TIN - NGOAÏI NGUÕ TAØI LIEÄU TIEÁNG ANH DAØNH CHO ÑOÁI TÖÔÏNG CAO ÑAÚNG HAØ NOÄI, NAÊM 2012 Preface English for students of Hanoi Medical College was prepared by the English teachers of Hanoi Medical College for students studying toward a bachelor’s degree in Nursing. It is designed to initially provide students with English specialized terminology which is associated with the teaching medical topics in the college. The book may have some several inevitable shortcomings due to the first edition. The group of English teachers at Hanoi Medical College would like to get valuable ideas which will be contributed from colleagues to the book.
The contributions from all of audiences are of great help for the fulfillment of our book so that it will be able to meet the needs of teaching English better for nursing students at Hanoi Medical College. Group of English teachers TABLE OF CONTENT Unit 1. Parts of the body. Jane on the ward .58 UNIT 1 TEMPERATURE PRE-READING ACTIVITY Can you guess how these words are used in the text? thermometer forehead chills take the temperature fever rise Temperature 1 It is often wise to take a sick person’s temperature, even if he does not see to have a fever.
If the person is very sick, take the temperature at least 4 times each day and write it down. If there is no thermometer, you can get an idea of the temperature by putting the back of one hand on the sick person’s forehead and the other on your own or that of another healthy person. If the 5 sick person has a fever, you should feel the difference. It is important to find out when and how the fever comes, how long it lasts, and how it goes away.
This may help you identify the disease. For example: ● Malaria usually causes attacks of a high fever that begin with chills, 10 last a few hours, and come back every 2 or 3 days. ● Typhoid causes a fever that rises a little more every day. ● Tuberculosis sometimes causes a mild fever in the afternoon.
At night the person often sweats, and the fever goes down. Note: In newborn babies a temperature that is unusually high or unusually low (below 36o) may mean a serious infection. Studying how words are formed Find the word “ forehead” in line 5. Can you see the two parts to this word.
You know the word “head”. Can you say what the prefix “fore” means? Form new words by adding this prefix to the bases below. Take care! Some of the words below will not accept “fore”. Toe foot see Leg cast finger warn know tooth Can you use all the new words you have made to describe humans? Identifying word types Line 1 - wise Line 9 - attacks Line 6 - lasts Line 12 - mild Line 7 - identify -3- Using context to guess meaning 1.
It was winter and there was a chill in the air. Everyone had to stay inside the house to keep warm. The long hot climb up the hill made him sweat a lot. When he reached the top, his shirt was completely wet.
đổ mồ hôi Now look for these words in the passage (lines 9 & 13) and check whether your choice makes sense. Recognizing reference words Line 2 - it Line 4 - own, that Line 4 - the other Line 7 - this Comprehension 1. Do sick people always have a fever? 2. Answer True or False “In newborn babies, normal temperature is usually around 35 degrees.
Choose the best answer: You should take the temperature of a sick person: a. when he seems to have a fever. four times a day. in the afternoon.
Complete the following sentence: A person with high fever and chills probably has…………… 5. List at least two traditional ways of reducing fever and say whether they are safe or dangerous. Organizing the information in the text Below are 4 fever patterns for various disease. Childbirth fever: Begins a day or more after giving birth.
Starts with a slight fever, which often rises later. Foul-smelling vaginal discharge. Pain and sometimes bleeding. Pneumonia: Fast, shallow breathing.
Temperature rises quickly. Cough with green, yellow, or bloody mucus. May be pain in chest. Person’s very ill.
Typhoid: Begins like a cold. Temperature goes up a little more each day. Pulse relatively slow. Sometimes diarrhea and dehydration.
Trembling or delirium (mind wanders ). Person’s very ill. Malaria: Begins suddenly with rising temperature and chill. Fever lasts a few hours.
Sweating begins as the temperature drops. Usually strikes every second or third day. Between fevers the sick person seems more or less well. -4- UNIT 2 SHOCK PRE-READING ACTIVITY Can you guess how these words are used in the text? Large burn allergic reaction Mental confusion lukewarm drinks Shock 1 Shock is a life-threatening condition that develops when the body’s blood pressure drops dangerously low.
It can result from great pain, a large burn, losing a lot of blood, severe illnesses, dehydration, or severe allergic reaction. Signs of SHOCK: 5 - Weak, rapid pulse (more than 100 per minute) - ‘Cold sweat’, pale, cold, damp skin - Mental confusion, weakness, or loss of consciousness. What to do to prevent or treat shock: At the first sign of shock; or if there is risk of shock. 10 - Have the person lie down with his feet higher than his head.
However, if he has a severe head injury put him in a “ half-sitting” position. - If the person feels cold, cover him with a blanket. - If he is conscious, give him warm water or other lukewarm drinks. - If he is in pain, give him aspirin or another pain medicine.
15 - Keep calm and reassure the person. If the person is unconscious: - Lay him on his side with his head low, tilted back and to one side. If he seems to be choking, put his tongue forward with your finger. - If he has vomited, clear his mouth immediately.
Be sure his head is low, tilted back, and to one 20 side so he does not breathe vomit into his lungs. - Do not give him anything by mouth until he becomes conscious. - If you or someone nearby knows how, give intravenous solution (normal saline) at a fast drip. - Seek medical help fast.
Studying how words are formed Line 1 - l life-threatening Line 15 - reassure Line 3 - reaction Line 22 - nearby Line 11- half sitting Identifying word types Line 13 - lukewarm drinks Line 17 - tilted Line 15 - keep Line 17 - choking -5- Recognizing reference words Line 2 - it Line 22 - how Comprehension 1. What happens when a person suffers from shock? 2. Give 3 possible causes of shock. Why should the person’s head be “low, tilted back, and to one side”? 4.
People suffering from shock often choke. What usually causes this? -6- UNIT 3 PARTS OF THE BODY Male - anterior aspect Head Neck Throat Upper arm Shoulder Elbow Arm-pit Forearm Chest Hip Wrist Thumb Hand Fingers Stomach Groin Thigh Genitals Knee Heel Ankle Toes Foot Noun Noun Adj Verb A pain A swelling Sprained To ache An ache A graze Stiff To hurt A bruise A sting Sore To throb A rash A bite To itch A cut To irritate A scar -7- I have ( I’ve got) a pain in my chest. My chest hurts. My chest aches.
He has ( he’s got) a pain in his stomach. His stomach hurts. His stomach aches. You have ( you’ve got) a pain in your elbow.
Your elbow hurts. Your elbow aches. She has ( she’s got) a pain in her leg. Her leg hurts.
Her leg aches. Nipple Breast Navel Buttock Female - anterior aspect Calf Heel Male - posterior aspect -8- Drills: Polite requests Come in! Come in, please! Will you come in, please ? Would you come in, please ? Would you mind standing up, please ? Patients in hospital are usually anxious and fearful. It is important that hospital staff put them at their ease, by being polite and pleasant. The following drills teach you polite forms in English.
Be careful about the way your voice rises and falls when you say these sentences. Listen to the way the teacher says the sentences. Drill 1 Command Come in. Request Come in, please! Change these commands to polite requests.
Be careful to make your voice rise and fall correctly. Turn round Drill 2 Command Come in Request Will you come in, please? 1. Raise your arm. Lower your foot.
Bend your knees. Move your head. Open your mouth. Touch your toes.
Lift your leg. Put out your tongue. Wriggle your fingers. Arch your back.
Drill 3 Command Come in Request Would you come in, please? 1. Roll your sleeve up. Hold your breath in. Keep your eyes shut.
Take your shirt off. Take your trousers off. Hold your head up. Keep your mouth open.
Drill 4 Command Stand up Request Would you mind standing up, please? 1. Roll your sleeve up. Where is the pain? Look at the figure and complete the following sentences. He has a pain in his 1.
He has a stiff 2. He has a sting on his 3. He has a rash on his 4. He has a graze on his 5.
He has a pain in his 6. He has a cut on his 7. He has a scar on his 9. He has a sprained 11.
He has a sore 12. He has a bruise on his 13. He has a swelling on his 14. He has a pain in his 15.
He has a cut on his 16. He has a swelling in his 17. He has a pain in his 19. She has a sore 20.
She has a pain in her 21. She has a rash in her 22. Put in the correct word from this list off, to, back, in, on, down, by, up, through, round, near 1. Ask the patient to come.
Ask the patient to stand. Will you lie. on the couch, please? 4. Would you roll.
Smith to take. and touch your toes, please. your trousers, please. Ask the patient to turn his head.
Will you put. your clothes, please? 10. next week please. Complete the following sentences with the correct word from this list: your, his, her, my, our.
Smith to raise. Would you straighten. left leg, please? 3. The baby has a pain in.
John has a cut on. Ask me to lower. You have a rash on. He’s got a scar on.
- 12 - UNIT 4 JANE JOHNSON Jane Johnson works in a surgical ward in a London hospital. Jane does shift work, so she does not go to work at the same time everyday. When she is on an early shift, she goes on duty at 7a.m and comes off duty at 3 p. Late shifts start at 2 p.
and finish at 10p. Jane does not like late shifts. Jane always goes to work by bus when she is on an early shift. The bus stops outside the out- patients’ department.
When she is on a late shift, Jane usually walks from her home to the hospital. When she comes off duty at 10p.m she is normally quite tired and takes the bus home. Sometimes she goes to the taxi-rank outside the main entrance of the hospital and goes home by taxi. Where does Jane Johnson work? She is a student nurse so she doesn’t work in the ward everyday.