ENGLISH FOR THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE

FROM
GROUP 2nd
 Adi Fahri Samanery
(1420117011)
Nurmala Sari Sopaliu Dily R Sopaliu
(1420117175)
Nofal Soulisa
Nila A Umasugi Baizur Hasyim M.Rizky
Intan A.A Arwanpituely
Raharusun
Anzar belakoly
Idrus Gurium
M.Aprizal
Tehupelasury
 CHAPTER 1
Establishing A Relationship
The nurse-patient relationship enables nurses to spend more time, to
connect, to interact with their patients as well as to understand
their patient's needs. It assists nurses to establish a unique perspective
regarding the meaning of the patient's illness, beliefs, and preferences
of patients/families.
Example

Nurse : Good morning.

Mrs Liony : Good morning, Nurse.
Nurse : How are you this morning ?
Mrs Liony : Not very well, I think.
Nurse : I’m Nurse Adi, I will take care of you
today. Your name is Mrs Liony Alexandra, isn’ it? How
can I address you?
Mrs Liony : Please call me Liony.
Nurse : Mrs Liony, If you need my assistance,
please just call me. I will help you.
Mrs Liony : Ok, Thank you nurse.
Nurse : Now, It’s time for me to visit other
patients. I’ve really got to go. See you.
Mrs Liony : See you.
 CHAPTER 2
Asking & Showing Rooms In The Hospital
 OUTLINE :
 Visitor/Patient : How to ask for
direction.
 How to give simple direction.
 Showing a place or room.
Example

Woman : Excuse me. Can you help me,

please?
Nurse : What can I do for you?
Woman : I want to go to the ward room
number 404. But I can’t find it.
Nurse : The ward is in the 4th floor,
Ma’am. The room you’re looking
for is the fourth room
  from the elevator.
Woman : How can I get to the 4th floor?
Can I use the elevator?
Nurse : You can take the stairs or the
elevator for visitor.
Woman : Alright. Thank you.
Nurse : You’re welcome.
 CHAPTER 3
Health Problem
Example
Nurse : Did you call me?
Patient : Yes, I did. I’ve body ache and mild fever since I woke up this morning.
Nurse : Let me check.
Nurse : You’ve mild fever, but your blood pressure is normal. Nothing to worry about.
The doctor will come on morning round between 9:30 and 10:00 AM. Tell him about
this when he is here. In the meantime, you can have your breakfast.
Patient : OK.
Attendant : Are there more tests the patient needs to undergo and when will the
patient be discharged?
Nurse : Like I said before, blood test on fasting state will be done tomorrow, and the
patient will be discharged most likely day after tomorrow. However, doctor will take
the final call on the discharge date.
 CHAPTER 4
Dimension Of Symptoms
 CHAPTER 5
Diagnosing Health Problems
Usefull expressions....
 Pattient's expressions about symptoms and physical problem
1. I have + (a part of the body + ache) 4. I feel + kinds of physical problems
a toothache dizzy
a headache slick fever
a stomachache cold and clammy
a backache unwell
in bad shape
2. I have + (a sore + part of the body)
a sore throat 5. I suffer from + kinds of certain illness
a sore foot cancer constipation
a sore arm
a sore knee 6. I sprained my (possessive) + joints/bones
problems
3. I have/get + kinds of physical problem ankle
the measies the flu broke
a cold collarbone
a bloody vomit and stooll a bowel movement hurt
a bad cough leg
a fever arm
 Example :

Conversation 1
- Patient : Nurse, i have a Conversation 2
stomachache. - Doctor : what's wrong with
- Nurse : what's your chief complaint her?
- Patients : I feel are burning and - Nurse : He complained about
gnawing felt in the upper part of the stomach pains burning and
abdomen gnawing at the top of his
- Nurse : If you feel burning and stomach and limiting his lower
gnawing at the top of your stomach chest and pain coming and
and limiting your lower chest and the going. She seems to have
pain comes and goes, I'll report your gastric peptic ulcer
condition to a doctor
 CHAPTER 6
Sharing Observation
Example:
1. You look pale.
2. You look stiff with your neck
3. Are your feet uncomfortable?
4. You seem to have a problem with the hand
 CHAPTER 7
General Assessment
Part 1 : collecting Demographic Data Elements
Usefull expressions.... b. Quetion to collect demographic
a. Implementation step : data element :
- AGE
- ADDRESS
- PHONE
- MARITAL STATUS
- HEALTH INSURANCE
- OCCUPPPATION & TITLE
- NEXT OF KIN :
- REASON FOR CONTACT*)

It is a reason that makes you come

to hospital. It can be a chief
complaint. i medical checkup.
 b). Question to collect demoghraphic data element :
Name : Fitri
Age: 21 years old Sex: female
Example : Address: desa Hila, kecamatan leihitu kab .Maluku
a) Implementation step Tengah
1. Now I am going to press your City, State : Ambon City
cheeks gently Phone : 08525356xxxx
2. It's time for me to examine your Religion : islam
neck gently Marital Status : merried
Health Insurance : BPJS
3. Now I want to examine your Current Occupation and : collage student
artery gently Title: none
Family status : wife
Reason for contact : to check for pregnancy
Date, time of contact : 28 juli, 2020 (9 AM)
 CHAPTER 8
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
Example :
a) Implementation step
1. Now I am going to press your cheeks gently
2. It's time for me to examine your neck gently
3. Now I want to examine your artery gently
b) Instruction
1. Would you remove your wig?
2.Now I want you to put off your hairpieces?
3. Please rise your eyebrows?
4. Please frown your forehead?
5. Please smile?
6. Please puff your cheeks?
7. Please shrug your shoulder?
8. Please flex your neck with chin toward?
9. Please bend your neck, with ear toward shoulder?
 CHAPTER 9
CHECKING VITAL SIGN
Learning Objectives
- To ask permission to take vital signs
- To record vital signs
Vital Signs:
- temperature (oral, armpit,celcius or farenheit)
- pulse (apical, temporal, femoral, radial, carotic, apex of heart, popliteal, dorsalis
pedis, posterior tibialis
-respiration
- BP (Blood Pressure: right arm or left arm)
It is now common practice lor nurses to communicate with thei patients as much
as possible when they are doing routine nursing tasks. If the nurses talk, the
patients become involved in their treatment. As the nurses i take the patients'
vital signs, it will be better if they say what they are going to do explain why they
are doing it and give the patients feedback
Example : conversation
I Need to Take your Vital Signs :
Nurse : "i need to take your vital signs to make sure that your
temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure are okay while you're
staying in our hospital"
Patient : "All right."
Nurse : "I'm just going to wrap this cult around your arm and pump
somel air into it so that I can read your blood pressure. Could you please
roll up your sle
Patient: "Right." (Patient rolls up his sleeve) "Like this?"
Nurse: "Yeah, that's fine." (Nurse attaches cuff and starts pumping)
Patient: "it feels , a bit funny"
Nurse: "Don't worry. It won't hurt you."
Patient: "What is my blood pressure?"
Nurse: "Your blood pressure is 120/80."
Patient: "Is it OK?"
Nurse: "Yes. It's normal."
 CHAPTER 10
DISCHARGE INSTRUCTION
Learning Objectives
After completed this chapter, students will be able to:
1. Use questions to collect current and past health ilness data
2. Ask some question to the patient about the condition
Useful Expressions (Asking common Communicable Disease)
And example :
1. Have you ever had + a kind of desease....... Response: yes, I
have/no, I haven't
2. How old were you when you got it? Response : I was about .......
years old 3. Are you allergic to ..... a certain food/ mediciation)
(Example: are you allergic to penicillin/antibiotic)
Kinds of diseases:
measles-mumps-rheumatic-fever-scarlet fever.
1. Current Health and illness Status
a) What do you think about your health ?
b) Would you tell me about your health condition? Sample of
patient's response: "l'm usually healty, have usual cold and have to
take medicine for high blood pressure"