ENGLISH SPEAKING MATERIAL FOR NURSING STUDENTS

WRITTEN BY: UNUN FADLIAH, S. Pd.

UNDER SUPERVISION OF: Prof. Sugirin, Ph. D.
 Bahasa Inggris dapat diaplikasikan dalam semua
bidang ilmu termasuk keperawatan. Sebagai calon
perawat sangatlah penting memiliki kemampuan
dasar bahasa Inggris karena dapat memberikan nilai
tambah sebagai tenaga kerja dan dapat memberikan
pelayanan terbaik di lapangan kerja nantinya.
Buku “Health Care” ini diharapkan dapat
menambah kemampuan dan memberikan
pengalaman komunikasi kepada siswa keperawatan
yang nantinya dibutuhkan di dunia kerja. Buku ini
memuat beberapa hal penting seperti: percakapan
sehari-hari yang terjadi di ruang lingkup
keperawatan, kosa kata, tata bahasa, cara
pengucapan, dan latihan soal serta praktikum.
Akhirnya, besar harapan semoga buku ini dapat
memberikan manfaat bagi semua pembaca.

UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA

HEALTH CARE
ENGLISH SPEAKING MATERIALS FOR NURSING STUDENTS

Unun Fadliah, S.Pd

Special thanks to:

Prof. Sugirin, Ph.D

Dyah Setyowati Ciptaningrum, M.Ed., Ed.D
Prof. Suwarsih Madya, Ph.D

Yogyakarta State University

STIKES Guna Bangsa

Made by using Ms. Word 2013, Ms. Paint, and PhotoshopCS6

Media supported by Goofle Drive (online storage), and Barcodesinc.com (QR & barcode maker)
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This materials are based on the purpose of providing English speaking materials for
the second semester students of the Nursing Department based on analysis of the
student needs. The six units of this book along with its tasks, namely Working in the
Hospital, I am a Nurse, Vital Signs, Patients Admission, Visiting the Patients and
Answering the Call, are compiled based on Task-Based Language Teaching. There are
three main parts in each unit, namely introduction, main activity and reinforcement.
Introduction explains the teaching goals of the unit. Main activity contains input which is
followed by activities for practicing the lesson, to make sure the learners understand the
lesson. Reinforcement has purpose to make students be able to learn about things that
they just learned in the class.

This materials are the result of the long study through the process of; needs
analysis, formulating the course grids, developing the first draft, expert judgement,
formulating the final draft, small try-out, large try-out and evaluation. Regarding the
completion of developing this materials, I would like to express my gratitude to various
parties who have provided supports during the developing process. I wise up that this
materials are far from perfect, so the inputs from various parties, especially the users of
this teaching materials are needed for the improvement. Hopefully, this teaching materials
provide benefits for nursing students.

Sleman, July 2018

Unun Fadliah, S. Pd.

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Title ................................................................................................ i

Preface .......................................................................................... ii

Contents ........................................................................................ iii

How To Use This Book ................................................................ iv

.
Unit I: Working in the Hospital ....................................................... 1

Unit II: I am a Nurse ...................................................................... 15

Unit III: Vital Signs ......................................................................... 26

Unit IV: Patients Admission ........................................................... 38

Unit V: Visiting Patients ................................................................. 51

Unit VI: Answering Call .................................................................. 61

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Learning objectives tells

the purpose of learning Let’s Study and Practice, in this part
students learn to observe and modify
this unit.
the usage of the lesson.

Lead-in introduces the students the

context and leads them deeper into QR Code. By scanning the QR Code, the
the topic. teacher or students can play or download
the media (audio or video) from this
book.
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Checklist. After learning through the unit,

the students can fill the table to evaluate
Let’s Get More Practice gives
their learning process.
students more situational and
freer activities to do.

Let’s Play coveres role play and games to

make learning become fun activity.

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Glossary translate of some

vocabularies exist along the unit
and is aimed to help the student in
doing the given tasks.
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Learning Objectives
In this unit, you will learn:
a. the types of department and unit in the hospital,
b. the types of medical profession in the hospital,
c. asking and giving directions in the hospital area.

Hospital is a health service institution that provides full range of personal

health services including the inpatient, outpatient and emergency care services.

A. Look at the picture below and answer the questions.

Taken from: youtube.com

1. Do you know what are these people job?

2. Do all of them work as medical professionals?
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B. Have you ever visited hospital? Here a the list of profession, give a tick
(√) to the profession you ever meet in the hospital.
General Practicioner Internist
Pharmacist Shop assistant
Cashier Engineer
Nutritionist Dentist
Administrator Radiologsit
Security Midwife
Parker Pediatrician

Task 1
Listen to the monologue carefully and answer the following
questions

1. What is the hospital name?

2. How many services that the

hospital supports?

3. How many departements and

units are mentioned in the
monologue? What are they?

https://www.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/news/new-hospital-for-tweed-heads/
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Task 2
In the hospital or clinic, there are many medical professionals
who work together taking care the patients. Listen again to the
monologue in Task 1 and make a list of medical professionals
mentioned in it.

Medical Professionals In Budi Agung Hospital

1.

5
...

Task 3
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate department or unit.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Delivery Room Nurse Station

Admission Dept Medical Ward X-Ray Dept Laboratory

Operating Theather Maternity Ward Nutrient Dept

a. __________________ is a place to register the patient.

b. A place where the patients are being treated by giving them medicine rather
than doing surgery is ________________.
c. Before going on duty, the nurses always meet in _______________ to receive
daily assignments, to review the patients’ charts and to update some files.
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d. ________________ is a place which provides care for women during

pregnancy and childbirth as well as for newborn infants.
e. A special room in the hospital for women to deliver babies is called
____________________.
f. ___________________ provides nutrition services for the inpatient and
outpatient as well as preparing healthy, nutritious food for the hospital
community.
g. A test in ___________________________ is usually done on clinical
specimens in order to obtain the patient’s health information to pertain the
diagnosis, treatment and prevention of a disease.
h. A radiologist works in ______________________.
i. ______________ is a hospital facility that provides highly specialized care or
service to the patients who suffer from a serious injury or illness.
j. A surgeon always takes care of the patient in ___________________.

Task 4
Look at the pictures below and match each of them with their appropriate
profession.

Pharmacist Nutritionist Cardiologist

Radiologist Orthopedist

Pediatrician Obstetrician Dentist

Surgeon
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Taken from :dentalclinic.ell.edu taken from:friendshipcircle.org taken from:healthtap.com

a. ______________ b. _______________ c. _______________

Taken from:netdoctor.uk Taken from:hunterregional.org Taken from:bestwayguides.com

d. _______________ e. _______________ f._______________

Taken from: guardian.com Taken from : photograferchicago.com Taken from: radilogy.queensu.ca

g.__________________ h. __________________ i.___________________

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Task 5
Match each profession with its department or unit ( more than one answer is
possible).
a. Surgeon I. Medical ward
b. Nurse II. Delivery room
c. Midwife III. Operating theatre
d. Lab technician IV. Surgical ward
e. Radiologist V. Nurse station
f. Physician VI. Laboratory
g. Cardiologist VII. CVCU (Cardio Vascular Care Unit )

Language Focus

Study the following explanation of giving and asking direction

Not everyone is familiar with the hospital. Sometimes, a patient or a visitor
comes to the hospital and needs someone to help her/him finding the particular
rooms, the doctors and the like. Therefore, it is important to understand about giving
and asking direction properly and effectively. Study the following expressions below.

Asking direction Giving direction

Can you tell me where ...............is? Walk down.......
Can you you how to get to ............? Go along this......
I am looking for ............... how can I Go upstairs ................
get there? Until you find ...............
Excuse me, can you tell me the way Then turn left/right.
to..... Then turn left/right at the T junction.
Excuse me, do you know where ....... It is on the right / left.
is? It is across ........
It is on the corner of .......
It is behind .......
It is in front of .........
It is just around ................
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Task 6

Listen to the conversation between a visitor and the

receptionist, then complete the blank sentences.

https://kumparan.com

a. Visitor : Good morning nurse, I want to ______ my sister.

b. Recepsionist : Good morning, what is your sister ________?
c. Visitor : Her name is _________. She just had a baby.
d. Recepsionist : ____________!. I see. Your sister is in
________________room 304.
e. Visitor : Can you tell me where ______it?
f. Recepsionist : Of course. Just go to the corner, go ________ by using
the lift. On the third floor, you will find the sign to go to
the room number 304.
g. Visitor : Thank you, miss.
h. Recepsionist : You are welcome.

Task 7
Work in pairs and practice the conversation in task 6 with your partner.
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Task 8
Make your own corversation by choosing one of these keywords or think of
your own keywords.
a. Rina, 35 years old, operating theatre, medical ward.
b. Ghea, 8 years old, fever, pediatric ward, dr. Anshary.
c. Abdi, 20 yers old, polyclinic, dizzy, pharmacy.
d. Sandi, 40 years old, admission dept, ICU, family.

Task 9
Look at the map and write down the parts of the department or unit including
the medical professionals who work in it.
Name of the Medical
Name of the Department/Units
Profession
1. Radiologi Unit a. Radiologist.
2. ............................... b. ...................................
3. ............................... c. ...................................
4. ................................ d. ....................................
5. ............................... e. ....................................
6. ............................... f. ....................................

Taken from: keperawatan.umm.ac.id

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Task 10
Medical professionals do not only
work in the hospital, but they also
work in many public places to provide
healthcare services for the people.
Please mention at least five public
places where we can easily meet the
medical professionals.

1. Airport
2. ..............................................................
3. ..............................................................
4. ..............................................................
5................................................................
6. ..............................................................

Task 11
Sound /˄/ : Just relax your mouth and put your tongue down.

Sound /α/ : Lower your jaw a little and put the back of the tongue down.

Listen and let us Practice to pronounce these following words.

/˄/ /α/
umbrella father
come march
young starve
brother star
fun far

Grab your dictionary. Find the others 5 words for /˄/ and /α/. And let’s
pronounce them.
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Task 12
Work in pairs and look at the map of the first and the second floor of the
hospital (on Page 11) and make a conversation about showing the direction. The
starting points and the destination points are as follows:

a. The security room (on the 1st floor) to the maternity unit (on the 2nd floor).
b. The nurse station in the ICU (on the 2nd floor) to the canteen ( on the 1st floor).
c. The security room to the toilet on the 1st floor (between the dispensary and the
radiology).
d. The emergency room to the lift (on the 1st floor).
e. The polyclinic (on the 1st floor) to the pediatric ward (on the 2nd floor).
f. The waiting room (on the 1st floor) to the children playground (on the 2nd floor).
g. The operation room (on the 1st floor) to the ICU (on the opposite of the
physiotherapy unit).
h. The entrance to the Class 1 (on the 1st floor)
i. The nurse station (near the lift on 2nd floor) to the laboratory.
j. The emergency room to the admission departement (on the 1st floor).
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Taken from: keperawatan.umm.ac.id

Taken from: keperawatan.umm.ac.id

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Task 13

Taken from: keperawatan.umm.ac.id

a. Make a group of 3.
b. Each group explains a direction to other groups in front of the class.
c. The other groups try to answer the questions.
d. The fastest group member who raises her/his hand has the chance to guess
the destinantion.
e. When the group can guess correctly, they have to answer the next
questions, those are:
1. what is your profession?
2. what is your activity there?
f. The winner is the group who has the highest score.
g. Each group has a chance to ask 5 directions in front of the class to other
groups.
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How much have you learnt the materials? Put a thick (√) on the box according
to how much you have learnt.

Aspects Little Enough Much Very much

Explaining the departments
and the units in the hospital.

Explaining the medical

professions in the hospital.

Asking and giving directions

in the hospital area.
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WORD MEANING
anesthetist ahli anastesi
admission dept tempat pendaftaran pasien
Cardiologist dokter spesialis jantung
CVCU ruang perawatan penyakit jantung
delivery room ruang bersalin
Dermatologist dokter spesialis kulit
emergency room Unit Gawat Darurat (UGD)
geriatric ward ruang perawatan lansia
Head of Nurse Kepala Perawat
Internist dokter spesialis penyakit dalam
outpatient dept klinik rawat jalan
Physician dokter umum
maternity ward ruang perawatan ibu melahirkan
medical ward ruang perawatan umum
Midwife bidan
Obstetrician dokter spesialis kandungan
operating theatre ruang operasi
Orthopedist dokter spesialis tulang
surgical ward ruang perawatan bedah

Scan this QR to listen the glossary.

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”
(Confucius) .
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Learning Objectives
In this unit you will learn:
a. expressing nurse’s self identity,
b. expressing nurse’s simple daily routines,
c. using simple present tense.

Being a nurse is not only about treating the patients who are sick and injured, but
also offering advices and emotional supports to the patients and their families. In
addition, a nurse needs to take care of paperwork, to help doctors diagnose the patients
and to provide advices and follow-up care.

A. Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

Taken from:nursinguniform.net

1. Are all nurses women?

2. Where do they usually work?
3. Is it a challenging job? Why?
4. Are you ready to become a nurse?
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B. Label the picture below by using the provided words. You

also can scan the QR code to listen the pronunciation of
the words.

1..............................

2. ................................

3.............................

4. ............................

Nurse cap – Pen – Stetoscope – Patient’s report book

Task 1
Listen to the monologue
and answer the following
questions.

a. What is the nurse name?

b. How many children does she have?
c. How long has she been working in the
hospital?
d. What departement does she work at?
e. Why being a nurse is a challenging
job?

http://nursinglink.monster.com/education/
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Task 2
Watch the video carefully and complete the paragraph below.

Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQpIc91xe6c

I am a nurse. I cannot _______ doing anything else with my life. For me, it
is a _______. The hours are early and late, it _________ perfections. ________ I
see __________ struggling. I want politicians to see what I see. How ____ it is,
uninsured _________ to access the preventive care they need to stay healthy and
out of the hospital. Join me and ______of other as we work to secure _______ care
coverage for _________ million Floridian.

Task 3
Kalila and Falih meet in a conference. Listen to their
coversation, then decide whether the following statements are
True (T) or False (F)?

a. Kalila works in Budi Asih Hospital. (___)

b. Kalila takes care of the patients in surgical ward (___)
c. Falih is a surgeon in Vale Hospital (___).
d. Falih takes morning shift this week (_____).
e. Falih has just finished his study (_____).
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Language Focus

Study the following explanation of simple present tense

Simple present tense is used in some occasions as in the following:

 to express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations,

motions and wishes;
 to give instructions or directions;
 and to express fixed arrangements, present or future.

Verbal Sentence
Affirmative Negative Interogative
S + (do/does) + (Do/Does) +
S + V1(s/es)
not + V1 S + V1?
I work at the geriatric I do not work at the Do you work at the geriatric
ward. geriatric ward. ward?
Anna takes care of the Anna does not take care Does Anna take care of the
patient. of the patient. patient?

Nominal Sentence
Affirmative Negative Interogative
S + (is/am/are) S + (is/am/are) + (is/am/are) + S +
+ N/Adj/Adv not + N/Adj/Adv N/Adj/Adv?
I am proud to be a I am not proud to be a Are you proud to be a
nurse. nurse. nurse?
Anna is in the nurse Anna is not in the nurse
Is Anna in the nurse station?
station. station.
Marry and Budi are lab Marry and Budi are not Are Marry and Budi lab
technicians. lab technicians. technicians?

THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

 In the third person singular, the verb always ends in -s:

For example: he wants, she needs, he takes, she drinks.
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 Negative and question forms use DOES (= the third person of the auxiliary 'DO') +
the infinitive of the verb.
For example: He goes to the clinic. Does he go to the clinic?He does not go
to the clinic.

 Verbs ending in -y : the third person changes the -y to –ies.`

For example: fly --> flies, cry --> cries

 Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y:

For example: play --> plays, pray --> prays.

 Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:

For examples: he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes

Task 4
Circle the appropriate word to complete the sentences.

a. Budi (is/are) the Head of Nurse in Budi Asih Hospital.

b. The X-Ray room (is/are) on the corner.
c. Marry and Anna (take/takes) care of the patient in the delivery room.
d. (Do/does) you visit the patient in the geriatric ward?
e. I (am/do) on the night shift this week.
f. The doctor and nurse (do not/does not) visit the patient this afternoon.
g. She (want/wants) to get well soon, doctor.
h. If you need any assistance, just (call/calls) the nurse.
i. My child (has/have) a bad cough.
j. Kalila is a nurse. (does/do) she work in the medical ward or the pediatric ward?
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Task 5
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.

This is Ratna. She is a nurse in Vale Hospital.

She is tall and thin. She works to take care of the sick
people. Everyday, she gets up early at 5.30 a.m. and
then she puts her clothes on. Afterwards, she has
breakfast at 6.30 a.m. At 7 a.m she drives her car to
the hospital. She starts to work at 8 o’clock. She
cleans the room and helps the doctor. Those are her
duties. Then, she goes home at 5 p.m.
At home, she takes a shower and cooks
dinner. She has dinner at 6.30 p.m. After that, she
watches television. Her favorite TV program is
National Geographic. She goes to sleep at 10 p.m.

1. What is Ratna’s job?

2. Where does she work?
3. What are her duties?
4. Is she tall?
5. Does she drive a car?
6. Does she go home early?
7. Does she cook dinner at the hospital?
8. What time does she have breakfast?
9. What time does she get up?
10. Does she like National Geographic?
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Task 6
Based on Ns. Ratna’s profile, fill the box then make your own story and report it in
front of your friends.
Name :
Work :
Job :
Appereance :
Vehicle :
Hobby :

Task 7
Translate the following statements from Bahasa to English by using simple
present tense.

1. Ani bekerja membantu dokter memeriksa pasien di ruang ICU.

2. Ibu Asih menemani anaknya yang dirawat di ruang perawatan anak.
3. Setiap pagi perawat selalu mengecek keadaan pasien di ruang perawatan.
4. Setiap hari sebelum mengunjungi pasien, para perawat berkumpul di Nurse
Station.
5. Ns. Dewi bekerja di ruang operasi Rumah Sakit Budi Agung.

Task 8

Complete the dialoque below by listening to the conversation.

Amira is Janet’s old friend. They have not met for several years. Suddenly, they
meet in Budi Agung Hospital.

Amira : Hi, Janet. Oh my God! It has been a long time we have not

..... each other. How are you?

Janet : Hi, Amira, glad to meet you. I’m fine, thank you. What ... you?

Amira : I’m fine too. We haven’t met for years and now you ... different.
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Janet : You’re right. We haven’t met since we graduated from ... high

school.

Amira : ... you work in the hospital Janet?

Janet : Yes, I do. I am a nurse in this hospital.

Amira : That sounds great. You must be very busy with your .....

Janet : You’re right. I must take care of ...., make sure their health,

help doctors in curing patients and many more.

Amira : Awesome! Anyway, do you enjoy your job?

Janet : Sure. It is my ...... to become a nurse. So, I feel happy with my

job.

Amira : Nice to hear that.

Janet : Anyway, where do you work?

Amira : Yes, I am an accountant of a ..... company in this city.

Janet : That’s cool. You were really keen on accounting when we were

in high school.

Amira : Thank you, Janet.

Janet : Anyway, I have to go now. I must be back to .........

Amira : Sure. Good luck with your job, Janet.

Janet : Thanks. You too, Amira.

Task 9
How to pronounce vowels /ϵ/ and /϶/

Sound /ϵ/ : Stretch your lips, lower your jaw slightly and put the back of your
tongue down a little.

Sound /϶/ : Relax your mouth and jaw, pull your tongue back and keep it high in
your mouth.
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Listen and let us practice to pronounce.

/ϵ/ /϶/
dress nurse
bed learn
ped first
dead hurt
head word

Grab your dictionary. Find the others 5 words for /ϵ/ and /϶/. And let’s pronounce them.

Task 10

Applying the lesson

Please imagine that you are a nurse like Ns. Ratna (in Task 6). Then, make your
own daily routine schedule. After you finished, present it to your friends.

Task 11

a. Students make a group of 5.

b. Each group must guess the 5 words that have been provided by the teacher in 3
minutes in front of the class. Each word is written on the paper.
c. Each participant of a group takes a turn being the questioner and the guesser for
every word.
d. The guesser holds the paper above her/his head and tries to guess the words
based on the questioner’s clues.
e. The group that guesses all of the 5 words correctly in 3 minutes is the winner.
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IN TH
How much have you learnt the materials? Put a tick (√) on the box according to how much
you have learnt.

Aspects Little Enough Much Very much

Expressing nurse’s self identity

Expressing nurse’s simpledaily

routines.

Using simple present tense.

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WORDS MEANINGS
accountant akuntan
Care merawat
challenging menantang
Cough Batuk
Check Memeriksa
Duty Tugas
graduate Lulus
Guess Menebak
Hold Memegang
Keen Tekun
Nursing Keperawatan
operating teather ruang operasi
surgical ward ruang perawatan pasca operasi

Scan this QR to listen the glossary.

“I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.”
(Joice Meyer)
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Learning Objectives
In this unit, you will learn:
a. the medical equipments that use in checking patient’s vital signs,
b. the measurement of the patient’s vital signs,
c. polite expressions in checking the patient’s vital signs.

Vital signs are useful to detect or to monitor many medical problems. Vital signs
can be measured in a medical setting, at home, at the site of a medical emergency, or
elsewhere.

A. Look at the picture below and answer the following questions.

1. What do the nurses do?
2. Have you ever checked your blood
pressure?
3. When was the last time you checked
your blood pressure?
4. was your blood pressure normal at
that time?
5. What is your latest blood pressure ?

https://sumut2.kemenag.go.id/foto/98803

B. Give the tick (√) to the list of medical equipments bellow that you already know the
meaning, then compare with your friends.

□ Stethoscope □ Scale
□ Examination bed □ Thermometer
□ Infusion set □ Syringe
□ Wheel chair □ Sterile gloves
□ Sphygmomanometer □ Instruments box
□ Hammer □ Kidney dish
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Task 1
Look at the pictures. What do the people do?

Taken from: doctormurray.com Taken from : adctoday.com

a. ..................................................... b. .....................................................

Taken from: livestrong.com Taken from: alexanderstreet.com

c. ........................................................ d.........................................................

Checking the body Checking the pulse Measuring blood Measurinng the
temperature rate pressure heart rate
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Task 2

Match the vital sign according the equipment you might use to measure it.

Vital Sign Equipment

a. Body temperature 1. Sphygmomanometer
b. Heart and its pressure 2. Stethoscope
c. Pulse 3. Thermometer
d. Blood pressure 4. Watch or clock

Task 3
This is the first aid kit , can you mention what is inside the bag?
Then report in front of your friends. You also can scan the QR
code to listen the word.

b. c.

a. alcohol

d.
alcoho
j.
l
alcoho
l
e.
alcohol

i.

f.
g.
h. alcohol

Thermometer – Scissors – Tablets – Capsules – Bandage – Burn gel – Cloth tape

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Task 4
Read the following text and answer the questions.

Blood Pressure
There are two types of blood pressure
which are systolic and diastolic. Systolic blood
pressure refers to the pressure inside your
arteries when your heart is pumping.
Meanwhile, diastolic pressure is the pressure
inside your arteries when your heart is resting
between beats. When your arteries are healthy
and dilated, blood flows easily and your heart
doesn't have to work too hard. However, when
your arteries are too narrow or stiff, blood pressure rises, the heart gets overworked, and
arteries can become damaged.
Blood pressure is measured with an instrument called sphygmomanometer. First,
a cuff is placed around your arm and inflated with a pump until the circulation is cut off. A
small valve slowly deflates the cuff, and the doctor measuring blood pressure uses a
stethoscope, placed over your arm, to listen for the sound of blood pulsing through the
arteries. That first sound of rushing blood refers to the systolic blood pressure; once the
sound fades, the second number indicates the diastolic pressure, the blood pressure of
your heart at rest.
Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and recorded with
the systolic number first, followed by the diastolic number. For example, a normal blood
pressure would be recorded as something under 120/80 mm Hg.
Blood pressure can be affected by factors like:
 Smoking
 Coffee or other caffeinated drinks
 A full bladder
 Recent physical activity
Blood pressure is also affected by your emotional state and the time of day. Since so
many factors that can affect blood pressure readings, you should have your blood
pressure taken several times to get an accurate measurement.
Adapted from : www. everydayhealth.com

1. What is blood pressure ?

2. According to the text, how is the blood pressure measured?
3. What affects the blood pressure?
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Task 5
Read the text carefully and choose wheter the statements below are true (T) or
false (F).

a. There are two types of blood pressure (...)

b. The pressure inside your arteries when your heart is resting
between beats is called systolic blood pressure ( ... ).
c. Stethoscope and sphymomanometer are used to measured blood
pressure (...).
d. 120/80 mm Hg is a normal blood pressure (...).
e. Exercise can affect your blood pressure (...).

Task 6
Fill the blank space with the provided words.

Body temperature Pulse Respiration Blood pressure

1. Measuring the ______ tells us how often the heart beats. The normal adult range
is from 60 to 100 beats per minute. It is usually measured at the wrist. Sometimes,
you may need to count it at the chest using a stethoscope.
2. Counting the_______ tells us how many breaths the resident takes. The normal
adult range is from 14 to 25 respirations per minute.
3. __________ measurement tells us about the circulation of blood through the
arteries.
4. _________ is the heat of the body measured in degrees. 36.70C – 37.70C is a
normal rate for adult.
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Language Focus

Study the following explanation of polite request

In medical practices, the nurse always gives some instructions to the patients
when they will do particular medical activities. The instructions such as: Could I check
your vital signs, first? Or Would you mind lying on the bed? In grammatical terms, this
instruction is categorized as polite request.
Polite request is a polite sentence which is used when we want to ask for a help or
to ask permission. In English, the polite request is in the form of an interrogative
sentence that starts with a modal verb.

1. Asking for permission

Can/Could/May/Might + I + bare infinitive +/- complement?
Example:
Could you stand up?
Could you sit on this chair?
May I check your blood pressure now?
2. Asking for assistance
Can/Could/Will/Would + you (please) + bare infinitive +/- complement?
or

Would + you mind + gerund (verb + ing)/- complement?

Example:
Could you roll up your sleeve, please?
Would you bend your back, please?
Would you mind lying down on the bed?

Task 7
Circle the appropriate word to complete the sentence.
1. I will take your blood pressure. Would you mind (give/giving) your arm?
2. Mrs. Anna, your temperature is normal. It is 36 0 C. Everything is normal. Could
you (go/going) back to sit in the room?.
3. Could you (stand/standing) on the scale?
4. Could you (keep/keeping) your eyes close?
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5. To check your respiration, would you (breath in and breath out/ breathing in and
breathing out) deeply?

Task 8
Make 6 polite expressions related to medical setting by using the following words.
a. Raise. c. Touch e. Lie
b. Open. d. Put f. Give

Task 9
Observation Chart
One of the most important aspects to asses the patient is taking the vital signs. In
many hospitals, they are being checked for every four hours. Meanwhile, for the patient
in Intensive Care Unit, the signs are being checked more frequently. Changes in any vital
signs can indicate major or minor changes of the patient’s health/condition. In order to
keep the data, the nurse has to fill the observation chart as in the example below.

Taken from: slideplayer.com

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Example of written and spoken abbreviation

Written Spoken
Temprature thirty six degree
T 360 C
Celcius.
P 78/m Pulse seventy eight per minute.
Blood Pressure one hundred thirty
BP 130/90
over ninety.
RR 60/minute Respiration sixty per minute.

1. Make a nursing observation chart and check the vital signs of five persons in the
class.
2. Report the result in front of the class.

Task 10
Read the conversation carefully and fill the blank space with the appropriate word.

In the morning, a patient, Mrs. Anna, comes to the hospital to check up on her
health. Before she meets the doctor, the nurse will check her vital signs first.
Nurse : Good morning Mrs. Anna.
Mrs. Anna : Good morning, nurse. I do not feel good today. Little bit .______
Nurse : Well then, I will . _____ your vital signs, now.
Mrs. Anna : Yes, ______ nurse.
Nurse : Ok, please roll up your ______. I’d like to check your
blood pressure. Your blood pressure is 90 over 60. It is quit _____.
Now, put this thermometer under your tongue, wait for some
minutes.
Mrs. Anna : It must be high. I have been feeling fever since _________.
Nurse : Yes, you are right. It is _____. Then, let me have your wrist, your
pulse is ______. Now, please follow me to the doctor room.
Nurse : Good morning doctor, here’s a patient for you. Mrs Anna, ____ you
sit here?
Mrs. Anna : Okay, thank you.
Doctor : Mrs. Anna, I have seen your medical record, your ________ are
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fever,dizzy and feel like vomiting. Let’s take a look at you. Lie down
here, please. Could you put out your tongue? How is your meal
lately? Do you ___regularly?
Mrs. Anna : I have been busy this week. I only eat ____ or twice a day.
Doctor : Nurse, have you done a *widal test?
Nurse : Yes, doctor. It is _____.
Doctor : Well, Mrs Anna you have typhoid. I suggest you to be ________
here to recover your health soon.
Mrs. Anna : Thypoid ?
Doctor : Do not worry, you will be okay after we take care of you.
*Widal test is one of the best, easily accessible, cheap and simple method for the diagnosis
of typhoid fever

check low 85/minute problems possitive

hospitalized please 390 C yesterday
once dizzy could eat sleeve

Task 11
Work in groups and practice the conversation in task 10 with your pair.

Task 12
How to pronounce vowels /I/ and /i/
Sound /T/ : Slightly open your mouth and lift the middle part of your tongue.

Sound /i/ : Keep your mouth widely open like a big smile and lift the middle of your
tongue.

Listen and let us practice to pronounce.

/T/ /i/
Visit Heal
Blink Scream
Dishes Sea
Lip Sheep
Tip Tea
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Grab your dictionary. Find the others 5 words for /l/ and /r/. And let’s pronounce them.

Task 13
Applying the lesson

Work in pairs. The pictures below show the process of vital signs checking.
Choose one of the pictures and make a conversation with appropriate instructions when
you want to check or measure the patient’s vital signs.

Picture 1. Picture 2

Taken from: wonderehizkids.com Taken from:dcrainmaker.com

Picture 3 Picture 4

Taken from: medicalnewstoday.com Taken from: microlife.com

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Task 14
Make a group of 2.
1 member of each group has to explain the medical stuffs and the another
person tries to guess the name of the stuffs in 3 minutes.
The group who has the highest score will become the winner.
The medical stuffs and condition that should be guessed such as:
a. Thermomether
b. Watch
c. Stethoscope
d. Sphygmomanometer
e. Scale
f. Examination bed
g. Chair

How much have you learnt the materials? Put a tick (√) in the box according to how
much you have learnt.

Aspects Little Enough Much Very much

Understanding medical
equipment that is used in
checking vital signs.

Checking patient’s vital signs.

Expressing polite request when

checking patient’s vital signs.
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WORDS MEANINGS
Check memeriksa
dizzy pusing
disease penyakit
examine memeriksa
Fever demam
headache sakit kepala
heart attack serangan jantung
hospitalized dirawat di rumah sakit
injured terluka
leg fracture patah kaki
lie down berbaring
medical record rekam medik
observation chart lembar observasi
Pulse tekanan nadi
problems masalah / penyakit
respiration system sistem pernapasan
sleeve lengan baju
Scale timbangan
Vomit muntah
vital signs tanda-tanda vital

Scan this QR to listen the glossary.

“The greatest wealth is health”

(Virgii)
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Learning Objectives
In this unit, you will learn:
a. Yes/No questions for asking patient’s information,
b. WH questions for asking patient’s information,
c. filling in an admission form.

Admission is only done when the patient wants to be hospitalized. Admission unit is
in charge to arrange the patients’ flow, to arrange the patients’ ward destination and to
determine patients’ position in the waiting list in obtaining support services in the health
care.

A. Look at the picture below and answer the following questions.

1. What do you do in the registration

desk?
2. What documents do you need when
doing a registration?
3. What information does the officer need?

http://herminahospitals.com/id/hermina-ciputat-2/

B. Match the question with its answer.

1. Where is your addres? a. Yes, you may. Here it is.

2. When was she born? b. No, She has not.
3. What is your health insurance? c. She was born on January 27th 1990.
d. I live in Condong Catur.
4. May I see your insurance card?
e. I use Prudential insurance.
5. Has your sister ever been
hospitalized here?
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Task 1
Read the conversation below and practice it with your friend.

Ratih has gotten a fever for two days. Her body temperature is high. She is taken
to the emergency room while her mother, Mrs. Ratna Wijaya, is in the admission room
for registering her.

Front Officer : Welcome to Adiguna Hospital. Can I help you?

Mrs. Wijaya : Yes, I’d like to register my daughter. Her name is Ratih.
She is now in the emergency room.
Front Officer : Ok, Ma’am. I have to fill this admission form for the
medical record. Alright, what is your daughter’s name?
Mrs. Wijaya : Her name is Ratih Aprilia.
Front Officer : Has she ever been hospitalized here?
Mrs. Wijaya : No, she has not.
Front Officer : Your address, please.
Mrs. Wijaya : Jl. Masjid No. 141, Yogyakarta.
Front Officer : How old is she?
Mrs. Wijaya : She is 15 years old.
Front Officer : May I have the telephone number for the contact
person?
Mrs. Wijaya : Sure. It is 081391335377.
Front Officer : Is it your number, Ma’am?
Mrs. Wijaya : Yes, it is.
Front Officer : May I know her complaints?
Mrs. Wijaya : She has a fever and feeling weak.
Front Officer : Ok, Ma’am. Will you use the health insurance?
Mrs. Wijaya : Yes, of course. I will use Prudential.
Front Officer : Alright, I need your ID and your insurance card.
I will copy it.
Mrs. Wijaya : Here they are.
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Front Officer : I return your cards and you may wait while your
daughter is being examined by the doctor. Thank you,
Ms. Ratna.
Mrs. Wijaya : Okay.

Task 2
Listen to the monologue carefully then answer the following
question.

http://rs-premierjatinegara.com/page/fasilitas/rawat-inap/

1. Where is the admission office located?

2. Why the visitor can enjoy the room?
3. Is the online registration available?
4. What should you bring to the hospital when you do a pre-registration?

Language Focus

Study the following explanation of Yes/No and WH-Questions

In the patient admission, the nurse or the medical officer usually delivers some
questions to dig the patient’s information in order to give an appropriate health care support.
Some of the questions are about the personal identity. The questions asked are in form of
Yes/No and WH Questions.
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Yes/No Questions
Yes/No questions are also called as closed questions because there are only two
possible responses: Yes or No. When forming a Yes/No question, the sentence must
include auxiliary verbs, such as: be, do, have, or a modal verb. It is impossible to ask
a Yes/No question without one of these verbs.

Here are the examples of Yes/No questions in the sentences.

Questions Responses
Are you a nurse? Yes/No.
Yes I am/No, I am not.
Yes I am a nurse/No, I am not a
nurse.
Did you drink coffee last night? Yes/No.
Yes, I did/No, I did not.
Yes, I drank coffee last night/ No, I did
not drink coffee last night.
Is dr. Anna coming today? Yes/No
Yes, she is/No, she is not.
Yes, she is coming today/No, she is
not coming today.
Can you take this medicine? Yes/No.
Yes I can/No, I cannot.
Yes, I can take the medicine/ No, I
cannot take the medicine.
Should i stay here? Yes/No.
Yes, you should/No, you should not.
Yes, you should stay here/No, you
should not stay here.
Have her family left? Yes/No.
Yes, they have/No, they have not.
Yes, they have left/No, they have not
left.
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Auxiliary Verbs
To be Modals
can/could
Am
may/might
is
will/would
are has/have/had do/does/did
should
was
must
were
shall

WH Questions
WH questions are so called because with the exception of the question word How, all
the question words begin with the letter W. They are also called as open questions because
the number of possible responses is limitless. This means they must be answered with
more information than just a simple “yes” or “no.” Here are the WH-questions words.

are used to obtain the information about a person or

who, whom
people
is used to request information about somebody or
What
something
is used to obtain the information about the location of a
Where
person or thing
is used to obtain the information about the reason of
Why something happens, or the reason why somebody does
something
is used to obtain the information to make a comparison
Which
between two or more similar things or people
is used to obtain the information about who something
Whose
belongs to
is used to obtain the information about the way
How something happens, or the manner or way somebody
behaves or does something
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Here are the examples of WH-questions in the sentences.

Who Who is your doctor?
Whom Whom did you talk to?
What What is your insurance card?
Where Where do you live?
Why Why do you meet the doctor?
Which Which insurance card do you prefer to use?
Whose Whose stethoscope is in the nurse station?
How How do you feel today?

Task 3
Answer the following questions by using a YES/NO response in a complete sentence.

1. Is your husband a doctor?

2. Is Andi in the morning shift?
3. Could I borrow the observation chart?
4. Has Ms. Ratna taken the medicine?
5. Did you come earlier this morning?
6. Is doctor Putri in the operating theater?
7. Should I buy this medicine in the apothecary?
8. Have you recorded your presence in the nurse station?
9. Can I use BJPS insurance here?
10. May my parents pay the hospitalization cost tomorrow morning?
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Task 4
Based on the dialogue on Task 1, group the Yes/No and WH
Questions in table below.

Yes/No Questions WH Questions

Task 5
Read the text carefully and answer the WH-questions.

Your Hospital Stay

During the hospitalized time, the patient or the family has to pay attention to such
things that are permitted and forbidden during the stay.

What to Bring

You are welcome to bring personal items such as reading glasses, books,
photographs, portable music system, or anything that would make you more comfortable.
However, we ask that you must limit your personal items because there is a limited amount
of space for personal items in the patients' rooms. The hospital provides the following, but if
you would like your own, feel free to bring hospital gowns and socks and also toiletries (e.g,
comb, brush, shampoo, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste).

What Not to Bring

Electrical appliances from home are not permitted. Special permission may be granted in
some instances. Then, the use of cell phone is not permitted anywhere near the patient
care units. Next, please leave all the valuables at home, items such as jewelry, expensive
clothing, or other costly items. The hospital is not responsible for the loss or the damage to
any personal property kept in your room. The hospital also asks the patient to not receive
any perishable food from the visitor. However, the home-cooked meals that will be eaten
immediately are permitted. But do remember to first check with your doctor to find out about
any diet restrictions related to your condition or your treatment.

Adapted from:http://missionmnc.org/your-hospital-stay
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1. What kind of things can be brought in the hospital during the hospitalized time?
2. How many things are forbidden in the hospital based on the text?
3. Why jewelery is forbidden?
4. What will you prioritize to bring when visiting the patient?
5. When one of your family members is being hospitalized, have you ever violated any
of the hospital stay rules? Why?.

Task 6
Underline some difficult words in the reading text (Task 4) and find out the meaning
in your dictionary.

Words Meaning
1.
2.
3.
4.
etc...

Task 7
Translate the questions below in English by using Yes/No-questions or WH-
questions.

1. Siapa nama lengkap anak perempuan anda?

2. Di mana dokter Andi bekerja?
3. Siapa saudara terdekat Anda?
4. Apakah anda minum obat pagi ini?
5. Berapa biaya perawatan selama 10 hari di rumah sakit ini?
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Task 8
Listen the questions in the audio then pick the answer from
these following answers.

□ Yes, i have booked a room for delivery.

□ January 23rd 1985.
□ Yes, of course. Wait a moment, I take
my purse.
□ I’m Puri Viera
□ I am 34 years old.

Task 9
How to pronounce / n / and / Ƞ /.

Sound /n/ : Touch your upper palate with the tip of your tongue to close off the air
flow. After you start blowing the air out, lower your tongue a bit to
produce this sound.

Sound / Ƞ / : Put the back of your tongue to the top of your mouth to stop the air
from coming out and let the air come out through your nose.

Listen and let us practice to pronounce / n / and / Ƞ /.

/n/ /Ƞ/
Woman Drink
connection Uncle
Again Strong
Knife Think
understand Young
Grab your dictionary. Find the others 5 words for / n / and / Ƞ / and let’s pronounce them.
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Task 10
Applying the lesson
Work in pairs, prepare a nurse–patient interview. One student acts like a nurse by
asking the patient to complete the admission form. Another student act like a patient by
readily completing the patient’s admission form. Then, practice the interview in front of the
class.

Common abbreviation and information related to identity in admission form

Written Meaning
M/F Male/Female
DOB Date of Birth
Marital Status Married/Single/Widow/Widower
Relative who can be contacted and
Next of kin taken a responsibility during the
hospitalization
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Date of admission _____________________________________________________

Name_______________________________________________________________
ID Card No___________________________________________________________
Preferred Name_______________________________________________________
DOB_______________________________Sex______________________________
Marital Status_________________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Occupation___________________________________________________________
Nativity______________________________________________________________
Religion_____________________________________________________________
Telp________________________________________________________________

ADMINISTRATION
Next of Kin___________________________________________________________
Telp________________________________________________________________
Personal Physician____________________________________________________
Telp________________________________________________________________
Hosp. No____________________________________________________________
Insurance____________________________________________________________
Insurance ID No_______________________________________________________

Reason For Visit

Complaints
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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Task 11

This activity is used as a "getting to know you".

1. Teacher takes the toilet paper roll and takes several squares of toilet
paper. Then, hands the roll of the toilet paper to every student. The
teacher tells the student to take some, more than three.
2. After everybody in the class has some paper, we count the squares we
have. Then, we have to tell many things about ourselves in English.

Example if a student takes 4 squares:

a. My name is April because I was born on April.
b. I like to eat spicy food very much.
c. Wonder woman is the last movie I watch.
d. I want to become a nurse because my mother is a nurse.

How much have you learnt the materials? Put a tick (√) in the box according to how
much you have learnt.
Aspects Little Enough Much Very much
Using Yes/No questions for
asking patient’s information.
Using WH questions for asking
patient’s information.
Filling in admission form.
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WORDS MEANINGS
admission Penerimaan
aim Tujuan
deliver Menyampaikan
electrical appliance peralatan listrik
granted Dijamin
hospitalized dirawat di rumah sakit
instance Contoh
insurance Asuransi
limitless tanpa batas
permitted Diizinkan
obtain Memperoleh
restriction Larangan
suffer menderita sakit

Scan this QR to listen the glossary.

“Spending today complaining about yesterday won’t make tomorrow any better”
(unknown)
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Learning Objectives
In this unit, you will learn:
a. examining the long stay patients in the ward,
b. giving advice to the patient in form of modal verbs,
c. simple perfect tense.

Visiting the patient is a routine activity which is done by the doctor and assisted
by the nurse to monitor and to observe the patient’s condition. The visiting depends on
the patient’s condition. In the emergency room, the observation is more frequently
conducted than in the ward.

Taken from: alamy.com

A. After looking at the picture above, answer these following questions orally.
1. What is the nurse doing?
2. When doing that activity, whom the nurse usually do it with?
3. When does nurse usually do that activity?
4. What properties are brought by nurse in doing that activity?
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B. Based on your own experience in the clinic, what questions do you usually
ask to the patients.

□ How is your condition this morning?

□ Have you taken your medicine?
□ What time is it now?
□ Have you taken your breakfast?
□ Have you seen the bill?
□ How about your prescription?
□ What medical insurance do you use?

Task 1
Listen to the monologue and choose whether the following
statements are True (T) or False (F).

1. Mrs. Caroline is a hospice nurse (...)

2. She has been working as a nurse for 10 years (...)
3. She is unhappy doing her job (...)
4. She brings the stuffs to check the vital signs and also brings the blood testing
equipment (...)
5. The hospice nurse only educates the patient (...)
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Task 2
Match the term with the meaning of the following medical supplies that you
always use in the clinnic.

Antiseptic Dressing Eye chart Gauze Otoscope Oxygen mask

Privacy Screen Scale Syringe Thermometer Vial

a. A small bottle or container used for storing liquid.

b. A device that measures a person’s weight.
c. A cylinder-shaped piece that attaches to needle and can be filled with liquid.
d. A poster of letter, word and number combination of various sizes used to test a
person’s eyesight.
e. Liquid used to sterilize (clean) the suface of the skin.
f. A protective covering that is placed over the wound.
g. A thin, netted material used for dressing wound.
h. A device used for looking into a patient’s ears.
i. An object that is used to separte the doctor and the patient from others in an
open room.
j. A device that fits over the nose and mouth and supplies oxygen.

Language Focus

Study the following explanation of Perfect Tense

Perfect tense is a verb form used to express an action or situation that has been
started in the past and still continues today; or has been completed at a certain point in
the past but the effect still continues.
Present perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb have or has, and past
participle (verb-3). Have is used for I, you, they, we, while has is for he, she, it, and a
single third person. Meanwhile, the past participle can be a regular or irregular verb.
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Sentences Formula Examples

S + aux. verb(have/has) + I have called the doctor.

Positive
(+) V3/past participle
He has been in the hospital.

S + aux. verb(have/has) + not + I have not called the doctor.

Negative
(-) V3/past participle
He has not been in the hospital.

aux. verb(have/has) + S + Have you called the doctor.

Interrogative
(?) V3/past participle
Has he been in the hospital?

Task 3
Change the verb into past participle form.

1. Have you (take) your medicine?

2. The doctor has (give) you suggestion.
3. Mrs. Anita has (wear) pajamas for her stay in this ward.
4. Has you (apply) the infusion?
5. The nurse has not (take) the blood sample.

Task 4

Listen to the dialoque between nurse and a patient and write

down at least five prefect tenses found in the dialoque.

No Sentences
1. You have heard I need to attend the operation.
2.
3.
...
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Task 5
Fill in the blank space with the appropriate word.

This is Rahma’s first day in the hospital. In the morning, the nurse comes to
examine her condition.

Nurse : Good morning, Rahma.

Rahma : Good morning, nurse.
Nurse : How do you feel today?
Rahma : I feel good. I think I am getting better now.
Nurse : How about your sleep last night?
Rahma : It is good. I have a good stay here.
Nurse : Have you ............. your breakfast?
Rahma : Yes, I ............ just now, but I cannot eat much. I do not have
any appetite.
Nurse : Well, I undestand that, but now it is time for taking the
medicines. So, you should eat some more before taking the pills.
Rahma : Alright, nurse.
Nurse : Rahma, I have ........ all your progress, your temperature
........... been decreased but your blood pressure is still a bit low.
Rahma : So, what should I do, nurse?
Nurse : Do not worry, we are here to give the best treatment for the
patient. You will be well in a few days. You should eat more and
take your medicine regularly.
Rahma : Thank you nurse, I will do your advice.
Nurse : I will leave you to check the other patients. Have you .......
where the nurse call is?
Rahma : Sure, nurse. Thank you.

checked has known have eaten

Task 6
Practice the converstion in Task 5 with your partner.
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Task 7
Study the following expressions of giving advice in form of modal verbs

Use a modal verb

There are two modal verbs we often use for giving advice: ‘should’ and
‘ought to’. Both mean the same thing but work in slightly different ways. Let’s
look at some examples.

You should do more exercise.

You shouldn’t drink so much beer.

As you can see above, after ‘should’ we use an infinitive without ‘to’.

You ought to do more exercise.

You ought not to drink so much beer.

Task 8
Match the sentences to the advice then practice it with your partner.
1. I’ve got a headache. □ You should go to bed earlier.
2. I’m cold. □ He ought to do more exercise
3. He’s always tired in the morning. □ You should see the doctor.
4. I want to lose weight. □ You ought to take a rest.
5. Her body temprature is high □ She should check by using
thermometer.
Task 9
Look at back the conversation in task 5, the find out the giving advice
expression.

1. ........................................................................................................
2. ........................................................................................................
3. ........................................................................................................
4. ........................................................................................................
5. .......................................................................................................
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Task 10
Give the best advice (should/shouldn’t/ought to/ought not to) to these following
conditions, then practice it with your pairs.

She has got a Andi has got a

cough. She toothache. He
........................ ................... eat
take a cough candies and
syrup. chocolate.

www.mommyasia.com
www.halosehat.com

He has got a Satwika has

headache. He got a runny
...................... a nose. She
painkiller. .....................
use tissues.a
He has got a
headache. He
www.aceh.tribunews.com www.parenting.co.id
...................... a
painkiller.

He has got an Azzam has

accident. He got a fever.
...................... He ............ go
use clusters. out.a

www.tennor.com www.parenting.co.id

Bryan has got

sore troath. He
......................
drink lemon
and mint tea.
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Task 11
How to pronounce consonants /l/ and /r/
Sound /l/ : The tip of your tongue should touch your tooth ridge, and the air
should pass on the tongue’s side.
Sound /r/ : The tip of your tongue should be curved towards the back. Then,
relaxed your tongue position and move your jaw down a bit.

Listen and let us practice to pronounce

/l/ /r/
Light right
Cold sorry
Feel forget
hospital number
Love really
Grab your dictionary. Find the others 5 words for /l/ and /r/. And let’s pronounce them.

Task 12

Applying the lesson

Please make a group of 3. The 3 of each group should choose one of the
characters such as nurse, patient and patient’s family. The situation is when the
medical staff is visiting and examining the patient in the ward. The patients should
suffer one of the cases below:
a. Fever
b. Asthma
c. Fracture
d. Heart attack
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Task 13

Students work in pairs and the teacher will provide 5 index cards that already
written a word on each card. A person of each group has to mention 5 words related to
the written card. The winner is a group that can mention 5 words related to each card in
3 minutes.

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much you have learnt.

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Examining the long stay
patients in the ward.

Giving advice to the patient in

form of modal verbs.

Using simple perfect tense.

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WORDS MEANINGS
container tempat penyimpanan
hospice nurse Perawat pasien penyakit tertentu
infusion Infus
jaw Rahang
needle Jarum
regularly secara teratur
pill obat tablet
sample Contoh
syringe jarum suntik
surface Permukaan
tip Ujung
tongue Lidah
vial botol kecil
wound Luka

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“Be positive, patient and persistent”

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