Chapter 1

1. arrange paperwork for patient’s admission and discharge, also called ward clerks
2. collect specimen from patient, e.g. blood test
3. prepare medications
4. work with nurses and provide basic nursing care, also called Healthcare Assistant (HCA) in the UK,
Personal Care Assistant (PCA), Assistant in Nursing (AIN) or Nursing Assistant
5. prepares meals for patients
6. advice patients about social services
7. take medical images, e.g. X-ray
8. take patients to test or appointments or operating theatres
9. assesses nutritional needs of patients
10. perform tests, e.g. ECG
11. deliver meals
12. welcomes patients and visitors
13. help patients with emotional problems
14. organize linen requirements, tidy ward areas
15. clean all areas of the hospital
16. set up community services when patient return

1. Not that I know of

2. No, I’m very lucky. I never have
3. It’s my son, Jeremy. Jeremy Chad
4. Yes, I had a mild heart attack last year
5. Well, I’ve got high blood pressure, and I’m here for some test
6. Yes, my doctor put me on some blood pressure tablets after my heart attack
7. Yes, it’s Doreen Mary Chad
Chapter 2
a. On the knee
b. Raise arm
c. Open – widely
d. Fold – knee
e. Upside - down
f. Bend
g. Breath in – out
h. Put – out
i. Put on
j. Rolling up
Chapter 4
Parts of the body

a. Cancers
b. Tonsils
 c. Cervix
d. Sexual diseases
e. Heart
f. Brain
g. Placenta
h. Blood
i. Bowel
j. kidneys

chapter 5
a. Tube for removing liquid from the body or site of operation
b. Takes a patient’s blood pressure
c. Wraps around a patient’s arm to take blood pressure
d. To handle sterile instruments
e. To carrying an injured person
f. Takes a patient’s temperature
g. To removed stitches
h. Weigh a patient
i. Small sharp pointed knife used in surgery
j. Records a patient’s blood oxygen saturation

 Aneroid Sphygmomanometer
 Blepharoplasty scissors
 Surgical scalpel
 Thermo scan
 Crile forceps
 Disposable tourniquet cuffs
 Hemostatic forceps
 Bandage scissors

Chapter 6
 First name
 Gender (sex)
 Home phone number
 Last name (family name)
 Medical conditions
 Middle initial
 occupation
 Signature
 Social security number (S.S.N.)
 State
 Street
 Substance use
 Zip code
Chapter 7

a.Irregular Pulse Haematemesis Jaundice

b. Dull pain Hungry Thirst
c. Stomachache Pallor Dyspnea
d. Dizziness Diarrhea Constipation

• Headache Inflammation Backache

• Cyanosis Shallow Pulse

• Anorexia Weigh gain

• Laceration Shallow respiration

Chapter 10

a. every

b. twice a day

c. capsules

d. four times a day

e. three times a day

f. when necessary

g. tablets

h. when necessary

i. after meals

j. before meals

k. orally