Phrases that express nursing duties or Verbs related to Nursing intervention

interventions
Checking vital sign To check/ measure: vital signs, respiration,,
blood pressure, pulse rate
diagnosing To diagnose
To observe
Promoting hygiene (complete bathing-oral To assist/ help bathing
care-hair care-foot and nail care-bed making) To clean+(parts of the body)
To make up bed
To wash+(part of the body)
Feeding dependent clients to help... Have+(meal time)
drinking
Assisting with elimination To provide a bedpan/ a urinal
To wash...
To help... do bowel motions
Patient assessment To check+ (parts of the body)
To press+(parts of the body)
To see+(part of the body)
To observe the condition of+(parts of the body)
To assess...
To knock (with hammer)
Caring patients To care
Client teaching (crutch-walking, walking with To listen to my instructions
walker; cane walking) To move right/ left leg ahead/forward right/
left crutch ahead/ forward both crutches/ legs
ahead. Ahead the walker
To swing leg ahead
Lifting moving and positioning a patient To lift someone
To roll
To lie face downwards
To stay sideways
Nursing documentation To write a report
To make a progress report
Transferring a patient to a wheelchair To move a patient to a wheelchair
Ambulating a patient and breaking a fall To assist patient to walk around with (crutches,
cane, walker)
Giving an injection To give an injection
To inject....
Applying an infusion To apply an infusion
To inject....