NURSING INTRUCTIONS

A.A. Istri Putra. K, SKep, Ns., MNg.

(Sanglah Hospital)

NURSING ENGLISH II

Introduction
A nurse must be able to identify the health
condition of a patient. Before a thorough
treatment is carried out, nurses must make
a record of the signs and symptoms of the
disease.

NURSING INSTRUCTION

Accordingly, the recording skill demands a

full knowledge of identifying in which part
of the body the illness is. In this section
you will study some useful expressions how
to ask your patient to do something.

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

Id like to check your body temperature

Sit down, please
Raise your arms, please.
We would like to make the beds, please get up.
Can you get up alone?
Move your head, please.
Could you stand up!
Now, lift your leg, please.
Would you bend your back, please.
Lower your foot, please.
Would you mind opening your mouth?
All right, put out your tongue, please.

Useful Exp (cont)

Now, please say ah!
Could you touch your toes?
Would you mind wriggling your fingers.
Lie down, please.
Roll your sleeve up, please.
Take breath and hold your breath in, please.
Take your dress off, please.
Keep your eyes shut, please.

Notes.
These expressions teach you polite form in
English. This is important for hospital staff
including nurses put patients at their ease
by being polite and pleasant.
Be careful about the way your voice rises
and falls when you say these sentences.
Hope my way saying these expression will
be useful for you all.

QUESTION TAGS (Grammar focus)

Main keys;
Statement

Tag

(+) / (-)

(-) / (-)

I am

Arent I or Am I not

Kalimat perintah

Will/would/can/cant/could
you

Kalimat larangan

Will you

Kalimat ajakan (lets)

Wont you / shall we

Nobody, nothing, rarely,

seldom, scarcely, never, few,
little.

(+)

Practice
Practice with your partner or make drama
in front of the class between patient and
nurse.
Situation : a nurse gives some instructions
to her patient. Ask your patient to do what
you said.
Exercise:
Make a paragraph by using the following
words; hospital, nurse, patient, instruction,
medicine.

Example

Caring for a sick person in the hospital over a long period

is hard work and requires stamina, so you must look after
your own health. Eating a well-balanced diet is crucial.
You also need plenty of rest and sleep. Keep in touch
with friends and if you cannot get out to see them, invite
them over to see you.
Some conditions must be considered in caring for
patients. One of them is patients consciousness. If the
patient is alert, administer a sedative and an analgesic to
decrease their anxiety.

CASE STUDY
Build an instruction the correct way to wash
the patient.
or
Build an instruction the correct way to do the
bed making with a patient still on the bed.
Make it by your own words.

THANK YOU AND

WISH YOU LUCK