TEMA 3.-VOCABULARY.- NURSING ROLES .

SUBTEMA 3.1. Nursing roles and duties. Workplaces.

2 Match the words (1-8) with their definitions (a-h).

1 limbs   ---g   arms and legs

2  team  ---e   a group of people who work or play sport together

3  midwives ---- f    nurses who assist during and after birth

4  elderly ----   b    old (polite)

5  feed  ----h   to give nutrition

6  theatre -----a   doctor who cares for people in the community

7  general practitioner  -----c   the place where doctors operate on patients

8  life threatening------  d   dangerous, potentially causing death

 3. Careers in Nursing

(1) neonatel nurses work with newborn babies who are born sick or prematurely. Often, premature infants have breathing problems which can be life-threatening if they are not treated promptly and monitored. Also,

ill babies must be fed in a specialised way in a hygienic environment that is warm.

These patients have a wide range of physical and mental health conditions so (2)learning disabilities nurses work with the patient, the family and carers for the health and social inclusion of people of all ages with a learning disability. (3) mental health nurses  face a complex and difficult area, working with GPs, psychiatrists and psychologists to care for patients with mental illness. Conditions range from personality and psychological disorders to neuroses and psychoses.

The (4) paediatric  nurse faces a wide range of situations, including babies with heart complications, teenagers with broken limbs and child protection. Health problems can affect a child’s development socially and educationally so the nurse’s role is important. (5) theatre nurses  work with adults with diverse health conditions. They work in hospitals, clinics or in the community. Many patients are elderly, others have disabilities or have a terminal illness so it may involve shift work to provide 24-hour care. (6)midwives are specialised nurses who assist mothers and newborn babies during and after the birth. They give advice on hygiene, breastfeeding and the post- natal well-being of the mother and baby. They work both in hospitals and in the community.

(7) school nurses usually work for the national health service (NHS) or schools. They provide health and sex education in schools, carry out developmental screening (testing all students) and administer immunisation programmes. (8) adult nurses  are qualified nurses that have completed additional training to care for patients of all ages at the different stages of surgery. Based in hospital, they work in operating theatres, anaesthetic/recovery areas and on specialised wards.

4 Find the words in bold in the text in exercise 3 and match them with their definitions or synonyms below.

1 a period of work (usually 8 or 12 hours) in a 24-hour day  conditions

2 vaccination  immunisation

3 phases  stages

4 respiratory  breathing

5 baby shift

6 disease (3 illnes words) illnes

7 immediately/quickly  promptly

8 help  assit

9 where patients sleep in hospital wardas

5 Read the text in exercise 3 again. Are the following sentences True (T) or False (F)?  T F

1 All nurses do shift work.  T

2 Some nurses must have extra qualifications.  F

3 Childrens’ nurses work with newborn babies.  T

4 School nurses work privately.  T

5 Premature babies can have very serious health problems. T

 6 Nurses often give advice on medical problems. T

8 Read the text in exercise 7 again. Complete the duties that are mentioned.

 1 Running   clinics for conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart problems and skin disorders

2  Offering   advice on family planning and contraception

3  Taking blood and urine samples and other  specimens and swabs

 4  Applying and removing dressings and treating wounds

 5  Giving advice to patients with long-term medical needs

9 Complete the sentences with an appropriate verb from the box in the correct  form.

 1 Practice nurses  work  with a GP.

2  The baby  have  in an incubator. She risk  breathing problems.

 3  Premature babies  have  complicated feeding problems.

 4  The patient  eat too much and be becoming obese.

5  Many patients  continue to smoke against the GP’s advice.

 6 Health problems  affect a child’s progress at school