Unit 1 Good Morning, Nurse!

UNIT 1
GOOD MORNING, NURSE!

Every nurse needs a communication
skill. When you communicate to a
stranger, patient, doctor or medical
staff, you need some clues and
expressions to start your conversation.
In this unit you will be introduced to
several common phrases starting with
a conversation and useful expressions.
Useful Expression for Nurse
– Hello!
– Good morning, Mr Obama!
How are you today Mrs Ratna?
What is your complaint? Or What is your
chief/main complaint?
Untuk maksud yang sama kita bisa
menggunakan :
 What’s wrong with you?
 What’s the matter with you?
 What’s troubling you?
Have you taken your medicine?
Sleep well, Mr Hadi.
Can/ may I ask you something?
Does it hurt here?
How long have you felt like this?
Let me examine you, Mrs Endah.
I hope you will get well soon.
Untuk maksud yang sama bisa
menggunakan :
 I hope you will be better soon.
 I hope you will recover soon.
Good bye, see you!
Useful Expression for Patient
Good morning, nurse!
I am really unwell
• Untuk maksud yang sama bisa
menggunakan :
 I really feel in bad shape.
 I really don’t feel well.
 I am going to be sick.
I feel like vomiting
Ouch! It’s very painful
You’re very kind nurse.
I have got headache.
I have severe chest pain.
Thank you, nurse.
DIALOGUE
The following is dialogue between patient and nurse
in the room.
(N= Nurse, P= Patient)
• N : Hello, good morning Mr Andi, how are you?
• P : I feel unwell.
• N : So, how do you feel Mr Andi?
• P : I think there is something wrong with my
stomach, Everytime I eat I feel like vomiting.
• N : How long have you felt like this?
• P : for about 20 hours.
• N : Have you taken any medicine?
• P : No, I haven’t, nurse!
• N : Ok! Let me examine you Mr Andi. Please, lie
down here.
Grammar Focus
Untuk menyatakan sudah atau belum, terutama
dalam pertanyaan maupun pernyataan bisa
menggunakan pola PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.
Pattern
• S + have/has + V3 (Past Participle) + O
Example :
• (+) Mrs Dina has taken some medicine.
• (-) Mrs Dina hasn,t taken some medicine.
• (?) Has Mrs Dina taken any medicine?
- Yes, she has
- No, she hasn’t
Exercise
Translate into good English
1.Sudahkah anda makan siang?
2.Maaf, saya belum bertemu dokter
Samsul.
3.Apakah anda pernah dirawat di RS?
4.Saya memiliki penyakit hipertensi.
5.Saya merasa tidak enak badan,
bisakah anda memeriksa saya?
Give the appropriate responses to the
following questions!
1. Mrs Linda, you look so pale! What’s

wrong with you?
2. You look unwell, are you sick?
3.Have you ever had a blood
transfusion?
4.Are you smoker? How many cigarettes
a day?
5.What about your bladder habits? What
about your bowel habits?
UNIT 2
ADMISSION
• Before entering a hospital, a patient is
given an admission form. It is used to
obtain information about case history, in
order to determine a patient goes to
appropriate ward. After that, he/she is
received by nurse. Based on a temperature
chart, a casehistory sheet and care report,
the nurse develop a precise report of care.
Therefore anurse needs an interview.
Useful Expression
Welcome, Mr Gunadi!
I’ll show you your room, now.
I’d like to ask you some questions.
What makes you come to see me?
Have you ever been in a hospital?
When was the last time you were
hospitalized?
Have you had any operation?
In this unit you will be given some
useful expressions for an interview.
Are you allergic to anything?

Do you use hearing aid?
Could you tell me about your illness?
What medicine have taken at home?
Do you pass water frequently?
Are you pregnant/
DIALOGUE
Nurse Anik enters Mr joko’s room.
• Nurse : Excuse me, Mr Joko!
• Mr Joko : Yes, come in, please!
• Nurse ; How are you feeling today?
• Mr Joko : Not too well. I’m afraid I have a bit cold.
• Nurse : Ok, Mr Joko. I’d like to ask you some
questions.
Have you ever been in hospital?
• Mr Joko : Yes, I have.
• Nurse : What is your chief complaint?
• Mr Joko : I have a chest pain and I am difficult to
breathe
• Nurse : Ok, let me examine you. Please, take your
dress off, Mr Joko!
A. Exercise
I.
 Make at least 4 questions and answers
to obtain information from your patient!
 Work with your partner to practice the
conversation.
Translate the following dialogue into good English!
• N= Nurse P= Patient
• N : Apa kira kira keluhan anda?
• P : saya sakit kepala
• N : Apakah anda sudah minum obat?
• P : Sudah, tapi belum ada perbaikan.
• N : Sebaiknya anda istrirahat yang cukup
dan minum obat secara teratur.
Internist
Dermatologist
Ophtalmologist
Obstetrician
Pediatrician
Surgeon
Psychiatrist
cardiologist
Hematologist
Orthopedist
Complete the sentences below with
the appropriate choice from the list
1. If your skin rash get worse, it’s better for you to consult a
....................
2. For chronic ulcers my brother is in the care of an
.....................
3. If you have farsighted, please see an .....................
4. During pregnancy, a mother should pay regular visits to an
.......................
5. The doctor suspected that my wife had a blood disease.
He suggested to take her to a .............
6. A mother took her sick child to see a .....................
7. My aunt may need to see a ........ for her chest pain.
8. Your sister may get rid of her depressive mood swings by
visiting a ..................
9. If you got acute appendicitis, a ............will take care of you.
VOCABULARY
Ache = sakit Angina pectoris = nyeri dada
Appendicitis = radang usus buntu Arthritis = radang sendi
Chicken pox/ small pox = cacar air Conjunctivitis = konjungtivitis
Contagious disease = penyakit menular
Constipation = sembelit
Diarrhea = diare Dizzy = pusing
Dysentery = disentri Epilepsy = penyakit ayan
False tooth = gigi palsu Farsighted = rabun jauh
Fever = demam Headache = sakit kepala
Heart attack = serangan jantung Hepatitis = radang hati
Hereditary disease = penyakit keturunan
High blood pressure = tekanan darah
tinggi
Inflammation = peradangan Itchy = gatal
Infectious = infeksi Internal disease = penyakit dalam
Leukimia = kanker darah Leukorrhea = sakit keputihan
Low blood pressure = tekanan darah Measles = campak
rendah
Nausea = mual Nearsighted = rabun dekat
Neuralgia = sakit syaraf Pain = nyeri

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GOOD MORNING, NURSE!

1. Mrs Linda, you look so pale! What’s

Are you allergic to anything?

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