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The language needed by overseas doctors to communicate in English to patients and colleagues in a healthcare environment. Includes patient interview,examining patient, discussing treatment,talking about tests and procedures.
Doctors need to ensure that they can communicate well with their patients so that a safe healthcare environment and optimum treatment is provided. Excellence in verbal and non-verbal communication is essential as well as an appreciation of the cultural factors which influence recovery from illness.
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ebook version of English for Medical Purposes:Doctors
Doctors need to ensure that they can communicate clearly with their patients and with colleagues. English for Medical Purposes is specific to the needs of doctors working in English-speaking countries and also doctors who use English as the common language to communicate with patients in their own countries.Essential areas of practice are covered such as the Patient Interview, the Examination of a Patient, Assessment of Vital Signs,Talking about Pain Level and Discussion of Treatment and Surgical options.br />
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The English language needed to discuss medications and to calculate variations in dosage. Nurses frequently use Mathematics during their working day and need to be able to manage calculations safely and accurately.
'English for Medical Purposes: Medication Calculation for Nurses' presents the language nurses use when calculating the dosage of medication and IV fluids. Nurses often use mathematical language in their daily practice. Vital Signs including blood pressure and temperature and fluid balance assessment require the use of whole numbers, decimals and fractions. br />
Accuracy in medication calculation is essential for patient safety so nurses are assessed on a regular basis to ensure their maths skills remain current.br />
An understanding of the terms used in medication administratio | | | | English for Medical Purposes: Medication Calculation for Nurses
eBook version of English for Medical Purposes: Medication Calculations for Nurses
English for Medical Purposes: Medication Calculation for Nurses presents the language nurses use when calculating the dosage of medication and IV fluids. Nurses often use mathematical language in their daily practice. Vital Signs including blood pressure and temperature and fluid balance assessment require the use of whole numbers, decimals and fractions. Accuracy in medication calculation is essential for patient safety so nurses are assessed on a regular basis to ensure their maths skills remain current. An understanding of the terms used in medication administration including IV Therapy | |  | | English for Medical Purposes: Spelling and Vocabulary
When reading and writing medical and nursing texts, Health Care Professionals require an understanding of medical, hospital and everyday health terminology.
As well as this, Health Care Professionals need to be able to write fluently in patient notes, in referral letters and when completing care plans or care pathways.
Contents
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ebook version of English for Medical Purposes: Health Care Assistants. Presents the language used by HCAs or CNAs in practical,bedside nursing situations.
Health Care Assistants and Nursing Assistants provide practical bedside care to patients in hospital and the elderly in nursing homes. They need to be able to communicate effectively with their patients as well as the ward team and other healthcare workers. English for Medical Purposes: Health Care Assistants and Nursing Assistants includes units on: Assisting with Activities of Daily Living, Assisting with Nutrition and Fluids,Using Medical Terminology and everyday health terms, Respecting Patient Confidentiality, Working with Colleagues,Infection Control,Prevention of Pressure Ulcers,Taki | |  | | English for Medical Purposes:Healthcare Assistants
English for Nursing Assistants to communicate with patients and colleagues in hospitals or in Nursing Homes
span style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(252,252,252); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap">Health Care Assistants (also known as Certified Nursing Assistants) are often seen as the backbone of the healthcare system. They provide bedside nursing and support Registered Nurses in the care of patients in hospitals and the elderly in Residential Care Homes. Providing direct patient care means that Health Care Assistants need good communication skills to be able to assist in the day-to-day management of patients and residents. HCAs co | |  | | English for Medical Purposes:The Heart
A Medical English book for nurses and doctors which presents authentic practice in cardiac care of patients. Vocabulary and medical terminology relating to heart disease,cardiac equipment and medication is practised in authentic dialogues.
The ability to communicate effectively in the healthcare environment is recognised as an essential part of safe practice. This is usually tested before registration on a medical or nursing roll is allowed in most countries. The 'English for Medical Purposes' series focuses on the specific language and vocabulary used during nursing and medical activities to encourage familiarity with the language used to communicate with patients and colleagues in the healthcare environment at various levels.br />
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1. Medical terminology: the heartbr />
2. Medica | |  | | English for Medical Purposes:The Heart
The ebook version of English for Medical Purposes:The Heart. An overview of some of the language needed when doctors and nurses communicate about the heart.
Healthcare professionals such as doctors and nurses use skills in cardiac assessment on a daily basis. They need to be able to give instructions to patients before taking an ECG or blood pressure and often explain the result of medical and nursing activities to their patients. English for Medical Purposes: The Heart provides practice in authentic conversations which doctors and nurses have with their patients. Topics covered in the book include: Talking about heart diseases and conditions, medical terminology relating to the heart, Understanding Integrated Care Pathways, The Crash Trolley, |
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