Language Focus 15: Patient admissions
| Asking for more detailed information |
Are you taking medicine at the moment?
Are you allergic to any medication? |
Patient: Describing the symptoms |
I feel dizzy.
I cough a lot.
I have a headache. |
Putting a patient at ease |
Calm down.
The doctor will be with you in a minute.
Nothing hurts. Now you can smile. |
Patient admission form
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Patient’s details |
Language Focus |
Full name |
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Can I have your name please? |
DOB |
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Your date of birth? |
Reason for admission |
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And you’re here for …. |
Past medical history |
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You have been here since … |
Past surgical history |
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Have you had any previous operations? |
Medication |
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Are you taking any medication at the moment? |
Allergies |
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Do you have any allergies? |
Next of kin |
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Who should we get in touch with in case of emergency? |
(Cambridge English for Nursing: 8)
Language Focus 16: Filling in patient information
| Fill in the chart for information. |
Please let me check your blood pressure, weight and height here. |
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Let me fill this out for you. |
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Can I have your patient number, please? |
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The privacy rules regarding patient information |
Filling basic information
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Please fill in the blood pressure, weight and height here. |
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The blood pressure is 130/90 mmHg. |
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Let me jot this down for you. |
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Could you please sign here? |
Language Focus 17: Useful vocabulary for medical instruments
Most medical instruments have English descriptions. Do you know the specific names in your country?
Injection and wound treatment
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In your language |
Expression in English |
Injection |
ภาพ (Thai) |
I’ll need to give you an injection. |
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Could you …? |
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It will be a minute. |
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Needles and syringe, forceps, |
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Surgical scissors, bandage scissors, suture scissors |
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A stethoscope |
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Special container, dispose |
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