TAKING CARE OF THE PATIENTS

A. What to know
One of the primary duties as a nurse is taking care of your patients. In giving
care of the patients you need to deal with both keeping their hygiene and
making their bed.
Bathing the patient
Nurse Cece : Good morning Pak. Toto. How are you today?
Pak. Toto
: Morning nurse Cece. I am feeling better today.
Nurse Cece : Its time for your morning bathe.
Pak. Toto
: Okay.
Nurse Cece : Sorry I need to take off your clothes. Do you want to be
accompanied by your
relative?
Pak. Toto
: No. Its okay. Should I get up from the bed?
Nurse Cece : No. Just lay down and I will clean your body with damped towel.
Just to keep
you clean.
Pak. Toto
: How about my wound?
Nurse Cece : I will change your bandage after cleaning up your body. Can
you lean your
body Pak Toto. I need to clean your back.
Pak. Toto
: Okay
Nurse Cece : Your body is clean now I will put on your clothes and after that
please have
your breakfast.
Cleaning up wounds
Nurse Parulian
: How do you feel Bu. Nita?
Bu. Nita
: My left hand is still hurt.
Nurse Parulian
: Its because of the recovering process. Now, I need to
check your hand and
change the bandage.
Bu. Nita
: Is it going to be hurt?
Nurse Parulian
: Its just a little. Just relax.
Bu. Nita
: Okay
Nurse Parulian
: Your wound is recovering. The old tissue is being
replaced by the new one.
Now I will clean your wound.
Bu. Nita
: Its hurt. Can you be more gently.
Nurse Parulian
: Im sorry. Now I will put on new bandage. Please make
sure to keep the
bandage dry .
Bu. Nita
: Okay. Thank you Nurse Parulian.
Nurse Parulian
: Its my pleasure.

B. What to have
Expressions
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good evening
No, I will clean your body

Responses

Can you open your shirt

May I take off your clothes
Can you

C. What to say
Now, its time to do some exercises. Enjoy!
Fill in the empty space with the expressions you have learned!
Try this
Nurse

Patient
Good morning

How do you feel today?

Now its your bathing time. Please
open up your clothes
Do I need to call my husband?
Can you lift your arm. I need to clean
your arm pit.
Is it done Nurse?
Thank you
Patient
You came early Nurse today. Are you
going to check my wound

Nurse
(yes)
How do you feel right now?

Nurse

Patient

Greet the patient

Reply to greeting

Ask about condition

Reply to question

Stating purpose

Reply to purpose

Ask permission
End

Reply to permission
Express gratitude

Present this
1. Nurse Gary is going to bathe the patient. His name is Pak. Vian.
2. Nurse Eri is going to clean Bu. Ngatinems wound.
D. What to do next