ENGLISH FOR NURSING

ACADEMY

 Simple present tense

key point: verb (simple form/verb 1) +
s/es (optional, depends on the subject)
- the sentence indicates :
a.general fact
ex: - Water consists of hydrogen and
oxygen
- Most animals kill for food
b.Habitual activity
ex: - He always eats a sandwich for lunch
- My classes begin at nine

 Simple future tense

key point: will + verb (simple form/verb 1)
- the sentence indicates :
a.Prediction
Ex: - study hard or youll get a bad score.
- Be careful! Youll hurt yourself!
b.Willingness
Ex: - Ask your lecturer about it, Shell help
you
- Ill come to your house tomorrow

Exercises!
Observe the sentence and find the errors (if
there is any).
1.Patients sometimes complains about the
medical care.
2.She will write the report of the patient now
3.A nurse must explain about the drug
reaction
4.You should rest, if not you will get sick again
5.The hospital staffs should treats patients
with respect.

Vocabulary review
Names of department in hospital
a.Cardiology : problems of heart.
b.Chemical pathology : analysis of
subtances found in samples of blood,
urine and faeces.
c.Dermatology : problems of skin
d.Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) : problems of
the ear, nose, throat and sinuses.
e.Endocrinology : problems of the endocrine
glands and hormones

f. Gastroenterology : problems of the

stomach and intestines
g. Haematology : diseases of the blood
h. Microbiology : identification of organism
that cause death
i. Nephrology : problems of the kidney
j. Neurosurgery : brain and spinal cord
surgery
k. Obstetrics : care of women and babies
during pregnancy and birth

l. Oncology : treatment of cancer

m.Ophthalmology : problems of the eye
n. Orthopaedics : surgical treatment of
bone and joint disorder
o. Paediatrics : all the health problems
affecting children
p. Psychiatry : mental illness and emotional
disturbance
q. Radiology : X rays and their
interpretation

r. Rheumatology : problems of the

joint and surrounding issues
s. Thoracic surgery : chest and lung
surgery
t. Urology : problems of the kidneys
and urinary tract
u. Venereology : venereal disease

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