English for Nursing

UNIT 1: Affirmative
Objectives:

 In this unit of English for nursing, the nurse students are hoped to be able to differentiate
between auxiliary verb and its noun.
 Students are also hoped to be able to use the correct form of: the ‘am’, ‘are’, ‘is’

Study the following case. Fill in the blanks with the

correct to be.
1. It is quite bit normal for child to have several winters and coughs.
2. The students are nothing for you, Tazkiyatun, to worry about.
3. At the school, the child is being exposed to all kinds of new viruses.
4. The nurse students doing are exercise now.
5. There is many parents worry about their children’s food at SDN 2
Baubau.
6. The syringes are putting on the trolley.
7. The symptoms of the disease is not clear to be seen.
8. If recurrent cough is not accompanied by a cold, you should consult to
your doctor.
9. Budi’s mother is getting better now.
10. I am one of the newest students in the STIKES IST Nursing Academy.
UNIT 1: Affirmative
Objectives:
 Say it after your lecturer : Katakan setelah dosen Anda
1. Cough : Batuk
2. Allergic : Alergi
3. Recurrent : Berulang
4. Irritate : Mengiritasi
5. Indicate : tunjukkan
6. Temperature: suhu
7. Insulin : insulin
8. Abdominal : perut
9. Cold : dingin
10. Symptoms : gejala
 Please memorize the following vocabularies
1. Recurrent=Terjadisecaraberulang-ulang
2. Irritate(v)=Menyebabkanperih, irritation (n)
3. Allergy(v), allergic(adj)=alergiterhadapsinarmatahari = Sunshine allergic
4. Expose=membiarkan
5. Hay fever=Alergiterhadapserbuktumbuhantertentu.
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6. Runny nose=Hidungberair
7. Gangrene=Sel-selkulit yang mati
8. Hyperbaric=Terapioksigenbertekanantinggi
9. Mucus=LendiratauIngusatauDahak
10. Restless=Rewel

 Writing
Please write the full sentences about yourself

1. (Name). . . …
2. (Hometown) . .I am from . . . ./ I come from . . .
3. (Age)…. . . . …
4. (Job) . . . . . . …
5. (Marital). . . …
6. (Interested in). . . …
7. (Hobby) . . . …
8.

1. What is your name? My name is findrayani

2. Where do you come from?/ where are you from?
I come from kapontori ./ I am from kapontori
3. How old are you? I am 20 years old
4. What is your job? I am a student
5. What is your marital status? I am not married/I am single
6. What are you interested in? I am interested in fried rice
7. What is your hobby? My hobby is reading
8. Where do you live? I live at wajo
9. What is your favorite color? My favorite color is blue
10. What is your phone number? My phone number is
082190501366

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UNIT 2: Suffix
In this section you will have an exercise in purpose to enrich your knowledge about Suffix
(-or,-er,-ist,-ian,-ant,-al,-ic,-ical,-ward,-wards).
Objectives:
 The students of nurses are hoped to be able using the words of: involve, confine, therapy,
investigate.
 The students are hoped to be able using the suffix as mention above.

 Please say the following words and find the meanings of the blank

1. Clinic = Klinik (kata sifat)= My uncle went (is going) to a clinic

2. Clinical = My grandfather meets a doctor to get clinical consultation
3. Clinician = Dokter yang menanganipasien
4. Diagnostic =Grandmother is told by the doctor about diagnostic result.
5. Diagnose =the doctor diagnoses the patient’s disease.
6. Minor = minor/kecil
7. Major = mayor/besar
8. Therapeutic = (mengandung)unsur-unsur/nilaipengobatan
9. Therapy = terapi
10. Therapist = Orang yang memberikanterapi
11. Psychotherapy = terapipsikologi
12. Chemotherapy = TerapiKanker
13. Physiotherapy = terapifisiologi
14. Radiotherapy = Terapipenyinaran

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 Please memorize the following vocabularies and make other sentences

1. Diagnose = The result test from laboratory is used to diagnose a variety of diseases.
2. Minor =The minor case that patient has will be completely done.
3. Major =He will get major operation of his appendicitis.
4. Therapy = The therapy of diabetes needs a long term medication.
5. Therapist = dr. Patrick is a therapist.
6. Therapeutic =A therapeutic medication has been done since 2 years by her.
7. Clinic = The Urip hospital has a pediatrician (bagiananak) clinic.
8. Clinical = The clinical acts by dr.Sam is better.
9. Clinician = I forget the name of clinician at that room.
10. Clinical trials = The clinical trial seems has a new hope.
11. Nappies = Give the nappies to Mrs. Sangkut, please!
12. Drip =menitik/meleleh. Put the drip into the patient, please!

 Put the Suffix into the following word (-or, -ist, -ian,-ant, -er) and
Give the meanings

1. Visit = Visitor (Pengunjung)

2. Direct =director..(………….……………..)
3. Office =officer..(…………………….…..)
4. Science =scientist (………………….……)
5. Physics =physician...(………………….…….)
6. Dentistry =…….………..(…………….……….)
7. Intern =………………….…(…………………….)
8. Obstetrics =………………. (…………..……….)
9. Physics =………………….…(…………..……….)
10. Assist =……………………...(…………….……….)
11. Consults =……………….….(………………….…)

 Make an adjective of these following words (-al,-ic,-ical)

1. Medicine = Medical
2. Surgery = surgical
3. Dentistry =
4. Psychiatry =
5. Gynecology =

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UNIT 3: WH Questions
In this section you will have an exercise in purpose to enrich your knowledge about WH
Questions (what, when, who, where, why, how and + do you…..?).
Objectives:
 The students of nurses are hoped to be able to use the words refuse, temporarily, procedure,
action.
 The students are hoped to be able to use the WH questions as mention above.

 Please say the following words and find the meanings of it.

1. Approve
2. Approval
3. Deny
4. Denial
5. Endoscope
6. Endoscopy
7. Procedure
8. Refuse
9. Refusal
10. Analgesic
11. Antibiotic
12. Mental
13. Capacity
14. Nephritis

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 Please memorize the following vocabularies

1. Deny = Menolak
2. Denial = Penolakan
3. Approval = Persetujuan
4. Approve = Menyetujui
5. Mental capacity = Kemampuan mental untukmemutuskan
6. Refuse = Menolak
7. Refusal = Penolakan
8. Sedative = Membuattidur
9. Recovery = Penyembuhan
10. Blindness = Buta
11. Deafness = Tuli

 Grammar Focus WH Questions (Write the questions from the

answers below)

1. …………Who is she…..…………? (She is Mrs. Tazkiyatun)

2. ………………………………………….? (My job is a nurse)
3. ………………………………………….? (My cell phone number is 085240677251)
4. ………………………………………….? (My next of Kin is my Father)
5. ………………………………………….? (MrFajrul’s blood pressure is still normal)

 Arrange the following words into right sentences

1. (live-where-you-do?)
2. (work-where-do-you?)
3. (pain-feel-you-do-where?)
4. (work-you-do-when-usually?)
5. (injecting-what-medical instrument-you-do-used for?)

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UNIT 4: Yes/No Questions

In this section you will have an exercise in purpose to enrich your knowledge about Yes/No
Questions.
Objectives:
 The students of nurses are hoped to be able to use the words hospitalize, disinfect, treatment,
ward, procedure, cross.
 The students are hoped to be able to using are, is and also am, do, and does +subject.

 Please say the following words and find the meanings of it.
1. Sterilize =
2. Sterilization =
3. Trolley =
4. Ward =
5. Hospitalize =
6. Hospitalization =
7. Disinfect =
8. Disinfectant =
9. Surgical =
10. Surgery =
11. Surgeon =
12. Intervention =

 Please memorize the following vocabularies and make the

sentences for the words
1. Hospitalize(v) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Hospitalization(n) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Disinfect(v) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Disinfectant(n) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Trolley =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Treat(v) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7. Treatment(n) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 Arrange the following words into right sentences
1. Am – right – I – the – ward – in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Now – are – out patient – you – clinic – the – in? ...................
3. Available – dr.Fitrah – at – is – five o’clock ...................
4. Operation – the doctor- to do – minor – has – a ...................
5. The pharmacy – the – clinic – next to – is ...................

 Translate the following sentence into English!

1. Budi, dapatkahkamutunjukkankepadasayadimanaruangrontgen di KlinikSehati?
2. Jam berapaoperasi Tn. Salimdimulai?
3. ApakahklinikMajuMundurbuka 24 jam, suster?
4. Apakahinijalan yang benaruntukmenujuruangTeratai?
5. Tolongtunjukkankepadasayaarahke Toilet!

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UNIT 5: Questions +Dialogue For Nursing

In this section you will have an exercise in purpose to enrich your knowledge about
vocabularies and dialogue between doctor, nurse, and the patient.
Objectives:
 The students of nurses are hoped to be able to use the words guard, birth, irritate, tract, persist,
attack, contagious.
 The students are hoped to be able to make questions concerning about subject.

 Please say the following words into the right pronunciation and
find the meanings of it.
1. Attacked =
2. Subside =
3. Persist =
4. Swell =
5. Soreness =
6. Irritation =
7. Analgesic =
8. Antipyretics =
9. Birth =
10. Feverish =
11. Track =
12. Contagious =
13. Shrink =
14. Protuberance =

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 Dialogue (Understand the meaning then practice it with your friends)

Shinta sends her classmate Dina, who has just got accident to the emergency unit of
Baubau Public Hospital. “Soon after arriving there”

Shinta: Help…. Help…… nurse….. she is injured.

Dina: Ouh….. I feel pain on my leg.

A nurse comes to them

Nurse: What’s the matter?That will be alright. Get in, please…

Shinta and the nurse move Dina to the stretch (brangkar)

Nurse: Not too strong….Calm down, please

Shinta: Yes, of course

Dina: Oh gosh…… It’s so painfull

Nurse let them to take pethidine (anti sakit) and some gauze (kassa)
Nurse: You will be alright, miss

Dina: Thank you, Nurse

Shinta: Does she have a serious injure, nurse?

Nurse: let me call the doctor

A doctor comes……
Doctor: No, matter on your leg. That will be fine.

Doctor touches Dina’s leg

Dina: It’s so pain, doctor

Doctor: You have got fracture. Nurse, schedule it for her operation!

Nurse: Yes. Doctor

Dina: Excuse me, have I got operation doctor?

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Shinta: Yes alright, Dina

Dina: No… God….. Help me…..

Nurse: Be calm down Dina..You will be better soon.

Dina: But nurse…..

Doctor: Don’t take it too serious…. This is only minor operation.So, are you ready?

Dina: If it is must, I will… Please do your best doctor….!

Doctor: Yes, surely…..

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UNIT 6: Present Tense

In this section you will have an exercise in purpose to enrich your knowledge about Present
Tense.
Objectives:
 The students of nurses are hoped to be able to use the words symptoms, examination, illness,
fracture, ambulatory, assess
 The students are hoped to be able to make sentences using Simple Present Tense

 Please say the following words and find the meanings of it.
1. Record =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Symptoms =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Prevent =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Prevention =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Preventive =. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Observe = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. Observation = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Illness = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. Curative Immunizations = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. Recover = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11. Recovery = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12. Implement = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13. Implementation = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14. Progress = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15. Examination = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16. Health = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17. Healthy = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 Please memorize the following vocabularies
1. Immunization (noun : kata benda) = Imunisasi
2. Immunize (verb : kata kerja) = Memberiimunisasi
3. Implement (v) = Menerapkan
4. Implementation (n) = Penerapan

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5. Assess (v) = Mengkaji

6. Assessment (n) = Pengkajian
7. Symptom (n) = Gejala
8. Symtomatic (adjective) = Gejala
9. Dress (v) = Membalutluka
10. Dressing (n) = Kainpembalutlukasteril

 Grammar Focus (Present Tense)

1. It is used to tell the daily activities, example: My class begins at 7.42 a.m. every day.
2. It is used to tell the general truth, example: Antiseptic fluid kills bacteria.
3. It is used to tell the fact’s activities of being spoken, example: Mr.Santo suffers from
dehydration. He needs more fluid.
- My class begins at 7.42 a.m. every day (+)
- My class doesn’t begin at 7.42 a.m. every day (-)
- Does your class begin at 7.42 a.m. every day (?)
- Antiseptic fluid does not kill bacteria (-)
- Does antiseptic fluid kill bacteria (?)
- Mr.Santodoesn’t suffer from dehydration.(-)
- Does Mr.Santo suffer from dehydration (?)
- He doesn’t need more fluid. (-)
- Does he need more fluid (?)
 Do the following exercise by changing into negative and
interrogative form.
1. (+) A nurse does major surgery.

(-). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(?). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. (+) A nurse works in shift in hospital.

(-). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(?). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. (+) Radiologist works in Pediatric Ward.

(-)………………………………………………………

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(?)…………………………………………………….

4. (+) The child plays the toy of medical instrument.

(-)………………………………………………………

(?)…………………………………………………….

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UNIT 7: Diagnostic Post Test

In this section you will have an exercise in Diagnostic Post Test. So just do it by yourself.

Diagnostic Post Test

1. It…….quit normal for young people to have several cough and winter.
a. Am c. Are

b. Is d. Be

2. The children…………nothing for you to worry about.

a. Am c. Is

b. Are d. Has

3. At the school, the child……..exposed to all kinds of new viruses

a. Am c. Are

b. Has d. Is

4. The nurse students…………studying English for nursing now.

a. Are c. Am

b. Is d. Be

5. There………….many parents worry about their children’s food at school.

a. Am c. Was

b. Are d. Were

6. The syringes…………putting on the trolley.

a. Are b. Am

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c. Is d. Were

7. The symptoms of the disease………clear to be seen.

a. Is c. Are

b. Am d. Be

8. If a recurrent cough……….not accompanied by a cold, you should consult to your doctor.

a. Is c. Has

b. Am d. Who

9. My mother………….getting better now.

a. Yes c. Is

b. Are d. Has

10. I………..one of the new students in the Nursing Academy.

a. Is c. Was

b. am d. Were

11. Rita………. married next week.

a. Am c. Are

b. Is d. Will be

12. My patient’s named is Mr. Patrick and……………is 22 years old

a. His c. Him

b. He d. She

13. My patient……… hungry.

a. Will be c. Am

b. Is d. Are

14. Jack………….lazy about his insulin injection.

a. Am b. Is

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c. Are d. Will be

15. One of his problems at nights……….after urination.

a. Am c. Are

b. Is d. Will be

16. We……..students nurse.

a. Am c. Are

b. Is d. Was

17. My lecturer…………….a doctor.

a. Am c. Was

b. Is d. Has been

18. Janet and I………………..patients in Urip Hospital.

a. Has been c. Is

b. Are d. Am

19. I………..on duty now.

a. Is c. Was

b. Am d. Will

20. The hospital…………pack of patients.

a. Will be c. Are

b. Will could d. Is

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UNIT:8 Diagnostic Post Test 2

In this section you will have an exercise in Diagnostic Post Test 2. So just do it by
yourself.

English For Nursing-Unit 8: Diagnostic Post Test 2

1. He specializes in administering…….
a. Anesthetic c. Anesthetics

b. Anesthetist d. Anetheciology

2. I suggest you to visit….

a. Intern c. Internist

b. Internology d. Internal

3. Hadi works in the……..ward.

a. Surgery c. Surgeon

b. Surgical d. Surgiologist

4. My father is a…………
a. Dentistry c. Dentist

b. Dental d. Teeth

5. Hilda cares for patients during a………..

a. Surgical c. Surgeon

b. Surgery d. Operating

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6. Excuse me nurse, I want to see a dentist. Where is the………..unit.

a. Destistry c. Dentist

b. Dental d. Teeth

7. My leg is fracture and I need to be X-Rayed. Can you show me where the……..
a. Radiologist c. Radiolog

b. Radiological d. Radiology

8. My father has a pain on his chest and I need to visit the cardiologist. Show me the way
to………unit.
a. Cardiag c. Cardiologist

b. Cardiological d. Cardiology

9. There are many children hospitalized in…………wards.

a. Pediatric c. Pediatrycian

b. Pediatry d. Children

10. The obstetricians work in…………..wards

a. Obstetric c. Obstretrics

b. Obstetriologist d. Obstretrician

11. Where…………Mrs. Hadijah live?

a. Do c. Did

b. Does d. Done

12. Where did you…………..it?

a. Felt c. Feel

b. Feels d. Feeling

13. ………………do usually bowel matrion? In the morning

a. Where c. Which

b. What d. When

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14. (Injecting – what – call – medical instrument – you – do – used for )

a. What is used for injecting medical instruments?

b. What do you call for medical instruments used for injecting

c. What do you call medical instruments used for injecting

d. What injecting medical instruments used for

15. Am – right – the – ward – in - I

a. Am I the right wards? c. In the right wards I am

b. I am in the right wards d. In the right ward am i

Part 2
With who, what, or where, write the questions on the blanks.
16. A nurse gives the injection to the patient.
What ………(does a nurse give to the patient)

Who ……….(does give the injection to the patient)

17. The nurses treat the casualty in the emergency room.

Who………….

Where………

18. The maternity unit is across from the pediatric wards

What…………

Where……….

19. The patient wants something to eat.

What………..

Where……….

20. The doctor orders you to go to the radiological unit

Who…………

Where………

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