Read the text below!

A NURSE IS NOT ‘JUST A NURSE’

Just a nurse? There’s no such a thing. A nurse is so much more that ‘just a nurse’. To
refer them as ‘just nurses’ is not just an insult, it is an outrage! It is overlooking all they do. For
nurses, a crucial part of the job is educating patients and their families on their diagnosis. It
means that a nurse is an educator every day. They teach patients about the signs and symptoms
of disease process, medications and how to advocate for themselves, especially how to access
care.
The second one, nurse is a bridge builder. Nurses have the difficult responsibility of
holding an organization’s vision and financial imperative while advocating for a patient’s best
interest.Business and healthcare don’t always go hand-in-hand, so it can be challenging for
nurses to build that bridge between the two.
Nurses have the privilege of building relationships with patients that physicians and other
healthcare workers rarely get to experience. In this case a nurse is also most like a counselor in
terms of the need to listen because listening and asking the right questions can help the patient or
family member decide on the best path to healing.A familiarity between the nurse, patient and
family can be an added source of comfort and peace for the patient and even for the family, who
might feel stressed, guilty or anxious about the health of their loved one.
Nurses are definitely patient advocates and are often the strongest one for the patient
because their relationship and time with the patient is often different than it is with a doctor. All
of the time nurses spend with their patients allows them to get a good grasp on their conditions.
It’s not uncommon for them to step in on their patient's behalf when recommending care plans to
physicians or doctors.
Nurse is a confidant because they must carry the burden of upholding the privacy of their
patients. Nurses must abide to strict privacy laws, maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of
the patient. Then nurse is also an interpreter for his/her patients. Decipher a patient’s symptoms
and transcribe them in the medical records.Translate technical doctorspeak into understandable
layman’s terms for the patient.It is important to interprete medical jargon such as anemia (means
a condition where there is insufficient red blood cells in the body), intricate instructions and
complex symptoms into everyday language.
 The last nurse is a friend for the patients. Patients enter the hospital to be cared for by a
nurse. Sometimes patients don't just need physical and health care, they need emotional care and
support, so your friendship and counsel might be all they have, and it might be exactly what they
need
It is clear that a nurse is not just a nurse. They are an advocate for your wellbeing. They
are a counselor when you need someone to listen. They are educators when you need to learn.
They are a friend when you just need someone in your corner.There is no denying it, nurses truly
are the heart of healthcare.
(Adapted fromhttps://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/blog/not-just-a-nurse/)

Task 1:
Find the difficult words and write down the meaning and then make the words into simple
sentence
No Difficult word Meaning sentence

1 Overlooking Mengabaikan don't overlook trivial things ( jangan mengabaikan

hal- hal sepele)

2 Outrage Penghinaan It is absolutely outrage! (ini benar-benar

penghinaan!)

3 Hand-in-hand Bersama
Doctors and nurses work hand in hand to safe their
(bergandeng
patients (dokter dan suster bekerja bersama
tangan)
(bergandeng tangan) untuk menyelamatkan
pasien)

4 Grasp Memahami You should grasp the material (kamu harus

memahami materinya)

5 Confidant Orang You’ve become my confidant (kamu menjadi

 kepecayaan orang kepercayaan)

6 Burden Beban I felt a bit burdened (aku merasa sedikit menjadi

beban)

7 Abide Menunggu My mom abide her turn to check up (ibuku

dengan sabar menunggu dengan sabar waktunya cek up)

8 Confidentiality kerahasiaan Not a single friends violated their confidentiality

(tidak ada seorang temanpun yang melanggar
kerahasiaan mereka

9 Dignity martabat You lost all dignity (kamu kehilangan semua

martabat)

10 Dechiper menguraikan May I dechiper your prescription (bolehkah saya

menguraikan resep obatmu)

11 Intricate rumit You assignment very intricate (tugasmu sangat

rumit)

12 Wellbeing kesejahteraan For our wellbeing! (untuk kesejahteraan kita)

13 Guilty bersalah Don’t be guilty! (jangan merasa bersalah!)

14 Denying menyangkal Don’t try to denying! Jangan coba menyangkal!)

15 maintaining mempertahankan I try to maintaining my arguments (saya mencoba

mempertahankan pendapatku)

Task 2:
Answer the following questions based on the text above!
1. Mentions some roles of nurses!
2. Why is nurse called as an educator?
3. Why is it difficult for a nurse to be a bridge builder?
4. Mention the duty of nurse as an advocate!
5. Why should nurses keep the patients’ privacy?
6. Should a nurse be a great interpreter? Mention your reasons!
7. Mention 3 examples of medical jargons!
 8. Who will spend more and much time with the patients in the hospital?
9. Nurses must give motivation, support and emotional care for their patients. In this care
nurse’s role is as…..
10. Why are nurses called as the heart of healthcare?
1. Educator, advocate, confidant, bridge builder, counselor, friend
2. They teach patients about the signs and symptoms of disease process, medications and
how to advocate for themselves, especially how to access care.
3. Nurses have the difficult responsibility of holding an organization’s vision and
financial imperative while advocating for a patient’s best interest.Business and healthcare don’t
always go hand-in-hand, so it can be challenging for nurses to build that bridge between the two.
4. All of the time nurses spend with their patients allows them to get a good grasp on
their conditions. It’s not uncommon for them to step in on their patient's behalf when
recommending care plans to physicians or doctors.
5. Because they must carry the burden of upholding the privacy of their patients
6. yes, for Translate technical doctor speak into understandable layman’s terms for the
patient. It is important to interpreter medical jargon
7. Mola hidatidosa, appendectomy, arthritis kronis
8. a nurse
9. Nurse’s role is as friend
10. because It is clear that a nurse is not just a nurse. They are an advocate for your
wellbeing. They are a counselor when you need someone to listen. They are educators when you
need to learn. They are a friend when you just need someone in your corner.There is no denying
it, nurses truly are the heart of healthcare.