CHAPTER 1

Please call me Ann!

A. CONVERSATION

Nurse Susan Johnson is meeting her patient Ms Anne Watson (52) for the first time.
Ms Watson has injured her back.
a. Listen and Practice!
Nurse : Good afternoon, Ms Watson. My name is Susan and I'll be looking after
you this afternoon.
Patient : Hello Susan. Please call me Anne – Ms Watson is so formal.
Nurse : OK! How are you feeling today, Anne?
Patient : Not so good actually, Susan. I had a bad night's sleep and my back is
really aching.
Nurse : I'm very sorry to hear that, Anne. Let me take your obs. and then I'll see
if I can do anything about your sore back. (later)
Nurse : There you go, Anne. I hope you're feeling more comfortable now.
Patient : Thanks Susan. I feel much better.
Nurse : That's great. I need to go now, but if you need me at all just use the
buzzer. See you soon.
Patient : Thanks! Bye.

b. Answer the questions based on the dialogue above!

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 1. Where does the conversation take place?
2. What is the nurse's name?
3. What is the patient's name?
4. What is Susan's last name?
5. How is Anne today?
6. What happens to Anne?
7. How does Susan respond to Anne's complaint?
8. What will patient do if she needs nurse help?

B. GRAMMAR FOCUS
To be : is, am, and are
I am Susan. I’m Susan.
My name is Susan. It’s Susan
You are Anne. You’re Anne.
Are you Ann? Yes, I am / No, I’m not.
Is she a nurse? Yes, she is / No, she isn’t

a. Put the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text. Do not use
short/ contraction forms!
Peter Baker . . . from Manchester, but Paul and John . . . from London.
Manchester and London . . . cities in England. Hamburg . . . a city in Germany.
Sandra . . . at school to day. Jack and Peter . . . her friend, they . . . in the same
the class.
Mr. And Ms Baker . . . on the trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She. . . . a
nice girl.
Peter says : “My Grandfather . . . in hospital. I . . . at home with my grandmother”
What time . . . it? It . . . 8 o'clock, . . . . you tired? No, I . . . . Not

b. Complete the questions with is or are! Then answer the questions with your own
information!
1. You/ a nurse?

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 2. Your teacher/ an American?
3. Tennis / your favorite sport?
4. Your shoes / new?
5. Your best friend / from Indonesia?
6. You / a student
Example :
1. Are you a nurse? Yes, I am or No, I am not.
2. ....................................................................
3. ....................................................................
4. ....................................................................
5. ....................................................................
6. ....................................................................
C. READING
a. Read the text carefully!
The Role of The Midwife In Primary Care
By: Heather Ferreira, CNM

References to the practice of midwifery have been found as far back in history as
notations on an Egyptian medical papyrus dated 1900 BC. Throughout human history
midwives have attended to the healthcare needs of women, focusing primarily on labor
and delivery, but over time the role of the midwife has expanded to include routine
gynecological and primary care for women.

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 Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) are registered nurses who have graduated from a
nurse-midwifery education program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for
Midwifery Education and have passed a national certification examination to receive the
professional designation of certified nurse-midwife. Nurse-midwives have been
practicing in the United States since the 1920s.
While most women are familiar with the role of today's CNM in providing pre-
natal and obstetrical care, they might not have considered choosing a CNM for their
routine primary and gynecological care, whether they plan on having children or not. A
CNM is trained and licensed to provide a far broader spectrum of services than you
might be aware, and many women are now choosing to use CNMs as their primary
healthcare provider throughout their childbearing years and well past menopause.
According to the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), 53.3% of CNMs
identify reproductive care and 33.1% identify primary care as main responsibilities in
their full-time positions.
How are CNMs trained? The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery
Education (ACME) is the official accrediting body for CNM education programs. There
are 39 ACME-accredited midwifery education programs in the United States. Most
midwifery programs require applicants to have a bachelor's degree, although some will
admit Registered Nurse without bachelor's degree and direct them through a BSN
(Bachelors of Science in Nursing) degree program before they begin their midwifery
education. CNMs must possess a master's degree from an accredited institution.
What services can CNMs provide? Not only are midwives central to providing
obstetric and newborn care, they are also qualified to provide routine primary care and
gynecological services. By choosing a CNM as their primary care provider, women's
gynecological and obstetrical needs can be seamlessly integrated into their total
healthcare plan. Many CNMs work within practices that include physicians and other
providers with whom they collaborate, and cross-disciplinary consultation is common.
CNMs can perform pelvic exams, pap smears, STD testing and education, diagnose and
treat illness, and refer to specialists when appropriate. They can also perform annual
physicals, prescribe medications, order tests, help manage chronic diseases, and follow
women all the way through conception, pregnancy, delivery, and post-partum care.

b. Answer the questions based on the text above!

1. When have Nurse-miwives been practicing in the united States?
2. How many acereditation commission for midwife education are there in the United
States?
3. What are the degrees of midwifery education in the United States?
4. What does the role of midwife include?

D. VOCABULARY
Complete the paragraph with the word's given!
The role of midwife

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 The role of midwife is unique in the care and .......... (1) of a. education
mother and child throughout the birth process: the role is b. maternal
comprehensive and involves ..........(2), treatment and c. motherhood
collaboration with more skilled medical team. The d. poverty
safe ........ e. treatment
(3) initiative of 1987 aimed at a 50% reduction in ........ (4)
mortality by the year 2000. The root causes of maternal
mortality were identified as ................(5).

E. WRITING
What are the role and responsibility of midwife ?
F. SPEAKING WITH CONFIDENCE
1. Prepare some slides of role and responsibility of midwife!
2. Present them in front of the class!

CHAPTER 2
Where do you work?

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 A. CONVERSATION
a. Listen and Practice!
David : Where do you work, Anisa?
Anisa : I work in a hospital in Jakarta
David : Oh, really? What do yo do there?
Anisa : I am a midwife
David : How Interesting
Anisa : Yes, It's a great job.
I love it and what do you do?
David : I am a student and I have a part time job, too.
Anisa : Oh, where do you work?
David : in a cafe
Anisa : Which cafe
David : Deli Burger and Ice Cream
b. Answer the questions based on the dialogue above!
1. What does Anisa do ?
2. Where does Anisa work ?
3. How does Anita like her job ?
4. What does David do ?
5. Does he have part time job ?
6. Where does he work ?

B. GRAMMAR FOCUS

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 Simple present WH-questions and statements
What do you do? I am a student, and I have a part time job.
Where do you work? I work in a café.
Where do you go to school? I go to the University of Washington
What does Anisa do? She is a nurse
Where does Anisa work? She works in a hospital.
What does she do there? She is a midwife. She helps patients
How does she like it? She loves it.

a. Complete this conversation. Then practice with a partner!

1. A : What ........... you ........?
B : I am a student, and I major in midwifery.
A : And ....... do ......to school?
B : I ....... to Wealth University.
A : Wow! ........ do you like your classes?
B : I ........ them a lot.

2. A : What ........................ Sandra do?

B : She's a teacher. She ........ Chemistry at a Pharmacy College.
A : And what about Jim? Where ......... he work?
B : He .......... for a big computer company in New York.
A : .................. does he do exactly?
B : He's a website designer. He .................. fantastic Websites.

3. Pair work. What do you know about these jobs. Complete the chart!
A Teacher A Doctor A Midwife
a. works for a school a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. teaches students b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . b. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. gives examinations c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C. READING
a. Read the text carefully!

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 Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFI) is a worldwide program of the WHO
and UNICEF launched in 1991. The initiative is a global effort for improving the
role of maternity services to enable mothers to breastfeed babies for the best start in
life.

There are 10 steps as standards success of BFI :

1. Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all
health care staff.
2. Train all health care staff in skill necessary to implement the policy.
3. Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of
breastfeeding.
4. Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within a half-hour of birth.
5. Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation, even if
they should be separated from their infant.
6. Give newborn infant no food or drink other than breast milk, unless
medically indicated.
7. 7. Practice roaming in allow mothers and infants to remain together-24
hours a day.
8. Encourage breastfeeding on demand.
9. Give no artificial teats or pacifiers (also called dummies or soothers) to
breastfeeding infants.
10. 10. Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer
mothers to them on charge from hospital or clinic.
Since the program's inceptions, approximately 15,000 facilities in more than 152
countries have been inspected and accredited as “ Baby-Friendly”.

b. Answers the questions based on the text above!

1. What is BFI?
2. When was it launched?
3. What is the purpose of BFI?
4. Does a mother need to know about BFI?
5. Who gives the information about BFI?
6. Is this world-wide program?

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 7. How many countries participated in this program?
8. How many facilities have been accredited?

D. VOCABULARY
Look up the words in the dictionary!
1. effort : ....................
2. maternity : ....................
3. breastfeeding : ....................
4. policy : ....................
5. infants : ....................
6. roaming-in : ....................
7. demand : ....................
8. teat : ....................
9. pacifier : ....................
10. foster : ....................

E. WRITING
Please write six (6) steps for the success of BFI that can be implemented in Indonesia.

F. SPEAKING WITH CONFIDENCE

Prepare some slides about 6 steps for the success of BFI, then present it in front of class!

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