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 TABLE OF CONTENT

Cover …………………………………………………………………………………………………… i
Table of Content ……………………………………………………………………………………… ii
I. Introducing Your Self to the Team ………………………………………………………………. 3
II. Hospital Jobs And Personnel ………………………………………………………………….. 10
III. Hospital Departments And Facilities …………………………………………………………. 18
IV. Admission …………………………………………………………………………………………. 25
V. Pain…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 30
VI. Statistics And Vital Sign ……………………………………………………………………… 37
VII. Reproductive System …………………………………………………………………………. 43
VIII. OB/GYN …………………………………………………………………………………………… 45
IX. Answer Key ………………………………………………………………………………………. 46
XI. Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………… 59

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 INTRODUCING YOURSELF TO THE TEAM

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In this section, the students will learn about a specific topic, for instance:

- Introduction
- Reading nursing/midwifery schedule

LANGUAGE FOCUS
Present Simple of be
I am (I’m) I am not Am I?

You/We/They (are) You/We/They are not (aren’t) You/We/They?

He/She/It (is) He/She/It is not (isn’t) Is He/She/It?

We can use “be” to say person name, job, What’s your name? My name is Midwife Putri
and country Are you Midwife Susan? No, I’m not
Is she a student of Midwifery? Yes, She is
I’m not from Java

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  Let’s Practice

What‟ s your name? My name is…..

How old are you? I am…..years old

Which midwifery academy are you from? I am from .........Poltekkes Mataram

Which Semester are you? Semester......

Where are you from? I am from.........

Do you enjoy being a midwifery student? Yes, I do

What is your favorite midwifery subject? My favorite subject is......

Where do you work? I work in a hospital

Information: The conversation above is the example of introducing yourself to the

team or friends, and then you are expected to introduce your friend to others.

Let me introduce my friend to you “her name is........................., her hobby is

...................
She is from .................., she lives in ........................... for ........years. She
studies at Midwifery academy at...................... she is single/ married, she
has been studying here for ........... years.

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  Activity 1
 Read the conversation of Tyler, an agency nurse below, checking his schedule with
Karen, who works at the Nurse Pro Agency. Complete Tyler’s timesheet!

[T = Tyler; K= Karen]
T : HI, Karen, it’s Tyler Baker.
K : Oh, hello, how are you?
T Good, thanks, Karen. Listen, can you give me my schedule for this
week, please?
K : Sure, is the afternoon shift OK for you?
T : I have an exam in the mornings, so the afternoon shifts are perfect.
K : OK, you start on Tuesday at fifteen to five and finish at half-past ten.
On Wednesday, you start at three and finish at a quarter past ten;
and Thursday is the same as Tuesday.
T : That is good for me.
K : Are you free on Friday, Tyler? I need a staff nurse for Peter’s care
home in Hillsworth.
T : I am not free on Friday, but Saturday …I can work on Saturday.
K : OK. Can you do a morning shift at the Amazon Hospital?
T : No problem. What time is the shift?
K : Six in the morning to two.
T : OK

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  Let’s Practice of Speaking
Student A
Look at this Hospital facility schedule. Take the role of patient or visitor and ask student
B questions to complete the information.

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 HOSPITAL JOBS AND PERSONNEL

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LANGUAGE FOCUS
Comparison of present tense and present continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE

 The present tense is used to express a general truth and expressing habitual action.

Pattern :

+ Subject The verb I Object Adv

(s/es)
- Subject Do/Does + not Verb I Object
? Do/Does Subject Verb I Object

Example :

[+] Dr. Rudy gives a prescription to the patient

[-] Dr. Rudy does not give a prescription to the patient
[?] Does Dr. Rudy give a prescription to the patient?

[+] My parents buy some medicines at Pharmacy

[-] My parents do not buy some medicines at Pharmacy
[?] Do my parents buy some medicines at Pharmacy?

Let’s practice

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs.

1. Dr. Jones is very smart. He_________five languages. (speak)

2. The patient __ the medicine three times a day. (drink)

3. Many patients __ for Dr. Bambang every day. (wait)

4. She ___her condition in the hospital every three months. (check)

5. The hospital 24 hours a day. (open)

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 6. ____the nurse give an injection to the patient? (do)

7. Your job is very interesting. You ___ the mothers in their pregnancy. (help)

8. The drugstore at 9 P.M. (close)

9. A surgeon ___assistance of the nurse in doing surgery. (need)

10. ___the doctors work overtime? (do)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 Present progressive express an activity that is in progress at the time of speaking. It began in
the recent past, is continuing at present, and will probably end at some point in the future ;

Pattern :

+ Subject Verb I + - ing Object Adv

- Subject Am / Not Verb I + - ing Object Adv
is /
? Am/is/are Verb I + - ing Object Adv
are

Example :

[+] Dr. Rudy is explaining his patient

[-]Dr. Rudy is not explaining his patient
[?] Is Dr. Rudy explaining his patient?

 Verbs with no progressive/ continuous term

Some verbs are no progressive. They are not used in any of the progressive tenses.

(1) Mental state: know, realize, understand, recognize, believe, feel, imagine, remember, etc
(to perceive more, see in Betty Schramfer’s Book)

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 Example:

 I’m understanding what you’re meaning (poor)

 I understand what you mean (good)

(2) Emotional State: love, like, appreciate, hate, dislike, fear, care, etc.

Example:

 I’m liking English very much (poor)

 I like English very much (good)

 The word “ LIKE” CAN BE FOLLOWED EITHER “TO-INFINITIVE OR Verb+-ING

 Let see this following example;

- I like to care for the baby Their meaning are same

and also good in
grammar
- I like caring for the baby

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  Assignment/Individual task

Verbs for describing jobs

Complete the description of jobs below with the proper type of hospital teams and several verbs
provided as the following;

 Move  examine
 Give  treat
 Support  specialize
 Deliver  prepare
 Perform  take

1. A pediatrician treats children

2. A _____________ attends births and ____________ babies.
3. A ______ _____________ in illness of the hearth and blood vessels.
4. A _________ _______ equipment, furniture, patients, etc, around the hospital
5. A ________ ________ x-rays and other images.
6. A ________ ________ surgeons in the operating theatre.
7. A ______ ________ medicines to give to medical staff or patients.
8. A ________ responds to emergencies and ________ first aid
9. A ________ ________ operations.
10. A _______ _________ sample and tissues under a microscope

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LANGUAGE FOCUS
 Expression of Asking and giving for direction
Asking for direction
– Can you give me directions to the
nearest Hospital?
– Where is the Surgery?
– Where can I find the nearest toilet?
– How do I get to Cardiology?
– Is there a gift shop near here?
– Can you tell me how to get to
Pharmacy?
– Where’s the quickest way to get to
Geriatric?
– I’m looking for a canteen, can you help
me?
– Is this the right way to pediatric?
– Where’s the easiest way to get to Lab?
When giving location, the preposition is commonly used, for example:
 / Dermatology department is…..
 It/ Cardiology department is beside
Toilet
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giving for direction
• Go straight.
• Go down or walk down the stair
• Go up or walk up the stair.
• Go straight along this road.
• Go past the dermatology.
• Go straight on until you come to the
reception desk
• Turn right at the second/third turning
• Take the first turn on your right
• Take the lift/elevator to the second/third
floor
• Turn right/left after you pass radiology
• When you see a vending machine on your
right, turn left
– On the right/left side
– Opposite
– Near
– Next to/beside
– In front of
– Behind
– Between
– At the end of corridor, turn right
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  Let’s Practice:
- Ask the student to work in pairs
- Ask them to take a turn and directing each other to any places they know by using the
following Map

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Point of information

Turn right Turn left

Go straight

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 ADMISSION

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  Let’s Practice
The instruction:
The students asked to do the role-play of filling the admission form. One of the students
pretends to be a midwife and another one becomes patient, and at the end of the activity,
they must swab the role.

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CHAPTER 5 WILL BE SKIPPED (IT WILL BE EXPLAINED BY MR. KAMARUDDIN)

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