Reading and vocabulary

Rooms and departments in hospitals and clinics - synonyms and related words
R e t r i e v e d f r o m http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/rooms-and-departments-in-hospitals-and-clinics Accessed
June 3, 2015

TASK 1- Read the definitions and write the corresponding word(s) in the space provided
maternity ward ward sickroom
nursery casualty ER
pharmacy day room A&E
emergency room operating theatre delivery room
consulting room dispensary surgery
high dependency unit ICU theatre
padded cell housekeeping unit

1- _____________ _____________ 8- __________________

the department of a hotel or hospital that is responsible
_____________ for cleaning rooms
the part of a hospital where people go when they are
injured or suddenly become ill. The official name for this 9- ______________
is Accident and Emergency. The American word is a large room in a hospital with beds for people to stay in
emergency room
10- ________________
2- _______________ the part of a hospital where pregnant women who have
an area in a hospital where new babies are looked after just given birth to babies are looked after
until they go home

3- ________________ 11- ____________ _____________

a room in a hospital where patients can go during the day
to watch television, read, or talk
4- _________________
a room in a hospital for mentally ill people,
with soft material on the walls so that they
cannot hurt themselves
a room where a doctor examines a patient and discusses
their medical problems with them; that is, doctors do
surgery here
12- ______________ ____________
a room in a hospital where doctors perform medical
operations. The American word is operating room

5- _______________ 13- ___________________

a place in a hospital where you can get medicines and a room in a hospital where women give birth
drugs
14- __________________
6- _____________ _____________ the part of a shop or hospital where medicines are
the department of a hospital for people who are so ill prepared
or badly injured that they need to have special medical
care and be watched very closely (an intensive care unit) 15- ___________________
a room where someone who is ill rests or gets medical
7- ___________________ treatment
the department of a hospital for people who are very ill
or badly injured, but need less care than people in 16- __________________
intensive care a department of an institution, especially a hospital, that
has a particular purpose

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GRAMMAR

There is / There are

Use: express existence

Form:

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

There is a /an ….. (singular) There isn’t / is not a /an ….. (singular) Is there a/an …?

There are … (plural) There aren’t / are not … (plural) Are there … ?

Translation: Hay …. No hay…

TASK 1- Study the Fiona Stanley Hospital map of the main hospital building ground and lower ground levels and the
information regarding services and facilities on the next page and then say whether the following statements are true or
false.

1- There are six levels in the hospital.

2- There is a public telephone on the ground level.
3- There are toilets on the lower ground level.
4- There are no ATMs in the hospital.
5- There is a lift to the cancer centre only.

TASK 2- Answer (if possible)

1- Is there a café kiosk near the florist on the ground floor?

2- Are there information desks on the lower ground level?
3- Are there vending machines on every level?
4- Is there a sculpture on level 1?

TASK 3- Read the information about Fiona Stanley hospital and fill in the blanks using words from the box below.
There are words you do not need to use.

- building - over - tiered - is - are - also - there are - and - but -

Fiona Stanley Hospital is a state government hospital 1__________ teaching facility in Murdoch, Western
Australia.

The hospital campus includes the main Fiona Stanley Hospital tower. There 2__________ 18 theatres and
there are 3__________ 22 wards on nine levels. There is 4__________ an education building complete with
replica wards and a large 5__________ lecture theatre, a separate mental health 6__________, the four-storey
State Rehabilitation Service building, a pathology building, an administration building and 7__________ two
multi-storey public carparks. Most of the patient bedrooms in the hospital are single bed ensuite facilities, with
less than 10% accommodating two patients.

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READING
TASK 1 – Translate the following words and phrases
1- women’s and children’s facilities
2- fulfill the necessities of each cohort group
3- this joyful experience
4- for all involved
5- grueling
6- the life ahead
7- a wide range of ages
8- respite and decompression

All In One: Designing Women’s And Children’s Hospitals

July 31, 2015 by Tatiana Guimaraes

celebrate them. It should be fun, it should be

When designing women’s
playful, and it should help them play when their
and children’s facilities, we
bodies presents limitations.
need to understand the
challenge: creating a In addition, it’s important to remember that this
separate identity for group represents a wide range of ages, varying from
distinct groups while maximizing operational baby to young adults, 1 ________ all of their needs
efficiencies and collaboration. should be addressed.
In fact, we’re designing for three age groups: After establishing and answering user groups, the
women (adults), children, and infants. In the world functionality of services needs to be considered. We
of women’s and children’s design, it’s key to create 2 ____________ forget the doctors and nurses who

identities for and fulfill the necessities of each
cohort group while developing a common working
platform for all.
Based on this principle, we must consider the
needs of each group and the possible common work
areas.
Birthing, in most cases, is a happy experience; it is
a magical moment with an enormous reward when
one sees one’s child for the first time. The main
focus is generally on the mother, followed by the
father and family, who are usually present for this
joyful experience. Nothing can compare to it, and
we are designing to facilitate this moment.
On the other hand, infants who require intense
care tend to induce strong emotions for all involved.
We are still designing with a focus on the adults—
for the family to be closer to their baby, for the staff
who is under tremendous stress—and for
celebration of positive progress. The colors, the
space, the environment are focused on the adult,
but light and noise are critical for the baby’s
development and need special attention.
Nothing is more grueling than caring for a sick
child. We constantly think of all the life ahead that
a child has and how unfair it is for one to get sick.
But children have the most impressive resilience
and are great patients, and our designs should
work in these facilities. Developing efficient flow
and planning is a critical part of the design
process.
We also need to give attention to the emotional
needs of staff and create places for respite and
decompression. This means to create opportunities
to enhance collaboration and resource sharing,
which are fundamental concepts.
To accommodate all of these needs, different
strategies can be developed. For example, an
imaging department 3 __________ have a separate
registration and waiting area for pediatric versus
adult patients, 4 ______________ the diagnostic and
treatment spaces may be shared between all
constituents to create maximum flexibility and
efficiency over time.
As needs and utilization volumes change,
standardizing rooms and sharing spaces allows for
easy reassignment through a facility.
In today’s healthcare scenario, efficiency must be
balanced with creating an appropriate environment
for patients. Standardization and sharing of
workspaces are just two examples of how we can
create separate brands and identities, while not
overbuilding. And that’s the challenge we need to
consider.

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TASK 2 – Answer

1- Which is the challenge at the moment of designing women’s and children’s facilities?

2- Are there common work areas for the three different age groups in the designers’ minds?

3- Where is the focus at the moment of designing for infants who require intense care?

4- Which would be one difficulty when designing for children?

TASK 3- Fill in the numbered blanks using only one word in each blank. You need modals and/or conjunctions.

TASK 4 – What do the words in bold refer to?

GRAMMAR – WORD FORMATION

PREFIXES
- A prefix is added to the beginning of a word.
- Prefixes change the meaning of the word.

Negative prefixes give the opposite meaning:

happy – unhappy legal – illegal responsible – irresponsible

understand – misunderstand continue – discontinue possible – impossible

correct – incorrect living – non-living social – anti-social

TASK – Add a negative prefix to the following words.

____well ____dependent
____like ____behave
____code ____mature
____agree ____lead
____tidy ____patient
____logical ____necessary
____honest ____use
____septic ____approve
____active ____compose
____literate ____available
____porous ____colour
____rational
____ability
____appear
____zip
____form
____mortal
____obey
____scientific

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GIVING INSTRUCTIONS

The imperative form can be used for giving clear and direct instructions:

Complete the drug charts.

Don’t forget to complete the drug charts.

Do not forget to complete the drug charts.

READING - You are going to read a text related to hand hygiene. It is divided in 3 sections.

TASK 1–Match the words with their definitions and translations.

1. prevent a) secar
2. hazard b) riesgo/peligro
3. rub c) prevenir/evitar
4. dry d) disponible
5. available e) demandar/requerir
6. call for f) alrededores
7. risk g) frotar
8. surroundings
TASK 2- Translate the following phrases

1. health care workers

2. alcohol-based hand-rub formulation
3. disposable paper or cloth towels
4. product containers
5. the point of care
6. authoritative bodies
7. aseptic and clean procedures

TASK 3- Read Section 1 and answer questions 1-5 below.

HAND HYGIENE
Section 1
Hand hygiene prevents both endogenous and exogenous infections in patients. It also prevents contamination of the hospital
environment with potential pathogens and cross-transmission of microorganisms between patients. It also protects health
care workers from the hazards of occupational infections.

Equipment
Essential equipment for adequate hand hygiene includes an alcohol- based hand-rub formulation or soap, water, and drying
agents such as disposable paper or cloth towels.
Hand rubs must be supplemented with emollients to protect the skin. Product containers should be easily available at the
point of care or should be carried in small bottles by health care workers for their own personal use.

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Indications
Indications for hand hygiene are clearly defined by authoritative
bodies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the
WHO, the five moments that call for the use of hand hygiene
include the moment before touching a patient, before performing
aseptic and clean procedures, after being at risk of exposure to
body fluids, after touching a patient, and after touching patient
surroundings.

True or false?
1. Hand hygiene prevents only exogenous infections in
patients.
2. Soap is an alcohol-based formulation.
3. Health care workers should carry equipment for hand
hygiene.
4. The WHO defines indications for hand hygiene.
5. Health care workers should perform hand hygiene before
and after touching a patient.

Section 2

Hand-Hygiene Technique FIGURE 1. Steps performed when an alcohol-bases

hand-rub formulation is used for hand hygiene.
There are two recognized techniques for performing hand hygiene:
hand rubbing with an alcohol-based hand-rub formulation and hand washing with soap and water.

TASK 4- a- Look at Figure 1 and order the instructions to perform hand rubbing.
a. Apply a palmful of alcohol-based hand rub to a cupped hand.
b. Decontaminate fingertips and the subungual region by rotating them in the palm of the other hand.
c. Repeat the procedure on the palmar side of the hands to reach the palmar interdigital area.
d. Rub hands together to cover all surfaces.
e. Then rub hands again, palm to palm. To reach the dorsal interdigital area of the hand, rub the fingers of one hand
over the dorsum of the other hand and interlace the fingers.
f. To cleanse the base of the thumb, clasp it in the palm of the other hand and rotate the thumb. Each sequence should
be repeated on both hands.
g. To cleanse the dorsal aspect of the distal phalanges, rub the back of the fingers across the palm of the other hand
with fingers interlocked.
The entire procedure should take 20 to 30 seconds to complete (Fig. 1). Hands should be rubbed until dry to ensure
maximum efficacy. Complete drying of the hands in less than 20 seconds is usually due to insufficient application of the
product.
b- Now order the instructions to perform hand washing.
a. Apply the amount of soap necessary to cover all surfaces.
b. Complete the procedure by following the steps described for hand rubbing (fig. 1).
c. Gently pat skin rather than rubbing it to protect hands from cracking.
d. Rub hands vigorously together to cover all surfaces.
e. Wet the hands with water.
f. When hands are dry, turn off the faucet using a paper towel to prevent recontamination.
g. When hands have been thoroughly decontaminated, rinse with water and dry with the use of a disposable paper
towel, cloth towel, or a hot-air dryer.
The entire procedure should take at least 40 to 60 seconds to complete.
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TASK 5 ´-
a- Match the words with their translations.

1. acquire a) enfermar/contagiarse
2. replace b) esmalte de uñas
3. remove c) llevar a
4. removal d) quitar/sacar
5. lead to e) brote
6. outbreak f) reemplazar
7. nail polish g) remoción

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

b- Translate the following phrases

1. the health care worker’s risk of acquiring infections

2. the bacterial load of the skin

3. repeated use of hand-hygiene products

4. dryness, itching, and sometimes cracking and bleeding

5. more susceptible to skin colonization

6. work shifts

TASK 6- Read Part 3 of Hand Hygiene and choose the correct option in each pair of words in italics.

HAND HYGIENE
Part 3

Appropriate Use of Gloves

Gloves prevent the transmission of microorganisms from the health care worker’s hands to the patient. They also
reduce the health care worker’s risk of acquiring infections from patients/hands. Glove use does not replace the
need to perform hand hygiene. Hand hygiene must always be performed before /after glove removal because
gloves may have defects and because hand contamination may occur during/after removal. Do not disinfect or
reuse gloves because alcohol may degrade glove material and lead to holes and leakage

Jewelry and Fingernails

Do not wear rings or bracelets during patient care, since/so they increase the bacterial load of the skin. If you
have a wedding ring, a simple alternative is to wear it on a chain around/behind your neck.
Long fingernails are associated with infection outbreaks of resistant pathogens at health care
facilities/wards. Keep fingernails short (<0.2 in. or 0.5 cm in length), and do not wear artificial nails or nail
extenders. Nail polish is acceptable, providing its integrity is preserved.

Complications
Irritant dermatitis can occur after repeated use of hand-hygiene products. Common symptoms include dryness,
itching, and sometimes cracking and bleeding. In rare cases, allergic dermatitis can occur. Damaged skin is more
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difficult to clean and may be more susceptible to skin colonization. To prevent/favor skin irritation do the
following:
- use skin-care products frequently during work shifts,
- favor/avoid the use of alcohol-based hand rubs rather than soap,
- avoid the use of hot water when hand washing,
- refrain from/ encourage using gloves unless specifically needed,
- dry hands completely before wearing gloves.

TASK 7- Re-read Part 3. Change the following statements so that they are true.

1- It is not necessary to perform had hygiene if you wear gloves.

2- It is not necessary to perform hand hygiene after glove removal.

3- Rings, long fingernails and artificial nails are not a problem during patient care.

4- Dryness, itching, and sometimes cracking and bleeding can cause irritant dermatitis.

5- To prevent skin irritation, we must use hot water when hand washing.

6- We must always wear gloves in order to prevent skin irritation.

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