ENGLISH FOR NURSING (SEM V)

ASSIGNMENT 4
Thursday, November 11th, 2021

Name: jane biringan Grade: ___ /17 = ____

Read this following explanation about ADJECTIVE (kata sifat).

● We use BE + ADJECTIVE to describe people or things.

Example: - The nurse is caring
- The nurse isn’t caring.
● Adjectives usually come after be or before a noun.
Example: - Nurse Jack is friendly. (be = is, adjective = friendly)
- He is a friendly nurse.
● An Adjective is the same for singular and plural nouns.
Example: - She is an attentive nurse.
- They are attentive nurses.
● We can form negative adjectives with in-, un- or im-.
Example: - The nurse is uncaring.

A. Read these comments that patients made about their nurses. Are they positive (P) or
negative (N)?

1. She never listens. I want a nurse who is attentive. (P / N)

Answer: ______
2. The nurses in Central Hospital are always caring and patient. They take time to sit and talk to us,
even when it’s really busy. (P / N)
Answer: ______
3. He’s well-informed about medicine. I think that’s important – you know you’re in good hands. (P
/ N)
Answer: ______
4. One of the nurses is just so unfriendly. He never smiles and he’s not very polite either. He often
shouts at the patients. (P / N)
Answer: ______
5. Nurse Mukherji is very flexible and she changes her routine when her patients need her. (P / N)
Answer: ______

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B. Make these adjectives negative by using IN-, UN- or IM.

1. ___attentive.
2. ___friendly.
3. ___caring.
4. ___informed.
5. ___flexible.
6. ___polite.
____ / 6 points (1 point each)

C. Complete this article with adjectives given below.

attentive friendly uncaring Informed flexible impolite

The quality of a responsible nurse

Patients have more contact with nurses than any other member of the hospital team. To be a good nurse,
you need two main qualities: you need good communication skills, and you need to be well- (1) ___________
about your subject.
Listening is a useful communication skill, and you need to be (2) ___________ and really listen to your
patient. They might tell you something that is important for their treatment. Responsible nurses show that they
care. An (3) _____________ nurse means an unhappy patient. A good nurse is never (4) _________. You may
be busy but always try to smile and be (5) __________ to your patients and their visitors. A good nurse must
be (6) __________ because you never know what new things you may have to do.

____ / 6 points (1 point each)

Do your best and God will do the rest

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