DOCTOR IS ASKING NURSE

ABOUT Mrs.KARTAS HEALTH

PROGRAM
Doctor

: Is there any progress with Mrs. Karta?

Nurse
: No, Doctor, She refuses to eat her
food and she keeps on vomiting.
Doctor : Has she taken her medicine?
Nurse
: Yes, Doctor. But I think it doesnt
show any changes
Doctor :All right, Give me her full record. I
think she needs some changes
on her treatment
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Vocabulary
Abdomen

= perut
Abdomen cavity =
rongga perut
Ankle
=pergelangan
kaki
Arm
= lengan
Artery = pembuluh
darah
Auricle = daun
telinga

Back

= punggung
Backbone = tulang
punggung
Beard
= janggut
Bladder = kandung
kemih
Blood
= darah
Bone
= tulang
Brain
= otak
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Julie want sister Linda to

describe how to give an
hypodermic
injection
Julie
= Sister?
Linda

= Yes.
Julie
= You said you would test me on
hypodermic injection today?
Linda = oh, yes, come in and lets see
what do you know about it. Now if ask
you to give an insulin
injection, what
would you need on your tray?

 Julie

= Well, I have to prepare the

equipment, they are syringe of one or two
milliliter needles of seventeen or twenty size,
and alcohol swab.
Linda
= And where would you get them from?
Julie
= C.S.S.D (Central Sterile Supplies
Department)
Linda
= Now show me how you would
administer the drug.
Julie
= First of all, Id like check the dosage,
and then Id like to check the cylinder
for
air, then Id clean the injection site
on upper
arm with alcohol swab.
Linda
= And then?
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 Julie

= I would get grasp one inch of skin

and fatty tissue between my thumb
and fingers and Id insert the needle into
the skin at a 45 degree angle
quickly, like
this then I pull back the
plunger to see if
the needle of syringe for blood return
Julie
= What will you do if blood returns?
Linda
= If blood returns, Id withdraw the
needle from the skin, apply pressure to
the site for about 2 minutes prepare new
medication and begin procedure again.
Julie
= Good, I hope you can do your job
well.

Vocabulary

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are

commonly used by doctors when they
b.i.d. = twice a day
2 hrly = once every two
prescribe drug :
t.i.d.

= three times
a day
q.i.d. = four times a
day
p.r.n. = when
necessary

hours
a.c. = before meals
p.c. = after meals
p.o. = orally (through
the mouth)
tab
= tables
Caps
= kapsul

There are many other

abbreviations, which are
commonly used by medical staff.
The following list gives you some
TPR = temperature, pulse and respiration
example
:
BP = blood pressure
CNS
CVS
RR
BID
RTA
HI

= central nervous system

= central venous system
= respiration rate
= brought in dead
= road traffic accident
= head injury
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 OD =

overdose
Pt = patient
Ep = epileptic
ChB
= chronic bronchitis
DVT
= deep vein thrombosis
MI = myocardial infarction
HPU
= has passed urine
SWO
= stomach washout
TOP
= termination of pregnancy
PV = through the vagina
PR = through the rectum
BIB
= blanket bath
NAD
= nothing abnormal detected
EEG
= electrocardiogram
EEG
= electroencephalogram
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INSTRUMENTS
Gallipot
Trolly
Bowl
Tray
Cylinder
Receiver
Lister

bandage
scissors
Sutura scissors

Listers

curved sinus

forceps
Wound probe
Cheaties forceps
Michels clipremoving forceps
Plain dissecting
forceps
scissors

Mr. Amsor is complaining about his

stomachache and Nurse Linda is
giving
her
advice.
Amsor = Im afraid my stomachache will

be getting worse, nurse.

Nurse
= Have you taken your medicine?
Amsor = No, I havent. I forgot nurse.
Nurse
= Oh! You should take your
medicine regularly Mr. Amsor.
And
Im sure you will be better soon
Amsor = Ok, I will do it nurse. Thank you
very much
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Vocabulary
Ache

= sakit
Allergy = alergy
Angina pectoris = nyeri dada
Appendicitis
= radang usus buntu
Arthritis
= Radang sendi
Brain tumor
= tumor otak
Cancer = kanker
Cataract
= katarak
Chicken pox
= cacar air
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 Cholera

= kolera
Conjunctivitis
= konjungtivitis
Contagious disease
= penyakit menular
Constipation = sembelit
Corpse = mayat
Decayed tooth
= gigi berlubang
Diabetes
= penyakit gula
Diarrhea
= diare
Dizzy
= pusing
Dysentry
= disentri
Epilepsy
= penyakit ayan
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 False

tooth = gigi palsu

Farsighted
= mata jauh
Fever
= demam
Frostbite
= radang dingin
Headache
= sakit kepala
Heart attack = serangan jantung
Hepatitis
= radang hati
Hereditary disease
= penyakit keturunan
High blood pressure
= tekanan darah
tinggi
Inflammation = peradangan
Itchy
= gatal
Infectious
= infeksi
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 Influenza

= influensa
Internal disease
= penyakit dalam
Jaundice
= sakit kuning
Kidney problem
= sakit ginjal
Leukimia
= leukimia
Leukorrhea = keputihan
Low blood pressure
= tekanan darah
rendah
Measles = campak
Nausea = mual
Nearsighted = mata dekat
Nephritis
= radang ginjal
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 Neuralgia

= sakit saraf
Orthopedics = orthopedi
Pain
= nyeri
Pale
= pucat
Polio
= polio
Rabies = penyakit anjing gila
Shiver = menggigil
Small pox
= cacar
Sneeze = bersin
Sprain = keseleo
Stomachache
= sakit perut
Stress = stres
Stroke = stroke
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 Suppurate

= bernanah
Swollen
= bengkak
Syphilis
= sifilis
Tetanus
= tetanus
Tonsilitis
= radang amandel
Tootache
= sakit gigi
Tremble
= menggigil
Tuberculosis = TBC
Tumor
= tumor
Thypoid
= tipus
Ulcer
= luka
Veneral disease = penyakit kelamin
Wound
= luka
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TALKING TO THE PATIENT

Ward

nurse and trainee : good morning

Ward nurse : Wed like to help you get up
now. Ms. Wismoyo. Is that o.k. with
you?
Patient : Well . . .
Ward nurse : Wed like to take a little
walk with you
Patient
:Well, if you want to . . .
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 Trainee

: Wed like you to get up on

your own. Please shows us how
you do it
Patient :Sure, Ill show you. Im a bit
wobbly on my legs, though. Do I use the
wheelchair or should I walk?
Ward nurse and trainee : Whatever you want
Patient : lets go
Ward nurse : Where to?
Patient : Now Im glad to get into bed
again
Ward nurse : Ill believe you, that was very
hard for you
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 Ward

nurse : How it anyway with you at

home. Ms. Wismoyo? Who will
take care of
you when youre discharged? Do you need a
district nurse or a home-helper? You can also
have meals-onwheels delivered to you. What
about that?
Patient : Well, were together, my husband
and I, both retired, and my husband was always
been the one
to do the shopping. Hell take
care
of that
Mr. Wismoyo : Yes, I also think we wont be
needing that ; Im retired and can
take care
of most anything. Im sure well be fine.

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Terms
A

district nurse is a registered nurse who

visits patients at home to extend nursing care
(e.g. to change bandages, inject insulin, etc)
Home-helpers support persons in need of care
in everyday chores (e.g. tidying up the flat,
washing the dishes, personal
The meals-on-wheels service delivers hot
meals to persons in need of care
People who for reason of their age have
stopped working called retired
The number of patients on the ward is called
Stand
A digital thermometer is a clinical
thermometer with electronic LED display
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