HOW TO ASK QUESTION

UNDESRSTAND HOW TO ASK QUESTION

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 ASKING QUESTION

 Asking question for nurses and midwife is an important part to identify

patient’s problem.
There are 4 types of question which are commonly used in speaking
1. Yes/No question,
2. Information question,
3. Choice question, and
4. Attached/negative question/Tag question.
 Yes/No Question

 Do you knowYusuf? Yes I do (I know him )

No I dont
 Are you ready to go an operation? Yes I am
No I am not
 Is she your friend ? Yes she is
No she isn’t
 Are they your parents? Yes they are.
No the aren’t
 Information Question
 A question that asks for information by using a question word:
5W & 1H
 How (“How” have many uses)
1. One use of how is to ask about means (ways)
I. How to measure Blood Pressure?
 How often: asks about frequency
I. How many times a week does your family visit you?
 How far: The most common way of expressing distance
I. How far is your house to Dr. Soetomo Hospital?
 How long/ how many (time): asks for information about length of time
I. How long will an operation are run
 Who, Whom, and What

 Who: is used as the subject (s) or question

Who come? Someone come
 Who (m): is used as the object (O) in a question
Whom did you see? I saw someone
 What: can be used as either: S and O
What do you think about nursing profession?
 What kind of: asks for information about specific type
What kind of medicine did you receive?
 Who, Whom, and What

 Which: is used when the speaker wants some to make a choice, when the speaker is offering
alternatives
Which one of leg is fracture?
 Where: asks for place
Where are you going to see a doctor?
 When: asks for time
When should Mrs. Ani get a laboratory test?
 Whose: asks about possession
Whose book is this?
 Choice question

 A question that can be used first by using to be (is, are, am, were, was) and do, does,
did, has, have, etc
 Is your pain in the left or right of your chest?
 Are you hungry or suffering?
 Do you like coffee or tea ?
 Does she like singing or dancing ?
 Tag questions

 The statement sentences which a speaker supposed to be

or already known the answer
 You look very pale, don’t you?
 You are felling well after taking medicine, aren’t you?
 Shinta went to Hospital yesterday, didn’t she?
 You will go to my house, wont you ?
 Example of asking question

 Asking question purpose to gather information needed in

order to explore and identify the relevance data For
example:
1. Excuse me, can I ask you something?
2. What symptoms do you have?
3. Do you have pains here?
4. Are you covered by any health insurance?
5. Are you allergic to any antibiotics?
 Practice the dialogue
(1)
N: Good morning, Mr. Joni. How are you today?
P: Fine thanks
N: Have you been fasting since last night?
P: Yes I have
N: Good. Are you ready for the urine and blood test now?
P: Of course,
N: Do you want anything for your breakfast afterwards?
P: Yes please. Something light.
N: You mean fruit…cereal…or…
P: Just one apple and banana, thanks.
N: Not a problem.
 First Assigment
 Makeshort conversation between Nurse
and Patient. A group consists of two
students