UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURE, LOCATION

and MEASUREMENTS IN MIDWIFE

 BY : Zulkarnain Batubara

 STIKes Mitra Husada Medan

Understanding structure can be learned from verb
that commonly used in
describing something (equipment, place, etc).
The words in explaining structure consists of the
following:
Consists of: terdiri dari
Contains: mengandung
is fitted into: dipasang
is used for: digunakan untuk
is divided into; dibagi menjadi beberapa
is attached: di tempelkan
is supported: disangga
is covered: ditutup
is composed of: komposisi
are connected: dihubungkan
leads from: sambungan
Complete these sentences:
The body is …………. The skeleton, which …… about two
hundred and six
bones. All the bones are ……. A membrane. The skeleton
is …….. two parts,
the axial skeleton (Skull, vertebral column, ribs and
sternum) and the
appendicular skeleton (Shoulder griddle, pelvic girdle a
nd limbs). At joints the
bones are ……… ligaments. Some muscle are ………. The
skeleton.
Tubuh adalah …………. Kerangka, yang …… sekitar
dua ratus enam tulang. Semua tulang itu …….
Selaput. Kerangka itu adalah ........ dua bagian,
kerangka aksial (Tengkorak, kolom tulang belakang,
tulang rusuk dan tulang dada) dan kerangka
appendicular (Wajan bahu, korset panggul dan
anggota badan). Pada sendi tulang adalah ………
ligamen. Beberapa otot adalah ………. Kerangka itu.
UNDERSTANDING LOCATION
to be located / situated: terletak di
at the top of: dibagian paling atas
at the bottom: di bagian paling bawah
at the sides of: disamping
between: antara
above: diatas
below: dibawah
Read this passage:
When a nurse describes to a doctor the pain a patient
is suffering from, she can describe what kind of pain
it is and exactly where it is.
Pains are described as severe if they are bad, and
slight if they are not very bad. A throbbing pain
beats like a pulse, a constant pain is always
present,while an intermittent pain comes and
goes.The exact location of the pain must be
described. The diagram shows the different areas
of the abdomen.
The answer : abdomen
 UNDERSTANDING MEASUREMENTS IN
NURSING

1. Look at these signs:

+ plus
= equals
x times
0.506 naught point five oh six
 0C degrees Centigrade
 2. Look and read:

 Here is the description of a male patient:

 Height 1m 68 cm
 Weight 75 kg
 Age 30
 Temperature 370C
 Pulse rate 75 beats per minute
 Blood pressure 120/ 80 mm/Hg
He is 1m 68 cm tall. He weighs 75 kg. He is 30 years old.
His temperature is 370. His pulse rate is 75 beats per
minute. His blood pressure is 120/180 mm/Hg.
3. Read this:
 The normal temperature of a healthy adult ranges from
37 0C to 37.20C.
 A temperature of 360C is below normal.
 A temperature of 380C is above normal.
 The normal pulse rate of an adult at rest ranges from 72
to 80 beats per
 minute.
 72 beats per minute is the minimum normal pulse rate.
 80 beats per minute is the maximum normal pulse rate
Now complete these sentences and translate into
indonesia:
a) The most suitable temperature for a patient’s
room…..0 0C to23.30C.
b) A pulse rate of 100 beats per minute for an adult at
rest is …..
c) ….. blood pressure in a young adult is about 120/80
mm/Hg.
d) The diameter size of a hypodermic needle ….. 13 to 27.
e) A pulse rate of 65 beats per minute is …..