本书是根据教育部《高职高专教育英语课程基本要求》和全国医学专业英语教学大纲的精神组织编写的，供已完成高职高专基础英语学习的护理专业学生继续学习专业英语使用。
本书共15个单元，每个单元围绕一个主题，由学习目标、课文部分及其读前提问、生词、注释、练习及阅读材料组成，内容新颖，题材广泛，紧扣医院实际护理活动，充分体现了现代护理英语的特点，突出了现代护理科学的特色。特别对话部分以医护情景为题材，以护士为主要角色，句子浅显实用；精心设计了医护应用文写作练习，突出了医护应用文的阅读与写作训练。课文参考*新原版图书，语言地道，实用性强。书后增设6项附录，便于查阅。文章难易适中，编排循序渐进，便于教学。
本书适用于具有英语基础知识的护理专业学生使用，也可供在职护理人员学习专业英语使用。

Unit One
Dialogue: In the Out-patient Department
Text: The Role as a Nurse
Supplementary reading: Observing the Code of Ethics for Nurses
Unit Two
Dialogue: In the Emergency Room
Text: Nursing Process
Supplementary reading: Nursing Process-Guarantee of Quality Care
Unit Three
Dialogue: In the Admission Office
Text: Nursing Diagnosis
Supplementary reading: Patient Plan of Care
Unit Four
Dialogue: Receiving New Patient
Text: The Human Body
Supplementary reading: Physical Examination
Unit Five
Dialogue: Morning Care
Text: Growth and Development
Supplementary reading: The Patient and His Needs
Unit Six
Dialogue : Checking Temperature, Pulse Rate and Respiration
Text: Vital Signs
Supplementary reading: Measuring Vital Sings
Unit Seven
Dialogue: Clinical Examination
Text: The Germ Theory of Disease
Supplementary reading: The Human Body as a Fortress
Unit Eight
Dialogue: Before an Operation
Text: Infection Control
Supplementary reading：Standard Preeautions
Unit Nine
Dialogue：How to Get Specimen for Urine Culture
Text：Specimen Collection
Supplementary reading：Proeedure In CoUecting a 24-Hour Urine Specimen
Unit Ten
Dialogue：Please Take the Medicine Now
Text：Pharmacology
Supplementary reading：Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects
Unit Eleven
Dialogue：Dietary Care
Text：Nutrition for the Patient
Supplementary reading：Nutrition
Unit Twelve
Dialogue：In the ICU
Text：Emergency Care
Supplementary reading：Hemorrhage and Shock
Unit Thirteen
Dialogue：In the Obstetric Ward
Text：Common Disorders of the Reproductive System and Related Care
Supplementary reading：HIV Infection
Unit Fourteen
Dialogue：Nursing Shift Report
Text：The Nervous System and Related Caye
Supplemeritary reading：The Brain
Unit Fifteen
Dialogue：Discharge
Text：Care of the Surgical Patient
Supplementary reading：Surgery
Appendix I Glossary（词汇表）
AppendixⅡ Depsirtment of a Hospital（医院科室）
AppendixⅢ Medical Equipment（**器械）
AppendixⅣ Commoil Disessgs（常见病）
Appendix Ⅴ The Names of Commonly-used Medicines（常用**）
AppendixⅥ Abbreviations（缩略语）