内容结构完整清晰。按照国外护理过程的实际情况整体展开，使学生系统地了解国外护理工作模式和过程。
编写形式新颖。课文增加链接栏目，延伸课文的专业内涵，丰富学习内容，拓宽学生视野，提高学习兴趣。
重视能力培养。依据国外护理工作的实际情况编写，语言表述方式与词汇的使用贴近实境，使护理专业的学生逐步形成用英语思维的习惯，提高英语阅读与写作能力，适应国外护理工作需要。
专业实用性强。从护理专业理念、护理教育到国外健康服务体系及工作模式，把国外护理工作程序较完整地呈现给学生，让学生体会中外护理工作及相关文化的差异。

Chapter 1 The Respiratory System (I)
Unit 1 How Do We Breathe？
Unit 2 What's Wrong with Our Respiratory System?
Link 1 The Gas Exchange
Link 2 Bronchoscopy
Guid Writing Charting Basics
Chapter 2 The Respiratory System (II)
Unit 1 Asthma
Unit 2 Pneumonia
Link 1 Inhalers for Asthma
Link 2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SAP, S)
Guided Writing Graphic Form
Chapter 3 The Cardiovascular System (I)
Unit 1 The Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular System
Unit 2 Diagnostic and Nursing Intervention
Link 1 The Function of Heart Valves
Link 2 Heartbeat
Link 3 How Does Your Heart Maintain Its Normal Function?
Guided Writing Medication Administration Record(MAR)
Chapter 4 The Cardiovascular System (II)
Unit 1 Myocardial Infarction (Section 1)
Unit 2 Myocardial Infarction (Section 2.)
Link 1 Defibrillator
Link 2 What about Myocardial Infarction in Women?
Link 3 Living with Myocardial Infarction
Guided Writing Admission Assessment Form 1: Introduction
Chapter 5 The Digestive System (I)
Unit 1 Your Digestive System and How It Works
Unit 2 Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures
Link 1 The GastrointestinalTract
Link 2 Abdominal Pain
Link 3 Endoscope
Guided Writing Admission Assessment Form 2: General Information and Orientation to Room
Chapter 6 The Digestive System (II)
Unit 1 Liver Cirrhosis (Section 1)
Unit 2 Liver Cirrhosis (Section 2)
Link 1 Knowing Your Liver
Link 2 Preventing Liver Cirrhosis
Lirtk 3 Nursing Intervention: Preventing Bleeding Tendencies
Guided Writing Admission Assessment Form 3: The Patient's Health History
Chapter 7 The Sensory System
Unit 1 The Structure of the Sensory System
Unit 2 Refractive Errors
Link 1 Contact Lenses
Link 2 The Physiology of Vision
Link 3 Assessment of Visual Acuity
Guided Writing Admission Assessment Form 4-: The Patient's Selfcare Capabilities
Chapter 8 The Musculoskeletal System
Unit 1 The Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System
Unit 2 Bone Fracture
Link 1 Cast Care
Link 2 Osteoporosis
Link 3 Arthroscope
Guided Writing Admission Assessment Form 5: The Patient's Nutritional Status
Chapter 9 The Endocrine System
Unit 1 Your Endocrine Glans and Their Functions
Unit 2 Disorders of Endocrine System
Unit 3 Diabetes Mellitus
Link 1 What Are the Causes of DM?
Link 2 Do You Know the Complications of DM?
Link 3 When You Have Hyperthyroidism
Link 4 Blood Glucose Meter
Guided Writing Admission Assessment Form 6: The Patient's Skin Integrity
Chapter 10 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Unit 1 The Lymphatic System
Unit 2 The Immune System
Unit 3 AIDS
Link 1 The Immune System and Cancer
Link 2 Epidemic and Precaufon of AIDS
Link 3 Inflammation
Link 4 Nonspedfic Resistance
Guided Writing Admission Assessment Form 7: The Patient's Fall Risk
Chapter 11 The Reproductive System
Unit 1 The Male Reproductive System
Unit 2 The Female Reproductive System
Unit 3 Hysteromyoma
Link 1 Do You Know the Prostate Gland?
Link 2 About the Mammary Glands
Link 3 Treatment of Hysteromyoma
Link 4 Ultrasound
Guided Writing Admission Assessment Form 8: The Patient's Cognitive and Perception
Chapter 12 The Urinary System
Chapter 13 The Neurological System
Chapter 14 Traditional Chinese Medicine
Appendix I Teaching Outline
Appendix II Key to Exercises
Appendix III 参考文献
Appendix IV Glossary

“涉外护理英语”系列为教育部职业教育与成人教育司**教材，由美国、菲律宾和中国的护理教育、护理管理和英语教学专家共同编写，特邀美国和中国的护理专家审定。本系列以国外护理专业的实际应用为**，以参加国外护士资格考试为导向，将国外护理专业的工作模式和英语语言教学有机结合。《阅读与写作》内容结构完整清晰。按照国外护理过程的实际情况整体展开，使学生系统地了解国外护理工作模式和过程。编写形式新颖。课文增加链接栏目，延伸课文的专业内涵，丰富学习内容，拓宽学生视野，提高学习兴趣。重视能力培养。依据国外护理工作的实际情况编写，语言表述方式与词汇的使用贴近实境，使护理专业的学生逐步形成用英语思维的习惯，提高英语阅读与写作能力，适应国外护理工作需要。
专业实用性强。从护理专业理念、护理教育到国外健康服务体系及工作模式，把国外护理工作程序较完整地呈现给学生，让学生体会中外护理工作及相关文化的差异。