《涉外行业英语系列教材:涉外护理英语》内容根据病人从入院到出院的过程设计学习情境,共分为八个学习情境:病人入院护理、标本采集、给药护理、静脉注射护理、术前护理、术后护理、伤口护理和病人出院护理。每个学习情境整合出典型的交流任务,将语言技能的训练和对西方护理实践的理解结合起来。每个学习单元包括单元工作任务描述与护士职责、单元中典型工作任务及其描述、完成任务所需要的部分背景知识、护士与患者,护士与同行,护士与医生之间的交流技巧、完成工作任务所需要的医学词汇练习、护理工作文献的使用、病程记录等**文书的案例等。书后附有护理专业常用护理操作用语、常用护理用物用语和医院部门及主要职务用语等。

Unit 1 Admitting a Patient
Task 1 Taking a medical history of a patient
Task 2 Using active listening strategies to put a patient at ease
Task 3 Giving a nursing handover
Task 4 Charting blood pressure and pulse
Task 5 Charting respiratory rates
Task 6 Giving an oral report of the case
Unit 2 Taking Medical Specimens
Task 1 Explaining taking an MSU specimen
Task 2 Checking understanding and softening a request
Task 3 Contacting other staff
Task 4 Explaining urinary catheters
Task 5 Reading a pathology report
Task 6 Giving an oral report of the case
Unit 3 Administering Medications
Task 1 Preparing and checking medications
Task 2 Doing a cross-check
Task 3 Identifying a patient and administering medications
Task 4 Reading a prescription chart
Task 5 Giving an oral report of the case
Unit 4 Giving Intravenous Infusions
Task 1 Reviewing IV infusions
Task 2 Assessing IV cannulas
Task 3 Taking a message about patient care by telephone
Task 4 Charting fluid intake and output
Task 5 Giving an oral report of the case
Unit 5 Assessing a Preoperative Patient
Task 1 Giving preoperative patient teaching
Task 2 Allaying anxiety in a patient
Task 3 Preparing a patient for surgery
Task 4 Using preoperative checklists
Task 5 Giving an oral report of the case
Unit 6 Assessing a Postoperative Patient
Task 1 Giving a postoperative handover
Task 2 Checking a postoperative patient
Task 3 Explaining postoperative pain management
Task 4 Dealing with aggressive behavior
Task 5 Using pain assessment tools
Task 6 Giving an oral report of the case
Unit 7 Managing Wound
Task 1 Assessing the wound
Task 2 Discussing wound Management
Task 3 Asking for advice on wound care
Task 4 Using a wound assessment chart
Task 5 Giving an oral report of the case
Unit 8 Making Discharge Planning
Task 1 Attending the ward team meeting
Task 2 Referring a patient by telephone
Task 3 Explaining the effects of a stroke
Task 4 Using patient discharge planning forms
Task 5 Giving an oral report of the case
附录1 Commonly Used Nursing Terms 常用护理操作用语
附录2 Commonly Used Nursing Supplies 常用护理用物
附录3 Organization and Members of a Health Care Facility 医院部门及主要职务术语