10 Unit2
Scrub up
Work with a partner. Look at these pieces of
equipment. Do you know, or can you guess,what they
arefor?
EXAMPLE
A I think this one isfor measuring a patient's heart rate.
B Or maybe it'sfor monitoring brain activity.
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Vocabulary
Hospital departments
1 Which of the departments shown opposite
1 dispenses medicines? _e_
2 treats kidney diseases? d__
3 specializes in pregnancy andbirth? k
4 studies illnesses and analyses samples? a
5 treats diseases of the skin? _i_
6 performs operations on patients} _l_
7 designs special exercises for patients? c
8 studiesblood disorders? j
9 treatsbones? f
10 specializes in the heart? b
11 dealswith sickchildren? h
12 treats disorders of the nervous system? g
2 Match each department to one of the pieces of
equipment in Scrub up.
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80 Unitll
11 Hygiene
Scrub up
Test your knowledge ofhygiene by doing this quiz.
6 Where do
8 How long should you
staphylococcus bacteria
wash your hands in hot
live?
water to be sure they
1 What is MRSA?
a a virus
b a bacterium
c an antibiotic
4 In an operating
theatre, which of these
things breaks hygiene
rules?
a wearing your rnask
over your nose
b wearing your hair loose
c wearing make-up
2 How do you catch
MRSA?
a by eating frorn dirty
plates
b from poor hospital
hygiene
c by drinking bad water
5 Which of these things is
most important in
stopping the spread of
MRSA?
3 Which of these things
has nothing to do with
bacteria?
a hospital staff should
wash their hands
between patients
b cleaners should
disinfect door handles
c visitors should wear
a wine making
b yoghurt
c the common cold
d bad smells
Nightingale, founder
of modern nursing,
worked in a hospital
during the Crimean
war (1854--1856), the
death rate dropped
from 60% to 2.2%.
Why?
a She made nurses wash
their hands
b She gave her patients
fruit and vegetables to
eat
c The ventilation was
improved
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Hygiene equipment
1 Match each of these items ofhyg1ene equipment
to a picture.
1
7 When Florence
masks
Vocabulary
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bucket __ detergent __
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doth __
disposable gloves __
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mop __
paper towels __
sinl< __
soap dispenser __
bin __
areclean?
a fifteen seconds
b h�lf :i minut<'>
c one minute
a in noses
b in soil
c. in toilM�
dinical waste disposal bag __
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Biological
traurd
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Unit 11
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Hungarian lgnaz Semmelwels {1818-65),
A survey was done in 2004 to
find the cleanest country In the
world. can you guess wh1ch
countryit was?
• Language spot
Talking about obligation
1 Match these examples with the rules.
a Sorry, I have to go. J'm on duty in ten minutes.
b You mustn't forget to put gloves on.
c We need to clean thefloors more often.
d You don't have to wash Mrs Shah's face. Shecan do it
herself.
e Two beds need changing.
f All visitors must wash their hands.
must
We use must in rules, and to say when things are
necessary.
We must follow procedures more carefully
NOTE: It can sound very strong to say You must ...
haveto
We use have to to talk about things that other people
oblige us to do.
2
mustn't
• We use mustn 't to say it is necessary that you do N OT
do something.
3
don 't have to
ł We use don 't have to to say something is not
necessary.
4
NOTE: Use must + verb NOT fflU5tt=eI verłl
the father of hand hygiene, died from an
infection that spread from a s mall cut on
his finger.
2 Complete the sentences with need to, must, need(s).
don't have to, mustn't, has to. Use the verbs below.
use
cutting
cut
order
complete
change
emptying
�
1 You'll need to mo12- the floor- there's been a
spillage.
2 You _ _ _ _
_ __ gloves after contact
with each patient.
3 Thebins
-they're all full
4 You
Mr Mills's nails -I've
just done them.
your mobile phone
s You
inside the building.
6 The Ward Sister
ahygiene
report every month.
7 My hair
-1 can't keep it all
under my hat.
8 I
some more paper towels
- they've nearly all gone.
Speaking
Student A. working in pairs with another Student A. go
to p.110. Student B, working in pairs with another
Student B, go to p.114.
Writing
Notice
Work in pairs. Following the hygiene inspection, the
Ward Sister has asked you to make a notice reminding
nurses about good hygiene practice. Write a list of rules
and instructions for the nurses.
needto
We use need to to say it is necessary to do something
HVGIENE REMINDER!
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need+ing
1 You must report all spillages immediately.
, We use need + ing to say what jobs it is necessary to
do
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Go to Grammarreference p.121
2 All visitors should ...
86 Unit 12
12 Mental health nursing
Scrub up
1 Which of these people do you thi nk may have a mental
illness? Discuss each one with your partner.
2 With your partner, try to explain what 'mentally ill'
means. Finish this sentence in your own words.
A person is mentally iii ifhe I she ...
{
Stephen Gough has walked naked
across Britain. 'Nakedness is natural.'
he says every time he is arrested
By the time Salma Perrin goes to bed,
she will have washed her hands over
a hundred times. She says, 'I know
they're dean, but I can't stop myself.'
David Leary is seventeen. He sleeps
all day, and at night he sits in his
room playing his guitar. He says, 'Life
sucksl'
Barbara Scott believes she is i n danger,
and never leaves her house. She talks
to the people on the television and
says, 'They're my real friends.'
Andy Park has celebrated Christmas
every day for the last twelve years. He
lives alone and says, 'Every day I give
presents to myself'.
Every time Diego Ferri gets into a car,
he becomes a monster. 'Other drivers
are mad,' he says.
Mental health nursing 89
common than cancer, diabetes.
heart disease, or arthritis. One
person in tluee suffers some sort
of mental illness at some time in
their lives.
Reading
1 Read this article about schizophrenia and decide if
these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
I There are 1.5 million sufferers of
schizophrenia.
2 A psychotic episode is a symptom of
schizophrenia.
3 People with schizophrenia are usually not
violent and dangerous.
4 Suicide is not connected with schizophrenia.
5 We understand what causes schizophrenia.
2 Join these word combinations without looking at the
text, then look at the text to check your answers.
Choose some of the combinations to learn.
I changes
2 facial
3 the onset of
4 think
5 commit
6 reduce the
7 havebad
8 lead a
9 recover
10 long-term
a relatively normal life
b completely
C side effects
d suicide
e expressions
f treatment
g the i llness
h in behaviour
logically
symptoms
108 Unit 15
Bodybits
Mind and bodytherapies
Read the descriptions of altemative treatments and
complete them using the words below.
scalp
scent
mental
habits
beneficial
hair
herbs
wrinkles
pressme
fmgers
operation
contact
concentrate properties
adjustments pressme
practitioner postme
Aromatherapy
The mind and body are influenced by the _____ i of
aromatic plants and oils. People are invigorated or cal med
by the treatment. hel ping them either to sleep or lo
____ 2 better.
Ayurvedic medicine
The tongue Is 'read'. and problems with rlifferent
organs of the body are identified. Unes and
____ 3 on the face are also used in the
dlagnosis.
Biofeedback
Electrodes are placed on the ____ 4
Perspiration, temperature,and blood
____ s are monitored, and the
information is fed back to patients, who
learn how to control their own body .--:::!Io.:..
functions.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis is used to change the subconscious mind.
Behaviour and ____ 9 are changed through
hypnotherapy. resulting in better ____ ,o
and physical health.
Indian head massage
The _____ n is squeezed,
rubbed,tapped,and prodded. The
_____ 12 is then combed.
Pressure points are worked on, and
the ears are gently pulled and
pressed.
Chlropractice
____ u are made to the
spine.Through massage and
stretching,the _ ___14
of the joints and muscles is
normalized,and pain relleved.
Sunsoup
A soup made of a mixture
of ____ is and
vegetables with anticancer ____ 1b
is given to patients
with cancer.
Reflexology
Points on the feet ( reflex
zones) are stimulated, which
has a ____ 6 effect on
other parts of the body.
Alexander technique
Light hand ____ 7 is made by the'teacher', and harmful
tension removed by lmproving ____ 8. 'Students' are
shown how to change ways of thinking and using their bodies.
Shiatsu
Clients remain fully clothed while ____ 17is
applied to certain parts of the body by the
____ 18 uslng thumbs, pa lms.and fingers.
Alternative treatments 109
Checklist
Assess your progress in this unit. Tick (v') the
statements which are true.
I can describe alternative treatments
I can give reasons in different ways
I can understand an article about
zoopharmocognosy
Speaking
I can express an opinion for or aga inst
something
Keywords
Adjedlves
holistic
medicinal
sceptical
1 You are going to debate whether conventional
medicine or homeopathy is better for a particular
patient. First, prepare your ideas in groups. Copy the
table below and note down your ideas.
Group A You are in favour of conventional medicine,
and against homeopathy.
Group B You are in favour ofhomeopathy, and
against conventional medicine.
Group A
GroupB
infavour of
against
conventional homeopathy
medicine
infavourof
homeopathy
Arethe
practitioners
qualified?
Howdoes
itwork?
Aretreatments
tested?
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2 A patient has a number of problems. Her symptoms
include diarrhoea, pains in the joints, and loss of hair.
Should she see a doctor or a homeopath?
Each student from group A now talks with a partner
from group B. Discuss the patient, and try to persuade
the other person about your point of view.
against
conventional
medicine
Nouns
consultation
conventional medicine
eczema
fee
healer
herbalist
practitioner
root
sore
superstition
supplement
worms
Look back through this unit. Find five more
words or expressions that you think are useful.
