To pass this unit, please study the 20 vocabulary words below.
- Administer
- Admission
- Assist
- Bedside manner
- Charge nurse
- Direct care
- Discharge
- Draw
- Dressings
- Educate
- Interact
- Intravenous
- Medication
- Midwife
- Monitor
- Response
- Rewarding
- Specimen
- Staff nurse
- Terminal
Verb (infinitive)
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to apply, or give as a remedy
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"The paramedic administered basic first aid, but it wasn't enough to save the patient."
Noun (place)
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the act of being received into a place, such as a hospital or a university
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"After the patient's admission, he was taken to the operating room."
Verb (infinitive)
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to help, or to give aid to someone
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"Could you assist me in restraining the patient?"
Noun (thing)
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the attitude, approach and conduct of a medical professional in the company of a patient
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"Even though he was technically a very good doctor, his bedside manner was poor so his patients disliked him."
Noun (person)
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a senior nurse in charge of a ward
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"New nurses are closely checked by their charge nurse to make sure they do not make any mistakes."
Noun (thing)
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the care of a patient which is provided personally by a staff member
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"Direct care workers need both good medical knowledge and the ability to work well with people."
Verb (infinitive)
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to officially release a patient from a hospital, or from another course of care
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"He had to stay in hospital for two weeks before he was discharged."
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to extract, or to take away something (such as blood from a vein)
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"After the nurse had drawn blood, she sent the sample for analysis."
Noun (thing)
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materials applied to cover a wound for the purposes of protection
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"You have to change the dressings on the cut every day to stop infection."
Verb (infinitive)
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to provide someone with knowledge or training in a particular area
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"It is important to educate people on the dangers of smoking."
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to act or work in close relation with another
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"Doctors need to interact with the nursing team to provide the best possible care for patients."
Adjective
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within or administered into a vein
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"At this hospital we do not use tablets as all painkillers are given by intravenous injection."
Noun (thing)
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the administration of prescribed drugs
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"The nursing staff are responsible for the medication of patients."
Noun (person)
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a nurse who is qualified to deliver babies
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"In the USA, most midwives are women."
Verb (infinitive)
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to check constantly on a certain condition or action
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"This machine monitors patients' heart rates and emits a beeping sound if there is anything out of the ordinary."
Noun (thing)
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a reaction of an organism in reply to a stimulus
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"As there was no response to the first course of medication, the doctor decided to try something else."
Noun (thing)
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offering or giving satisfaction
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"Even though nurses salaries are quite low, a lot of nurses say that they like their job because it is rewarding."
Noun (thing)
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a small sample or part taken to show the nature of the whole
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"Blood and saliva specimens were taken and then tested."
Noun (person)
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a qualified nurse who is either a member of the ward or working there on a temporary basis
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"There are 8 staff nurses working in the accident and emergency department."
Noun (thing)
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causing, ending in or approaching death
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"When he heard that his wife's condition was terminal, he broke down in tears."