Unit 13: English for Nursing III

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This is the final unit on nursing. It contains more nursing vocabulary and a reading on the role of nurses.

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: English for Nursing Part 3

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

The role of nursing in healthcare has changed dramatically in the last 20 years as nurses have taken on a wider range of duties and responsibilities. Caring for the sick has become more complicated, hospitals are more understaffed and budgets are tighter which means that often nurses are taking on the duties of junior doctors as well as their own work. These changes are particularly visible in public… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

If you feel a tumor in your breast, you should contact your GP immediately.

Surgical interventions have become much safer in recent years.

Patients who self-prescribe are often at serious risk as they do not have full knowledge on the effects.

Sedation is often needed when a patient is a danger to themselves.

His body is responding to the treatment so he is no longer in critical condition.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Do you agree that nursing is seen as a less attractive profession than being a doctor? Why?

What else could be done to encourage people into the nursing profession?

In your opinion, are monitoring programs where the patient is monitored via the internet and not kept in hospital a good idea?

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