Medical English activities which can be used in the classroom by teachers and for self study by learners. Activity 1: Parts of the Body Activity 2: Prefix Charades Activity 3: How many medical terms? Activity 4: Prefix Bingo Activity 5: Missing Vowels Activity 6: Prefix Crossword Activity 7: Maths Bingo Activity 8: Maths in Medicine Activity 9: Can you turn your head to the side? Activity 10: Describing Movement Activity 11: Giving instructions before instilling ear drops Activity 12: Stopping a nose bleed Activity 13: Get yourself moving Activity 14: Doing exercises to prevent DVTs Activity...

The ability to communicate effectively in the healthcare environment is recognised as an essential part of safe practice. The 'English for Medical Purposes' series focuses on the specific language and vocabulary used during nursing and medical activities to encourage familiarity with the language used to communicate with patients and colleagues in the healthcare environment at various levels. 'English for Medical Purposes: The Lungs' provides practice in the area of Respiratory Assessment and the care of patients with respiratory diseases or conditions.

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Health Care Assistants, also known as Certified Nursing Assistants) perform much of the direct patient care in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. They need to have good communication skills particularly in the challenging area of care of the elderly. In addition, they need to be able to communicate with other Health Care Professionals such as Registered Nurses, doctors and Allied Healthcare Workers and often contribute to discussions about patient care during Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings

'English for Medical Purposes: Medication Calculation for Nurses' presents the language nurses use when calculating the dosage of medication and IV fluids. Nurses often use mathematical language in their daily practice. Vital Signs including blood pressure and temperature and fluid balance assessment require the use of whole numbers, decimals and fractions. Accuracy in medication calculation is essential for patient safety so nurses are assessed on a regular basis to ensure their maths skills remain current. An understanding of the terms used in medication administration including IV Therapy...

When reading and writing medical and nursing texts, Health Care Professionals require an understanding of medical, hospital and everyday health terminology. As well as this, Health Care Professionals need to be able to write fluently in patient notes, in referral letters and when completing care plans or care pathways. English for Medical Purposes: Spelling and Vocabulary provides spelling tips for common errors and helps develop extensive glossaries in the areas of patient care encountered in hospitals and also in the community. Common phrases and collocations are listed to familiarise...

Hints to help candidates prepare for the Occupational English Test for Nurses. Virginia Allum has a wide experience in the production of medical English resources as well as a background in nursing as a Registered Nurse.

Development of the skills needed to perform role plays for the Occupational English Test and similar medical English tests. Role play scenarios including transcripts of YouTube videos made by the author assist in the understanding of the structure of a medical English dialogue. Contents: Aggressive Behaviour Management Role play - delay in treatment Persuading Roleplay - Newborn with jaundice Compromise - Assessing pain Role play - back pain Talking about symptoms Role play -Irritable Bowel Syndrome Encouraging the following of treatment Role play - Eczema Reassuring Role play - diabetic...

This book is intended as a resource for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. It includes glossaries and examples of the use of medical terms in hospital documents as well as terms used to describe medical equipment used in patient care. The book can be used to develop medical vocabulary used in academic medical texts. Upper Intermediate B1 - B2 Level.