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Puji syukur hanya milik Allah SWT yang atas ijinNya, sehingga buku
pegangan kuliah “English for Nursing : A Handbook for Indonesian nursing
student” dapat tersusun.
Buku pegangan ini ditulis sebagai materi ajar bahasa Inggris untuk
mahasiswa keperawatan. Sejalan dengan pentingnya bahasa inggris sebagai
bahasa internasional dalam era globalisasi, buku pegangan ini hadir untuk
membantu menyiapkan kemampuan bahasa Inggris mahasiswa
keperawatan baik written maupun spoken, khususnya istilah- istilah
bahasa Inggris ilmu keperawatan dalam lingkup internasional.
Wassalamu’alikum.Wr.Wb
Penulis
Reading Time!
1. Competitive Salary
Nurses make good money. For instance, the average registered nurse earns
more than $52,000 a year. Better still, more experienced and specialized
nurses can earn up to (and over) $72,000 annually.
2. Variety of Workplaces
Nurses can work in many different places in community. Starting from local
hospital in schools, health clinic, beauty care clinic, government agencies
home care facilities and many more.
Suffer Menderita
Patient Pasien
Humanity Kemanusiaan
Specialty Spesialisasi
Having read the text above, please choose if the information in each
question is True or False.
Nurse cannot choose the shift that best fits their preferences. (T / F)
Speaking Time
When you are applying for a job , interview session is one of the most
important and decisive footstep if you are accepted the position or not.
The following questions are frequently asked in a job interview.
the position?
intensive level
eagerness to learn.
Do study over the meaning and practice the dialogue with friends!
1. You won’t feel a thing Anda tidak akan
merasakan apa-apa
No, I will not give you sponge bath tidak, Anda bisa mandi
sendiri
Please look up your dictionary and find the meaning of the following
words in Bahasa Indonesia!
1. abdominal
administer
admission
agitated
allergen
appetite
arthritis
bladder
bronchitis
catheter
Language focus
Yes and No question – is a question that needs only Yes or No answer or
short answer.
Exercise
Write a Yes / No question with the words given
Number one has been done for you.
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Unit 2
What is nursing?
Reading Time
Simply put, nurses are life-savers. There are more than 3 million registered
nurses in the United States. In fact, nurses outnumber doctors 3:1 in the
health care industry. While doctors often specialize in one area, nurses are
able to coordinate the care for all aspects of a patient’s overall health. A
patient experiencing chest pains, for example, might have a cardiologist, a
nephrologist and an internal medicine specialist. Each of these doctors
would diagnose, treat and prescribe medications solely for their area of
expertise. The nurse, though, would be the care provider responsible for the
patient’s full care, ensuring prescriptions don’t negatively interact with one
another, and that a patient understands and is prepared for treatment.
When diagnostic results come in, it’s the nurse who reads them first and, if
necessary, immediately notifies the appropriate doctor.
7. outnumber Melebihi
8. specialize Spesialis
11. nephrologist
Having read the text above, please choose if the information in each
question is True or False.
5. Nurse cannot choose the shift that best fits their preferences. (T / F)
Speaking Time
Clinic in 2021
eagerness to learn.
Nurses Phrases Time
How can I help? Apa yang bisa saya
bantu?
Please look up your dictionary and find the meaning of the following
words in Bahasa Indonesia!
1. coherent
confidential
dementia
diabetes
diagnosis
diarrhoea
dietitian
distressed
haemorrhage
hoist
Language Focus
For instance:
Bagaimana keadaanmu?
you.
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Reading Time!
monitoring mengawasi
smart Pintar
educated berpendidikan
skilled berkemampuan
through melalui
capabilities kemampuan
extend melampaui
personas kepribadian
conduct melakukan
medications pengobatan
Having read the text above, please choose if the information in each
question is True or False.
Speaking Focus
1. hypertension
hypo tension
impairment
infection
inflammation
malnutrition
monitor
nausea
nutrition
pharmacist
Language focus
For instance
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Unit 4
Reading Time
Nurses work with other caregivers and nurses. There may be personal
issues among them. However, a nurse should keep this confidential before
the patients.
Keep your personal issue to yourself.
Nurse is human with complex personal life. However, a nurse should never
talk about personal life to patients. All the privates beliefs should remain in
the nurses’ life
A nurse should never act too busy to give attention and care
Humanity comes first. A nurse should put the patients’ need in the first
place at any situation. Therefore, a nurse should always be ready for the
patient care.
Dedication Dedikasi
At least Setidaknya
Complain Mengeluh
Care giver Petugas kesehatan
Issues Masalah
Personal Prbadi
Before Sebelum
Human Manusia
Complex Rumit
Beliefs Kepercayaan
Act Bersikap
Humanity Kemanusiaan
Care Pelayanan
Quiz Time
Having read the text above, please choose if the information in each
question is True or False.
How far– question is the most common way to ask information about
distance (time)
For instance
Exercise
Translate the sentences into English to form a how far - question. Number
one has been done for you.
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Chapter 5
Reading Time
Type of nurses
Nurses are skilled in many fields. A nurse may choose to focus their
expertise, specifically in certain types of care. The specific nursing fields
may include geriatrics, critical care, paediatrics, treatment planning and
case management. Hence, nurses will work based on type of nurse career
they choose. The Some types of nurses include:
Nurse Anaesthetist
Family Nurse Practitioner
NICU Nurse
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Travel Nurse
Neonatal Nurse
Paediatric Nurse
Ambulatory Nurse
Clinical Nurse Practitioner
School Nurse
Nurse Educator
1. Skilled Berkemampuan
4. Focus Fokus
5. Expertise Keahlian
7. certain Tertentu
9. Specific Khusus
10. nursing fields Bidang keperawatan
Quiz Time
Having read the text above, please choose if the information in each
question is True or False.
Speaking Focus
Nurse Anaesthetist
Family Nurse Practitioner
NICU Nurse
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Travel Nurse
Neonatal Nurse
Paediatric Nurse
Ambulatory Nurse
Clinical Nurse Practitioner
School Nurse
Nurse Educator
Grammar Focus
How long /How many (time) – question is the way to ask for information
about length of (time)
How long /How many will + noun / clause /Subject + Verb + object
(kalimat lengkap)
For instance ;
Translate the sentences into English to form a how many/ long - question.
Number one has been done for you.
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Chapter 6
Nursing Interview
A. Reading time
Talk about your motivation for entering the field of nursing and if you are
really dedicated to it.
It is important to discuss the attributes that will qualify you for the specific
job and set you apart from the other candidates.
If you can, avoid giving exact numbers. You can give a broad range well
within industry standards.
1. attitude Sikap
5. entering memasuki
7. dedicated berdedikasi
C. Quiz time
Having read the text above, please choose if the information in each
question is True or False.
D. Speaking Focus
E. Glossary of Nursing Terms
F. Grammar Focus
G. Exercise
References
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1524804/
https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=3167999&Journ
al_ID=54033&Issue_ID=3167972
https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/at-the-doctor-medical-english-
vocabulary-list/
https://www.healthecareers.com/article/career/reasons-to-become-a-nurse
https://www.marian.edu/blog/blog/2017/12/04/top-10-reasons-to-
become-a-nurse
https://www.gmercyu.edu/academics/learn/what-do-nurses-
do#What%20is%20Nursing?
https://www.who.int/topics/nursing/en/
https://www.gmercyu.edu/academics/learn/what-do-nurses-
do#What%20is%20Nursing?