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ENGLISH CLASS FOR NURSING

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D.IV NURSING DEPARTMENT
LEVEL 2 REGULAR

POLTEKES KEMENKES PONTIANAK

JURUSAN KEPERAWATAN SINGKAWANG

2017

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BASIC COURSE OUTLINE

ENGLISH FOR NURSE

directed by
EVI NOVITASARI, M.Pd
pasmaevinovitasari@gmail.com
085235153370
Office hours: Tuesdays (7.30 am-10.30 am)

A. IDENTITY
Name : English for Nurse
Credit : 2 SKS (Theory + Practice)
Description : This course will introduces you to several language materials
regarding the professionals practice in nursing and medical
field. It is also used to help you knowing a good language on
how you deal with the patients particularly handing the
therapeutic patients.
Standard Competence : Communicating with others using English properly in terms
of medical and nursing works.
Basic Competence : Speaking English communicatively and comprehending the
medical terminologies and instruction in English

B. COURSE GOALS
1. Use interpersonal expressions in daily communication in nursing and medical field such
as speaking with the colleagues, handling the patients, admission, checking health,
analysis of illness, giving direction and instruction, giving advice, telephone talk, etc.

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2. Use the communicative expressions properly and appropriately in therapeutic

communication.
3. Use of tenses in the right time and situation ex: future tense, present tense, and past
tense
4. Use the medical and nursing terms and vocabularies suitably in speaking such as body
parts, body organs, professions and position in hospital, disease and symptoms, medical
instrument, etc.
5. Understand any kinds of text and passage by comprehending the content and the
structures of the text.

C. COURSE REQUIRENMENTS
1. Regular presence is compulsory.
2. Text and give some information to the instructor if you will not be in attendance.
3. Submit the required assignments on the dot and on point.
4. HIGH Be 5 : be punctual, be positive, be respectful, be polite, and be prepared.
5. Follow every single direction of the instructor while learning process.

6. LEARNING PROCESS
1. Lecturing
2. Job and Task
3. Discussion and Exercise
4. Role Play
5. Mini Drama
6. Games
7. Presentation
8. Show and Tell
9. Describing
10. Simulation

7. ASSIGNMENTS

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1. Writing 10 words and their definitions (pair work).

WEEKLY
2. Collecting 5 expressions used in daily work as nurse (individual work).
WEEKLY
3. Filming the drama or simulation related to medical and nursing care (team work).
MID AND FINAL TASK

8. GRADING

N ASSIGNMENT/TASK WEIGHT

1 Attendance 10%
2 Presentation/Task 20%
3 Mid Test 30%
4 Final Term (Examination) 40%
TOTAL SCORE 100%

9. TEXTBOOKS
1. Arakelian Catharine. Hospital English. Radcliff Medical Press, 2003.
2. Adams Joel,etc. Dictionary of Nursing (2nd edition) . A&C Black, 2007.
3. Khanza Layla. English for the Professional Nurse. Pasuruan, 2015.
4. Parkinson Joy and Chris Brooker. Everyday English for International Nurse. Churcill
Livingstone, 2004.
5. Grice Tony. Oxford English for Careers Nursing. Oxford University Press, 2011.

10. THE SYLLABUS

WEEK Focus of Study Learning Materials Objectives

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1 - Introduction of the 1. Students will understand the

course BCO
- Sharing the BCO 2. Students will understand why
Introductory of
- Course Contract English is important in
the course
- Pre Test Nursing field
3. Measure the students basic
ability in English
2 - Classroom 1. Students will understand how
language to use the classroom language
- Part of Speech 2. Students will be able in
- Making simple recognizing the part of speech
Language expression/uttera and use it properly
Function nces 3. Students will be able to make
- Exercise or produce simple expressions
4. Students will be able to
communicate basically using
the simple utterances
3 - Tenses 1. Students will understand the
- Using simple usage of any tenses
sentences 2. Students will be able to tell
- Making simple about the everyday
Tenses and questions-answers communication simply
Common - Subject and Verb 3. Students will be able to have
Grammar Agreement conversation interactively
using the proper tenses uses.
4. Students will be able to
differentiate the subject and
verb agreement
4 - Introducing 1. Students will understand the
yourself and way to introduce themselves
others and others
- Personal Profile 2. Students will be able to talk
- Talking about about their personal profile
Establishing
nursing job 3. Students will be able to speak
Relationship
up with other colleagues in
nursing job
4. Students will be able to
describe the job of nursing

5 In and around - Hospital personnel 1. Students will be able to

the hospital - Hospital mention the words related to
departments hospital field
- Medical 2. Students will be able in

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equipment describing any things related

- Giving Direction to hospital equipments
3. Students will be able to
express how to ask and give
the direction
4. Students will be able to
arrange the conversation and
practice it moderately
6 - Admission 1. Students will be able to handle
Procedure the patients for his / her
- Recording Patient admission
Admissions, - First Aid 2. Students will be able in
Accident and - Giving Information recording and writing the data
Emergencies of the patient
3. Students will be able to
compose the sentences of
asking and giving information
7 - Telephone Talk 1. Students will be able to handle
- Making the patients via telephone talk
Appointment in making appointment
- Emailing 2. Students will be able in doing
the tasks of conversation
Making
related to emailing system
Appointment
3. Students will be able to
converse with others how to
make appointment via
telephone, email, and direct
communication
8 - Human Anatomy 1. Students will be able to
- Describing Body identify the human body parts
Parts and its anatomy
- Explaining 2. Students will be able to
Human Body and
- Degree of describe them
Organ
Comparisons 3. Students will be able to
compare different things and
use the expressions in telling
human body and organ
9 Health Problems - Describing pain 1. Students will be able to
- Describing describe the health problems
Symptoms in general
- Giving Advice 2. Students will be able to
describe the symptoms
3. Students will be able to

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communicate with others

using the expression of asking
and giving suggestion and
advice
10 - Diagnosing 1. Students will be able to
ailments identify and mention the
- Pain relief & disease problems and its
prescribing causes
medication 2. Students will be able to
- Medical Aids diagnose the patients using
- Passive Voice proper language
Diagnosing 3. Students will be able to
Health Problems portray the pain relief
4. Students will be able to write
and tell about the medication
prescription
5. Students will be able to apply
the passive voice form of
sentences and expressions to
communicate with others
11 - Illness History 1. Students will be able to do
- Patient interview with the patients
Assessment talking about patients history
- Expressing feeling health and illness
and emotion 2. Students will be able to use
- Linking Verbs the language while examining
General
patients
Assessment and
3. Students will be able to
Sharing
express the different feeling
Observation
and emotions in any situations
and conditions
4. Students will be able to
implement the use of inking
verbs in their daily
communication

12 Therapeutic - Exploring the 1. Students will be able to use

Communication patients feeling the correct language in
- Calming the therapeutic communication
patients down 2. Students will be able to
- Encouraging and exchange a few words to the
motivating patients politely and
respectfully

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3. Students will be able to use

the correct expressions in
encouraging and motivating
the patients
13 - Taking vital signs 1. Students will be able to take
- Interpreting vital signs using appropriate
instrument language
readings 2. Students will be able to speak
- Describing up about monitoring the
Monitoring The procedures patients procedurally
Patient - Relative Clause 3. Students will be able to
describe the procedure in
monitoring patient
4. Students will be able to use
the relative clauses
appropriately in sentences
14 - Writing English 1. Students will be able to read
Journal in Medical then get and sum up the
Field information implicitly from
- Case Study any sources of medical issues
- TOEIC Practice 2. Students will be able to make
a draft of writing the simple
Essay Writing for
journal after reading the issue
Medical Journal
3. Students will be able to write
the journal related to medical
issues
4. Students will be able to be
acquainted with TOEIC and
others common English Test

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ENGLISH FOR NURSE PRE TEST

Name : . Department : .
NIM :.

A. Direction: Translate the English words below into Bahasa Indonesia

NO Words Meaning NO Words Meaning
1 Scratch 21 Chickenpox
2 Snore 22 Measles
3 Cough 23 Mumps
4 Sneeze 24 Bruise
5 Vomit 25 Fever
6 Prescription 26 Pediatrician
7 Dosage 27 Veterinarian
8 Ointment 28 Dentist
9 Eye drops 29 Midwife
10 Pharmacy 30 Obstetrician
11 Gums 31 Syringe
12 Muscle 32 Bandage
13 Jaw 33 Fist Aid Kid
14 Knee 34 Scales
15 Elbow 35 Thermometer
16 Swallow 36 Intestines
17 Spray 37 Throat
18 Burn 38 Gallbladder
19 Rescue 39 Lung
20 Examine 40 Kidney

B. Direction: Fill the blanks with correct to be (is/am/are)

1. I .. responsible for handling the admission.
2. The nurse studentsdoing exercise now.
3. Budis mother...getting better now.
4. The syringes..in the first shelf.
5. If recurrent cough.not accompanied by a cold, you should consult to your doctor.
C. Direction: Write the questions appropriately based on the answers below

1. She is a dentist.

2. . I find the pills on the dinner table.

3. . No, I am not. I am a nurse

4. . My job is examining the patient.

5. . He is recovered now.

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