Nursing
Ros Wright and Marie McCullagh present a series of practical worksheets for trainee or in-work nurses who wish to improve their English. Part 1, Pain assessment, is free for all users.
Each topic is available at intermediate and advanced levels and features:
- a reading comprehension worksheet based on extracts from Foundations of Nursing Practice*
- a listening comprehension worksheet and podcast
The first six parts of this series will cover the following topics:
- Pain assessment
- Taking a patient's medication history
- Managing a patient's dietary needs
- Wound management
- Vital signs and monitoring
- Moving and handling
Credits* All reading extracts taken from Foundations of Nursing Practice (3rd Edition), edited by Richard Hogston and Barbara A. Marjoram: Palgrave Macmillan (2008). Reproduced with kind permission of Palgrave Macmillan.
Credits:
Inside Nursing
Pain assessment
Part one of a series of English-language worksheets for nurses. In this set of reading and listening activities, students learn how to elicit the type and degree of pain experienced by their patients.
Taking a patient's medication history
Part two of a series of English-language worksheets for nurses. In this set of reading and listening activities, students learn how to develop a medication history for a patient.
Managing a patient's dietary needs
Part three of a series of English-language worksheets for nurses. In this set of reading and listening activities, students learn how to apply the essentials of nutrition and hydration in evaluating the dietary needs of a patient.
Wound management
Part four of a series of English-language worksheets for nurses. In this set of reading and listening activities, students learn how to apply the essentials of wound management.
Vital signs and monitoring
Part five of a series of English-language worksheets for nurses. In this set of reading and listening activities, students learn about monitoring the body’s most basic functions.
Moving and handling
Part six of a series of English-language worksheets for nurses. In this set of reading and listening activities, students learn about safe and appropriate moving and handling strategies.
