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.
The assessment of pain is a complex activity that involves a consideration of the physical and psychological aspects of the individual. Because pain is a subjective experience, the nurse needs to be able to summarize the information gained against some objective criteria.
Students will learn:
- vocabulary of the signs and symptoms of pain
- adjectives to describe pain
- open and closed questions
- how to ask about symptoms
- how to summarize a patient's symptoms
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Web Editor | Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:19 pm
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Mariacam | Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:08 am
Thanks so much. Now I can download the mp3.
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Mariacam | Mon, 25 Sep 2017 4:38 pm
Hello,
Could you please explain how to download the listening to my computer? I have a MacBook Air and I am having difficulties.
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Maria
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Hi there,
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Anonymous | Wed, 2 Aug 2017 11:43 am
Please can you explain what is meant by 'Part one is free to all users'. I've got a one month free subscription. Does it mean that only Part one is available for me to use now, unless I take out a full subscription?
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Web Editor | Thu, 24 Nov 2016 2:33 pm
Hi LiliPipa,
Can you clarify that you are able to use the audio file?
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LipaPipa | Thu, 24 Nov 2016 12:48 pm
Hi! I can download the audio file! You can only save as a web page!
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Web Editor | Fri, 10 Jul 2015 9:59 am
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adriana.henaoj@udea.edu.co | Thu, 9 Jul 2015 4:57 pm
Fantastic resources, ideal for Nursing studies
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