Read the text about the work of the nurse

The Work of a Nurse

The nurse is present at the time of birth and she is sometimes present when life ends. Her whole life is devoted to people. She is responsible for what she does. She is responsible for what she advises others to do.

Every nurse must have enough knowledge of her work. She must read medical journals. She must help her patients at any hour of the day or night. She must care for the patient even if the patient has a mortal infectious disease. A nurse must remember that patients need her help, care and patience.

Every nurse must also remember that there are no two identical people and that every patient reacts to illness in his own way. That’s why the doctors and the nurses look for new methods and new medicines every day.

If a nurse gives a patient a new medicine this patient is under special care of the doctor and the nurse. The observations of the nurse are very important. Careful observation of the nurse can give very important information. It helps the doctor to diagnose and treat the patient.

Every nurse must be a member of the clinical research team because the research work goes on not only in the laboratories but also in the wards of the hospitals.

Find the equivalents of the given words

1. ответственный

2. медицинские журналы

3. заботиться о пациенте

4. смертельное заболевание

5. забота и терпение

6. одинаковый

7. реагировать на болезнь

8. искать новые методы и лекарства

9. наблюдения мед. сестры

10. лечить людей

11. исследовательская работа

12. палаты больницы

Answer the questions

1. What is the nurse responsible for?

2. Why do the nurses and doctors look for new methods and medicines?

3. Why are the observations of the nurse important?

4. Why must every nurse be a member of the research work?

SayintoEnglish

1. Каждая мед.сестра должна иметь достаточно знаний о своей работе.

2. Каждая мед.сестра должна читать медицинские журналы.

3. Каждая мед.сестра должна заботиться о пациенте.

4. Каждая мед.сестра должна проводить (carry out) наблюдения.

5. Каждая мед.сестра должна быть членом исследовательской команды.

Read the text about the nursing process and its steps. Find the English equivalents of the given words.

1. особые умения

2. поддерживать здоровье людей

3. обеспечивать уход

4. оценка

5. сестринский диагноз

6. планирование

7. выполнение

8. анализ

9. собирать информацию о пациенте

10. определять проблемы пациента

11. анализировать полученную информацию

12. формулировать сестринский диагноз

13. планировать сестринский уход

14. выполнять сестринские манипуляции

15. анализировать успешность сестринского ухода

16. составлять базу данных пациента

17. достижение целей

The Nursing Process

Nursing is not simply a collection of specific skills, and the nurse is not simply a person who performs specific tasks. Nursing continues to evolve into a profession.

Nursing originated with the desire to keep people healthy and provide care to the ill. Nursing is as old as medicine.

The term “nursing process” was first introduced in 1955. Nursing process is a systematic method for providing personal care for clients in all states of health.

The nursing process has five interrelated steps: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. During the assessment phase, the nurse gathers information about the client to identify client problems (health history, results of physical examination, laboratory data). During the nursing diagnosis step, the nurse analyzes collected information and formulates the nursing diagnosis. During the planning step, the nurse and the client plan expected results and nursing care. During the implementation step, the nurse performs nursing actions and gives nursing care to the client. The evaluation step allows the nurse and client to evaluate the success of nursing care through achievements of client goals and expected results.

The purpose of the five-step nursing process are to establish a client data base; identify the client health care needs; determine goals, expected results, proper care; establish a nursing care plan; perform nursing actions; determine the effectiveness of nursing care.