English for Nursing 1

Topic 4

Name : Martina
Class : C
Id students : 3020041074

Medical Equipment
Instructional objective
The students are expected:
1. to be able to pronounce well vocabularies relating to the topic;
2. to be able to understand reading and listening text relating to the topic; and
3. to be able to describe medical equipment and present the description orally.

Reading
Direction. Read the text below and get some good insights. Then, answer the following questions.

Medical equipment is considered a fundamental component of health systems. The

benefits they can provide continue to increase as they're essential to prevent, diagnose,
treat and rehabilitate illnesses and diseases in a safe and effective way. The steps that
involve medical equipment manufacturing, regulation, planning, assessment,
acquisition, and management are complex but essential to guarantee their quality,
safety and compatibility with the settings in which they are used. (Source:
https://www.paho.org/en/topics/medical-devices)
Questions:
1. Why are the uses of medical equipment continuously increasing?
Answer : Medical equipment is considered a fundamental component of health
systems. The benefits they can provide continue to increase as they're essential
to prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate illnesses and diseases in a safe and
effective way.
2. Why are the steps of medical equipment manufacturing, planning, assessment,
acquisition, and management important?
answer : The steps that involve Medical Devices manufacturing, regulation, planning,
assessment, acquisition, and management are complex but essential to guarantee
their quality, safety and compatibility with the settings in which they are used.

Related Vocabularies
Direction. Study the following vocabularies of medical equipment.

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VOCABULARY EXERCISE
Direction. Fill the crossword.

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Answer :
1.Doctor
2.Temperature
3 Ambulance
4.bandage
5.stethoscope
6.Virus
7.Tape
8.Hospital
9.Drug
10.bottle

Useful Expressions
Direction. Study the following useful expressions.
Asking and  What is it?  It is a stretcher.
Telling  It is a tray.
Singular  It’s a kidney dish.
Tool

Asking and  What are they?  They are crutches.

Telling  They are scissors.
Plural Tools  They’re forceps.

Describing (Forceps) (Forceps)

the Tool  How is it?  It is a scissor-like instrument.
 How are they?  They are thin and small. Some of them
are long.
 What is it made  It is made from stainless steel.
from?
 What are they made  They are made from stainless steel.

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 from?

Describing  What is the [Forceps)

the function?  It is used to hold and to pull something
Function(s)  What is it used for? during operation or medical treatment.

[Manometer]
 It is used to measure blood pressures.

[Defibrillator]
 It is used in life-threatening situations
such as cardiac arrhythmias or
tachycardia to restore normal rhythm to
the heart.

[Baby incubator]
 It is used to provide a safe and stable
environment for newborns.

[Electrocardiogram machine]
 It is used to monitor the electrical
activity of the heart and display it in the
form of a moving line peaks and valleys.

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 Manual  How to use a
Procedure ……………?
of Using  How to use an
Medical otoscope?
Equipment

Exercise
Direction. Rearrange the jumbled expressions below. Number 1 is for your example.

1. a – It – trolley - is

It is a trolley.

2. braces – They – are

They are braces

3. cuff – scale – and – Manometers– have – pump

Manometers pump have scale and cuff

4. Used – to – Ambulance – room –mobilize – to – emergency – is

Ambulance is room emergency used to mobilize

5. Thermometer – armpit – or – into – mouth – your – put

Thermometer into mouth your put or armpit

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Listening Activity
Direction. Click the link http://bitly.ws/ADNq and listen to the audio to accomplish the following
conversation. Then, act out the dialogue.

Case: two nurses are caring for a wounded boy.

Nurse 1: would you (1) provide a supercenter
Nurse 2: Sure. Where is it?
Nurse 1: I think it is still in CSSD. Just ask (2) im going to get it.
Nurse 2 : Sure, Nurse. I’ll bring it for you immediately.

Writing and Speaking Exercise

Direction. Work in a pair. Choose one of medical devices. Put the picture in the box. Write the name
and describe the tool, the function(s), and how to use it. Then, present the description orally in front of
the class. You may add the demonstration of step by step using the device.

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the name of this tool is a thermometer, which is used to find out if our body temperature is
high or normal. Meanwhile, normal body temperature in adults (adolescents to old) averages
36.5˚- 37.5˚ C. You could say that the body temperature of adults is lower than baby or
toddler. how to use it, we put it in our armpit or mouth area, then wait for 5 or 10 minutes
until it rings, then we take it and see the number on the thermometer is high or normal.

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