BAHASA

INGGRIS III
Lectured by:
Mrs. Nita Yuanita, S.Pd., M.Si.
Mrs. Lusiana Lesari, S.S., M.M.

8. EXPLAINING
MEDICATION
Prodi S1 Keperawatan, Tk. 3/ Sem. VI
STIKes Karsa Husada Garut, Tahun Akademik 2019/ 2020
GIVING MEDICATION TO THE
PATIENTS:
1. Medication by inhalation
2. Medication by inunctions => by rubbing of ointment or oil
into the skin
3. Rectal medication ( a tablet or capsule)
4. Medication by Dropper
5. Medication by Injection => IV: Intravenous Injection,
IM: Intramuscular Injection, Subcutaneous or hypodermic
Injection/ medication, Intra-cutaneous or intradermal
injection/ medication
6. Sublingual medication => a tablet is placed under a patient’s
tongue until it dissolves)
7. Oral medication => by placing a tablet or capsule on patient’s
tongue, then patient swallows the medicine following a drink
of water
What is the difference between
Medicine and Drug?
Medicine : A substance which can cure or prevent a disease,
replace vital substance that the body lacks or relieve
symptoms. It is especially in the form of liquid that
you drink to cure an illness.
Drug : A substance used for minor complaints which
generally have obvious benefits and negligible risk;
otherwise, most of us would prefer to put up with
the complaint. For more serious diseases, more
powerful drugs are required and the risk of adverse
reaction is usually higher.

To Conclude: all medicines are drugs,

whereas not all drugs are medicine
WHERE DO YOU FIND
MEDICINES OR DRUGS?
Pharmacy :
1. a shop/ store that sells medicines and drugs
2. a place in a hospital where medicines are prepared

Drugstore :
a shop/ store that sells medicines and also other types of
goods, for example: cosmetics/ toiletries

Dispensary :
a place in a hospital, shop/ store, etc. where medicine
are prepared for patients
 THE FOLLOWING ABBREVIATIONS ARE
COMMONLY USED BY DOCTORS WHEN THEY
PRESCRIBE DRUGS:
b.i.d : twice a day 120/60 : one hundred and twenty over
t.i.d : three times a day sixty
q.i.d : four times a day 20x/m : twenty times per minutes
p.r.n : when necessary (respiration rate)
2 hrly : once every two hours 0.60 : zero point sixty
4 hrly : once every four hours tab : tablets
a.c : before meals/ on an caps : capsules
empty stomach + : add/ plus/ and
p.c : after meals/ after food - : minus/ subtract
p.o : orally (through the X : times/ multiply
mouth) : : divided
3x1 : three times a day = : equal/ same with
3 x 250 mg: three two hundred and BP : Blood Pressure
fifty milligrams TPR : Temperature/ Pulse/ Respiration
1/5 : one fifth/ one over five MAR : Medication Administration
7/12 : seven twelfth/ seven Record
over twelve
EXERCISE
Study this instruction then answer the questions!
INSTRUCTION LABEL
“EYEDROPS”
For soothing and cleansing eyes.
Squeeze 2 or more drops
into each eye as needed. Replace cap.
Do not touch dropper tip to any surface

1. What is the purpose of the medicine?

2. How to use the medicine?
3. Is there any caution on the label?
If there’s any, mention it!
VOCABULARY
 Prescription : resep dokter
 Receipt : tanda terima
 to relieve : menghilangkan/ meredakan (sakit)
 to shake : kocok (mengocok)
 one spoonful : satu sendok makan/ takar
 indigestion : salah cerna/ ketidaksanggupan
mencerna
 adverse reaction : kontra indikasi/ reaksi penolakan
(tubuh)
terhadap suatu obat
 Capsule : a small container which has a measured
amount of medicine inside and which dissolves when you
swallow it.
 Pill : a small flat round piece of medicine (syn.
tablet) that you swallow without chewing it.
USEFUL EXPRESION
Patient expression related to medication
 How should I take this…
 What is the use of this… (tablet, medicine, capsule)?
 How to use these…(tablets)?

Oral medication
 Please take this… (one tablet per day/ one tablet every 8 hours)
syrup one spoonful… (three times a day)
to reduce…(your temperature)
to relieve…+ your (physical problem. e.g.
pain, running nose, cold, etc
)
 Here are some tablets/ pills (which) you are to take …(one) of
every…(eight) hours
 Have you taken the medicine?
… USEFUL EXPRESION
Giving caution
 Just tell me if there’s something you don’t understand and
I’ll go over it all
 You must call the nurse if there is an adverse reaction
 Don’t take this more than… (three times/ 8 tablets in
24hours)
 Don’t use it if it makes…(a skin rash)
 Don’t continue if an adverse reaction occurs
 Take these antibiotics all up
 In case (the tablets) give you indigestion /make you suffer
from indigestion, please…, please…(take them during/
after meals)
Now Read This!
When you give a dose in tablet form, you must make up the weight on the
prescription from the smallest number of tablets possible. Example: You must give 1
gram of Sulfasuxidine. The tablets are labeled 250mg. How many tablets you must
give? The answer is 4 tablets.

EXERCISE 2.
a) You must give 0,5 gram of aspirin. You have 2x250mg tablets and 10x50mg
tablets. Which do you give?
b) You must order medicine for the prescription Penicillin 20ml b.d. x 3 days. How
many ml of penicillin will you need for the three days?
c) You must give 5mg of a drug for every 1kg of a patient’s body weight. He weight
65kg. How many mg do you give?
d) A capsule contains 200mg of a drug. How many gram the drug are there in 10
capsule?
e) You must give one tablet q.d.s. How many do you give in three days?
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