Unit 7 Nurses PDF
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This document provides definitions and examples of various medical terms and roles in the nursing field. It includes definitions of different types of nurses, tasks, and clinical roles. The document also discusses medical procedures including biopsy, and anatomy.
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Unit 7. Nurses student nurse: a nurse who is still in training staff nurse: a nurse who has completed the training course charge nurse: a more experienced nurse who is in charge of, or responsible for, a ward or department nurse manager: a nurse who is in...
Unit 7. Nurses student nurse: a nurse who is still in training staff nurse: a nurse who has completed the training course charge nurse: a more experienced nurse who is in charge of, or responsible for, a ward or department nurse manager: a nurse who is in charge of several wards sister (n) /ˈsɪstɚ/ ﺳﺮﭘﺮﺳﺘﺎر ﯾﮏ ﺑﺨﺶ a female charge nurse matron (n) /ˈmeɪtrən/ ﺳﺮﭘﺮﺳﺘﺎر ﭼﻨﺪ ﺑﺨﺶ a female nurse manager clinical support worker (noun phrase) a person who assists healthcare professionals in the delivery of patient care; Clinical support workers work with an individual practitioner or a team, taking on tasks such as welcoming and preparing patients, explaining treatment and updating patient records. nursing auxiliary (noun phrase) /ˈnɝːsɪŋ ɑːɡˈzɪlieri/ ﮐﻤﮏ ﭘﺮﺳﺘﺎر someone who performs duties such as washing and dressing patients, making beds, etc, in a hospital ward clerk (noun phrase) ﮐﺎرﻣﻨﺪ ﺑﺨﺶ someone who makes sure patients’ notes and information are up to date, and answers the telephone midwife (n) /ˈmɪdwaɪf/ ﻣﺎﻣﺎ؛ ﻗﺎﺑﻠﮫ plural: midwives a person, usually a woman, who is trained to help women when they are giving birth midwifery /ˌmɪdˈwɪfɚi/ or /ˌmɪdˈwɑɪfəri/ ﻣﺎﻣﺎﯾﯽ؛ ﻗﺎﺑﻠﮕﯽ the job of being a midwife Example: At nursing college she specialized in midwifery. Improvements in midwifery have reduced death during childbirth. pregnancy (n) /ˈpreɡnənsi/ ﺑﺎرداری؛ ﺣﺎﻣﻠﮕﯽ the state of being pregnant (= having a child developing in the uterus) Example: Most women feel sick in the mornings during their first months of pregnancy. 1 district nurse (noun phrase) a nurse who visits patients in their homes health visitor (noun phrase) a person who works in the community, giving advice on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness pulse rate (noun phrase) /pʌls reɪt/ ﺗﻌﺪاد ﺿﺮﺑﺎن the number of times the heart beats, especially when it is felt at the wrist or side of the neck Example: The child's pulse was strong/weak. Exercise increases your pulse rate. suture (n) /ˈsuːtʃɚ/ ﺑﺨﯿﮫ a stitch used to sew up a cut in a person's body laboratory (n) /ˈlæbrətɔːri/ آزﻣﺎﯾﺸﮕﺎه a room or building with equipment for doing scientific tests Glasgow Caledonian University (noun phrase) /ˈɡlæzɡoʊ ˌkælɪˈdoʊniən juːnəˈvɝːsət̬ i/ a public university in Glasgow, Scotland carry out (v) /ˈkæri aʊt/ or /ˈkeri aʊt/ اﻧﺠﺎم دادن to perform or complete a job or activity; to fulfill Example: I was elected to carry out a program. procedure (n) /prəˈsiːdʒɚ/ ﻋﻤﻞ؛ ﻋﻤﻞ ﺟﺮاﺣﯽ a medical operation Example: It's a routine/standard surgical procedure. lesion (n) /ˈliːʒən/ ﺟﺮاﺣﺖ؛ زﺧﻢ an injury to a person's body or to an organ inside their body Example: skin/brain lesions 2 benign (adj) /bɪˈnaɪn/ ﺧﻮش ﺧﯿﻢ؛ ﺑﯽ آزار -not harmful or severe -(of a disease or tissue growing because of a disease) not likely to result in death Example: a benign tumor mole (n) /moʊl/ ﺧﺎل a small, often slightly raised mark on the skin made dark by a high concentration of melanin (a dark brown substance that gives color) Example: He had a small mole on his left cheek. cyst (n) /sɪst/ ﮐﯿﺴﺖ؛ ﺗﻮده در ﺣﺎل رﺷﺪ a round mass growing just under the skin or deeper in the body, that contains liquid Example: He had a cyst removed from near his eye. biopsy (n) /ˈbaɪɑːpsi/ ﻧﻤﻮﻧﮫ ﺑﺮداری؛ ﺑﺎﻓﺖ ﺑﺮداری the process of removing and examining a small amount of tissue from a sick person, in order to discover more about their illness Example: a tissue biopsy 3