Unit 7 Nurses PDF

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