Unit 1 1
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 1
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 2
Talking about Your College Life 2
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 3
Text A Chemistry Is Life 3
Text B Body Structure and Function 5
Text C Life Process 6
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 13
Plan of Study for Nursing in the USA 13
Unit 2 16
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 16
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 18
Introducing the Hospital 18
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 19
Text A You Are What You Eat 19
Text B Common Cold 21
Text C Pneumonia 22
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 28
Hippocratic Oath and Florence Nightingale Pledge 28
Unit 3 31
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 31
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 32
Receiving the Patient 32
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 33
Text A CPR 33
Text B Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 34
Text C Bird Flu 37
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 42
Professional Values of Nursing 42
Unit 4 45
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 45
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 47
Physical Examination 47
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 48
Text A Traditional Chinese Medicine 48
Text B Cerebral Hemorrhage 49
Text C Diabetes Mellitus 51
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 56
Core Competencies for Nursing 56
Unit 5 59
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 59
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 60
Collecting History 60
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 62
Text A CT 62
Text B Peptic Ulcer 63
Text C Acute Kidney Failure 65
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 70
Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses in Canada 70
Unit 6 72
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 72
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 73
Preoperative Instruction 73
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 74
Text A Overuse of Antibiotics 74
Text B Appendicitis 75
Text C Constipation 77
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 83
Japanese Nurse System and the Curriculum 83
Unit 7 86
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 86
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 86
Morning Shift Report 86
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 87
Text A Give Me a Break 87
Text B First Aid 89
Text C Bone Fracture 91
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 96
Background to Nursing in Australia 96
Unit 8 99
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 99
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 101
Health Instruction 101
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 102
Text A Florence Nightingale 102
Text B Leukemia 103
Text C AIDS 106
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 111
Frequently Asked Questions about CGFNS International 111
Unit 9 113
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 113
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 114
Discharge 114
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 115
Text A Childhood Obesity 115
Text B Obesity 116
Text C Stress 118
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 123
Trends in American Nursing Education 123
Unit 10 126
Part 1 Pictures and Charts 126
Part 2 Hospital Situation Dialogue 127
Administration of Medication 127
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 128
Text A Attention to Mental Health 128
Text B Coronary Heart Disease 130
Text C Hypertension 132
Part 4 Overseas Medicine 138
Nursing Conduct and Ethics in Hong Kong,China 138
Appendix 140
Ⅰ.Glossary 140
Ⅱ.Commonly Used Medical Terms 159
Ⅲ.Commonly Used Medical Word-building Elements 175
Ⅳ.Medical Abbreviations 179
Ⅴ.METS Sample Tests 187
Ⅵ.Keys to Exercises 209
Ⅷ.Translation for Texts 211