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been any new (2) ….. . Then I generally see the charge nurse. She tells
me if there is anything that needs to be done urgently, such as intrave-
nous lines to put up or take down. Later in the morning, I (3) ….. any
new patients, which basically involves taking a history. On Tuesday
and Friday morning the consultant does her ward (4) ….. , and I have
to make sure I’m completely up to date on her patients. I’m complete-
ly up to date on her patients. After that, there are usually lots of things
to do, like writing up request forms for blood (5) ….. , and so on. In
the afternoon, I have to prepare for any patients who are to be (6)
…… the next day. They’re usually happy to be going home! And then
of course there are the lectures and tutorials in the (7) ….. programme
on Monday and Wednesday.
6. Try to answer the following questions and use them as a ba-
sis for discussion with the whole class, or in small groups.
How does the hospital training of doctors in our country differ
from the British system?
How would you explain it to a colleague from another country?
7.
a) Read and translate the article.
The nursing profession
One hundred and fifty years ago, nurses were unpaid, un-
trained, and unpopular, but then Florence Nightingale made nurs-
ing into a profession. Florence Nightingale (1829–1910) was the
founder of modern nursing. Conditions for soldiers in field hospi-
tals were dramatically improved by her, and she educated people
about the importance of hygiene. She saved thousands of lives
and became very famous. She later started her own training col-
lege for nurses, and wrote many books on nursing. Her method to
be introduced in the 1850s were copied all over the world, and
now nursing is a career with a three – or four – year training,
qualifications, grades, unions, and pensions.
In Britain, every nurse is on a grade. The grate depends on
experience and skills, and each grade has different responsibilities
and pay. On the bottom grades are unqualified auxiliary nurses