English for professionals communication skill

Unit 4 Getting samples from a patient

Urine sample

Nurse       May I get a sample of your urine?

Patient     Yes,you may.

Nurse       Please take this container to the bathroom.

                 Fill it up to here

                 Start filling the container after you have urinated for

                 a few  seconds.

                 When you have finished put the top on the container.

                 Please give me the container after you have finished.

                 We will send it to the lab for testing.

Patient     Where is the bathroom?

Nurse       Turn left at the next corner. you will see the

                 bathroom on your right.

Patient     Thank you.

จำนวนปัสสาวะที่ใส่ใช้คำ quarter fill, haft fill, two third fill the container

Stool sample

Nurse        I need to get a sample of your stool.

Patient      That's okay. What should I do?

Nurse        Please go to the bathroom.

                  Scoop some stool into this container.

Patient      How much do you want?

Nurse        Just one scoop is enough.

Patient      That's no problem nurse.

(ระวังคำว่า stool ฝรั่งบางคนเข้าใจว่าเป็น เก้าอี้)

ปิดฝา put the top on the container

ใส่ที่ตัก stool เข้าใป put the spoon in the container

Blood sample

Nurse        Sit down here please. I need to take a blood sample.

                  Please put your arm on the table.(pillow)

Patient      Which arm?

Nurse        Left or right is okay.

Patient      Will this hurt? I don't like needles.

Nurse        It will only hurt a little.( a little hurt , a prink,)

                  Please keep your arm very still.

                  Please make a fist.

                  Okay, it is all over. You can relax.

                  Please hold this cotton ball on the needle mark to stop

                  any bleeding.

                  I am going to put a band aid on it.

                  You can take it off after about 10 minutes.

Patient      Thank you nurse.

Nurse        You are welcome.

Blood sample II

Nurse        Sit down, please.

                  Please put your arm on the pillow.

Patient      All right.

Nurse        Please roll your arm over.

                  I'm going to put the touniguet on your upper arm.

                  (touniguet ไม่ใช้ rubber ฝรั่งอาจเข้าใจว่าเป็น condom)

Patient        OK.

Nurse         Please make a fist. กำมือ

                   I'm going to clean the injection area.

                  ,put the needle in your arm

                  ,draw some blood

                  and take out the needle.

                  Please hold the cotton ball here.

                  You can take it off in about 10 minute.

Patient      How long will it take for the result?

Nurse        It's about 30 minute.

Patient      Thank you nurse.

Nurse        You are welcome.

Direction

Turn right, Turn left

At, just pass , just before

The bath room, the coffee shop, the operator, the ER........

Go straight ahead

The car park is on the right,........ on the left.( ไม่ใช้ right site หรือ left site)

Example

At the nurse station, go to the toilet

Go straight ahead,  turn right at the coffee corner

and turn right at the gift shop, just pass the operator,

the toilet is on the right,

At the nurse station, go to the toilet.

Go straight ahead, turn left at the cashier , go straight ahead,

just before the car park the toilet is on the right.

(you will see the toilet on the right just before the car park)

 

สถานที่ต่างๆในโรงพยาบาล

the nurse station, emergency room, OPD out patient department

IPD in patient department, paramedic, green zone, yellow zone,

black zone, radiology department, registration, cashier, operator,

plebotomy room, dressing room, examination room,

international information center, coffee shop