本教材共六章,具有四方面特点:一是突出知识的新颖性。以国外*新教材为蓝本,在把握思想性的基础上,增加了许多新的知识点。二是语言与护理基础知识并重。以护理专业基础知识为媒介,将专业英语融入其中。三是图文并茂,增加了趣味性。四是护理专业较生僻词汇用斜体标出,使读者一目了然。 该教材中的护理英语词汇、句型和文章都是经过精心挑选的,既简练实用,又保留了专业英语的原貌,它可以作为专业英语能力训练教材使用,适用于所有护理专业学生、在职护士和有志于从事国际护理工作的护理人员。

CHAPTER 1 MEDICAL WORDS
Section 1 Medical Abbreviations
Section 2 Health Words
Section 3 Signs and Symptoms
Section 4 Common Instruments in Nursing Care
Section 5 Common Ailments and Diseases

CHAPTER 2 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY
Section t The Musculoskeletal System
Section 2 The Nervous System
Section 3 The Skin
Section 4 The Trunk and Its Contents
Section 5 The Cardiorespiratory System
Section 6 Lymphatic System

CHAPTER 3 NURSING PROCESS AND PRACTICE
Section 1 Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process
Section 2 Health Promotion and Preventive Care

CHAPTER 4 SKILLS IN PRACTICING
Section 1 Nursing Skills
Section 2 Physical Assessment
Section 3 Communication Skill

CHAPTER 5 CRITICAL THINKING AND REAL WORLD ANECDOTES
Section 1 Taking a Pulse
Section 2 Taking a Temperature
Section 3 Administering Eye and Ear Medications
Section 4 Administering Oral, Sublingual, and Buccal Medications
Section 5 Administering Vaginal Medications
Section 6 Administering Nebulized Medications

CHAPTER 6 DIALOGUE
Section 1 Greeting and Introduction
Section 2 Routine Practices in Hospital
Section 3 Role PlayAPPENDIXES
1 READING MATERIAL
2 VOCABULARY