本书以病房护理为场景,为同学们设计了共8章24个单元,每个单元为一个具有代表性的护理活动,分别从不同的护理任务人手,展示国外(主要为美国)护士在工作中的专业交流。这些交流以护理工作为主线,在护士与病人、家属、医生、同行和护理老师之间展开。学习时不仅要关注不同护理情境中英语的使用,更要从专业角度理解与国外护理活动相关的护士职责、医院管理与文化和**保险等人文、社会、心理和管理等问题,领会护士与病人、护士与医生、护士与同行或老师之间的社会角色与关系,体会对话中蕴含着护理的价值概念与科学、护理交流的艺术、护理的道德与法律。

chapter 1 hospital admission & patient safety
unit 1 admitting patients to the hospital
unit 2 patient safety: hospital environment of care
chapter 2 ward routine work
unit 1 reporting
unit 2 making rounds
unit 3 planning
chapter 3 adult care (ⅰ): cardiovascular, pulmonary &gastrointestinal nursing
unit 1 caring for patients with cardiovascular disease
unit 2 caring for patients with pulmonary disease
unit 3 caring for patients with gastrointestinal disease
chapter 4 adult care (ⅱ): endocrine, infectious &women's health nursing
unit 1 caring for patients with endocrine disease
unit 2 caring for patients with infectious disease
unit 3 caring for patients with women's health concerns