Friday 15 June 2018
Issues with the English language
Hi all,
Some days seem harder than others.
Today I worked next to another two nurses and I didn´t understand a word they were saying. It was really frustrating. I felt I was back to square one.
One of the nurses is Scottish, she speaks in a really low tone and fast; and the other nurse is from Wales, she is young and she kept on using slang language of which I couldn´t catch anything. At the end of the day I decided to say yes to everything and smile.
I just hope I didn´t miss something important.....
Cheers,
Ana
Education and training
Hi everyone,
I am amazed with the amount of training they are offering me in my unit since the beginning. There is an education team that is constantly making sure I am up to date with all the mandatory courses and besides that, they offer me courses to progress from band 5 to band 6.
There are three main courses the education team have asked me to apply for: the mentorship course, the conversion course from adults to paediatrics and the intensive care course. They have told me it would take more or less three years to undertake these three courses.
I think I will start with the intensive care course this year.
Do your units offer the same amount of training as mine does?
Cheers,
Ana
I am amazed with the amount of training they are offering me in my unit since the beginning. There is an education team that is constantly making sure I am up to date with all the mandatory courses and besides that, they offer me courses to progress from band 5 to band 6.
There are three main courses the education team have asked me to apply for: the mentorship course, the conversion course from adults to paediatrics and the intensive care course. They have told me it would take more or less three years to undertake these three courses.
I think I will start with the intensive care course this year.
Do your units offer the same amount of training as mine does?
Cheers,
Ana
Working
Hi everyone,
As we are all Spanish nurses in this blog, I wanted to know what your opinion is regarding Brexit. Does anyone know if we are going to need to apply for working visas? Has anyone been informed by their managers regarding this situation?
I would appreciate some feedback as I am quite anxious to know if we are going to be able to maintain our current jobs.
Regards,
Ana
As we are all Spanish nurses in this blog, I wanted to know what your opinion is regarding Brexit. Does anyone know if we are going to need to apply for working visas? Has anyone been informed by their managers regarding this situation?
I would appreciate some feedback as I am quite anxious to know if we are going to be able to maintain our current jobs.
Regards,
Ana
Funny anecdotes
Hi everyone,
I thought I would create this blog in which we could all share funny anecdotes of things that happened in the first year working in the hospital.
My funny anecdote is that during the first days while I was working here the doctors would come to the bedside and ask me if the child I was looking after had "neck". I found that question very weird as I supposed that obviously every baby should have a "neck"!! It took me (I must admit) almost a month to realise that they were actually asking me if the child had NEC which stands for necrotising enterocolitis, a very common bowel complication in premature babies in NICU.
Does anyone else have any similar anecdotes?
I thought I would create this blog in which we could all share funny anecdotes of things that happened in the first year working in the hospital.
My funny anecdote is that during the first days while I was working here the doctors would come to the bedside and ask me if the child I was looking after had "neck". I found that question very weird as I supposed that obviously every baby should have a "neck"!! It took me (I must admit) almost a month to realise that they were actually asking me if the child had NEC which stands for necrotising enterocolitis, a very common bowel complication in premature babies in NICU.
Does anyone else have any similar anecdotes?
Sunday 10 June 2018
Useful Vocabulary
Hello, everyone!
This is Idaira Serrano and, as I already wrote in the welcome post, this is my first year doing my intership here at the Barnsley Hospital. I have been studying for five years to be a registered nurse and I really liked the programme I was offered here, which lasts up to twelve months.
Yesterday during my break I was talking to one of the other nurses and there was some vocabulary I did not really get, so I have been doing my tasks and I would love to share with all of you what I have found. This is just some vocabulary I found very interesting...
- Vocabulary for Checkups:
Addiction: becoming unable to quit something, i.e. a drug addiction
Allergy: a hypersensitive reaction to something
Ache: a dull but persistent pain
Blood pressure: the pressure that blood exerts of the walls of blood vessels; can be measured quickly to assess health
Calcium: the element Ca, which strengthens bones and is used in nerve signaling
Clinical trial: research that is done to test how well a health product works, such as a drug or other medical treatment
Diagnose: to determine what an illness or disease is Disability: when one is not able to perform normally
Hormone: a substance released by a gland that influences the body’s emotions, growth, digestion, and other processes
Immunization: the act of protecting a person from disease
Insurance: a guarantee by a company or government to pay for certain medical expenses if you have pay a premium beforehand
Prenatal: before birth
Vital signs: clinical measurements that indicate the state of a patient’s body functions
Weight: the mass of a person
- Vocabulary for Diseases
AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome; caused by HIV; a very serious immune system disease that often results in death
Anemia: a deficiency of red blood cells
Anorexia: a prolonged starving of the self
Antidote: a medicine that reverses the effects of a poison
Anxiety: an unpleasant worrying about the future
Bacteria: single-celled organisms that can be either beneficial or harmful
Cure: something that gets rid of a disease or disability
Dehydration: not having enough water
Depression: a prolonged feeling of helplessness and hopelessness that may be accompanied by hormonal changes in the body
Disorder: when one is affected by an abnormal condition
Fracture: breaking of something, such as bone
Frenzy: a state of madness or uncontrolled behavior
Hazard: something, including a chemical or activity, that is harmful to someone’s health
HIV: the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS; spread through bodily fluids
Hyperglycemia: having excess sugar in the blood
Hypertension: high blood pressure
Infertility: the inability to or difficulty with becoming pregnant and having children
Inflammation: a swelling of a body part due to an infection, usually by a virus or bacteria
Influenza: a highly contagious viral disease that resembles a cough; causes fever, aches, and general discomfort
Kidney disease: an inability of the kidney to carry out its normal functions; often a very expensive disease to treat
Lead poisoning: being exposed to toxic lead (an element) and exhibiting symptoms such as impaired memory and loss of muscle control
Metabolism: chemical processes that help a person digest food and maintain life
Pregnancy: having a child developing
Prescription: instructions written by a doctor authorizing a patient to be put through a medical treatment
Rehabilitation: restoring health after a disease or disability, through training and therapy
Sexually Transmitted Infections: diseases that are passed through sexual contact, including HIV
Skin Cancer: an abnormal growth of skin cells that results in harm to the body
Sore Throat: pain in the throat caused by a bacteria or virus
Toxin: a poisonous and harmful substances that causes a negative reaction in the body
Do you know expressions that I should bear in mind when talking to doctors? I really dislike being a rookie, I will try to catch up as soon as I can!
I hope you all have had a great weekend, especially those of you who are still on call !
Cheers,
Idaira
This is Idaira Serrano and, as I already wrote in the welcome post, this is my first year doing my intership here at the Barnsley Hospital. I have been studying for five years to be a registered nurse and I really liked the programme I was offered here, which lasts up to twelve months.
Yesterday during my break I was talking to one of the other nurses and there was some vocabulary I did not really get, so I have been doing my tasks and I would love to share with all of you what I have found. This is just some vocabulary I found very interesting...
- Vocabulary for Checkups:
Addiction: becoming unable to quit something, i.e. a drug addiction
Allergy: a hypersensitive reaction to something
Ache: a dull but persistent pain
Blood pressure: the pressure that blood exerts of the walls of blood vessels; can be measured quickly to assess health
Calcium: the element Ca, which strengthens bones and is used in nerve signaling
Clinical trial: research that is done to test how well a health product works, such as a drug or other medical treatment
Diagnose: to determine what an illness or disease is Disability: when one is not able to perform normally
Hormone: a substance released by a gland that influences the body’s emotions, growth, digestion, and other processes
Immunization: the act of protecting a person from disease
Insurance: a guarantee by a company or government to pay for certain medical expenses if you have pay a premium beforehand
Prenatal: before birth
Vital signs: clinical measurements that indicate the state of a patient’s body functions
Weight: the mass of a person
- Vocabulary for Diseases
AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome; caused by HIV; a very serious immune system disease that often results in death
Anemia: a deficiency of red blood cells
Anorexia: a prolonged starving of the self
Antidote: a medicine that reverses the effects of a poison
Anxiety: an unpleasant worrying about the future
Bacteria: single-celled organisms that can be either beneficial or harmful
Cure: something that gets rid of a disease or disability
Dehydration: not having enough water
Depression: a prolonged feeling of helplessness and hopelessness that may be accompanied by hormonal changes in the body
Disorder: when one is affected by an abnormal condition
Fracture: breaking of something, such as bone
Frenzy: a state of madness or uncontrolled behavior
Hazard: something, including a chemical or activity, that is harmful to someone’s health
HIV: the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS; spread through bodily fluids
Hyperglycemia: having excess sugar in the blood
Hypertension: high blood pressure
Infertility: the inability to or difficulty with becoming pregnant and having children
Inflammation: a swelling of a body part due to an infection, usually by a virus or bacteria
Influenza: a highly contagious viral disease that resembles a cough; causes fever, aches, and general discomfort
Kidney disease: an inability of the kidney to carry out its normal functions; often a very expensive disease to treat
Lead poisoning: being exposed to toxic lead (an element) and exhibiting symptoms such as impaired memory and loss of muscle control
Metabolism: chemical processes that help a person digest food and maintain life
Pregnancy: having a child developing
Prescription: instructions written by a doctor authorizing a patient to be put through a medical treatment
Rehabilitation: restoring health after a disease or disability, through training and therapy
Sexually Transmitted Infections: diseases that are passed through sexual contact, including HIV
Skin Cancer: an abnormal growth of skin cells that results in harm to the body
Sore Throat: pain in the throat caused by a bacteria or virus
Toxin: a poisonous and harmful substances that causes a negative reaction in the body
Do you know expressions that I should bear in mind when talking to doctors? I really dislike being a rookie, I will try to catch up as soon as I can!
I hope you all have had a great weekend, especially those of you who are still on call !
Cheers,
Idaira
Sunday 25 March 2018
Welcome to the blog!
Welcome!
This blog is going to be your collaborative task for Module 3 in the course "Scientific and Technical English".
Your first entry in the blog is easy, just introduce yourself! Remember:
You should keep your real name (I need that in order to evaluate your work), but you have to imagine that you are a nurse who has been sent abroad to do some work experience at Barnsley Hospital, in Yorkshire, England. Have a look at their website to get an idea of where you are.
If you have doubts about how to post a message or a comment in the blog, please write a message in the course forum.
I hope you enjoy the activity!
Patricia Ventura
This blog is going to be your collaborative task for Module 3 in the course "Scientific and Technical English".
When you add a post or make a comment in the blog, it should be related to one of these topics:
- Education and training
- Issues with the English language
- Work
- Funny anecdotes
Your first entry in the blog is easy, just introduce yourself! Remember:
You should keep your real name (I need that in order to evaluate your work), but you have to imagine that you are a nurse who has been sent abroad to do some work experience at Barnsley Hospital, in Yorkshire, England. Have a look at their website to get an idea of where you are.
If you have doubts about how to post a message or a comment in the blog, please write a message in the course forum.
I hope you enjoy the activity!
Patricia Ventura
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