Grades of nurses

Nurses in the UK

UNIT 3

Match each of the medical terms with a term which a patient would easily understand.

1. paraesthesia a) swelling, puffiness

2. productive cough b) indigestion

3. anaesthesia c) coughing up phlegm or spit

4. retrosternal chest pain d) trouble holding your water

5. orthopnea e) cramp in the leg muscles which comes and goes

6. stress incontinence f) numbness

7. dysmenorrhoea g)sleeplessness

8. dyspepsiah) out of breath, out of puff, breathlessness

9. oedema i) painful periods

10. intermittent claudication j) pain behind the breast bone

11. insomnia k) pins and needles

12. dyspnoea l)shortness of breathwhen you lie down

Nursing performs autonomous and collaborative care of patients of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nurses also promote health, prevent illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.

Nurses working in a hospital of UK, they have the following titles:

student nurse	she/ he is still in training
staff nurse	she/he has completed the training course
charge nurse	she/he is a more experienced nurse who is in charge of, or responsible for, a ward or department
nurse manager	she/he is in charge of several wards

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