Community health

Health professionals in the UK

UNIT 4

Match sentences (1-10)with an explanation (a-j).

1. I nodded…. a) I moved my eyebrows together to show disapproval.

2. I grinned….. b) I laughed uncontrollably, in a silly way.

3. I chuckled… c) I looked with wide-open eyes at the same place for several moments.

4. I scowled d)I laughed quietly under my breath.

5. I shook my head e)I opend my mouth uncontrollably to show boredom or tiredness.

6. I giggled f) I gave a large smile.

7. I yawned g) I moved my head from side to side meaning “no”

8. I frowned h) I made a threatening expression with my lips.

9. I choked i) I moved my head up and down meaning “yes”.

10. I stared j) I had trouble breathing because my throat was blocked.

3.Try to learn or revise linking words and phrases. Their definitions are given below, make your own sentences.

Text organizers: they help to make the text easier to understand.

- Adding a point: as well as; in addition to; not only, but…also;

- Developing a point: besides/furthermore/in addition/moreover/what’s more/on top of that;

- to make matters worse; in fact/as a matter of fact;

- Explaining a point: to put it another way;

- Contrast: however/nevertherless/all the same;

- (all)though;while/eventhough/despite the fact that;

- nevertheless/none the less;

- on the contrary;

- on the one hand; the other hand; as opposed to; whereas; in contrasts;

(the linking words and phrases will be continued in the next unit)

4. Read the instructions for nurses at their work-place. Try to comment each rule. Why is it so important to follow it?

10 Golden Rules for Administering Drugs Safely

1. administer the right drug.

2. administer the drug to the right patient.

3: administer the right dose.

4. administer the drug by the right route.

5. administerthe drug at the right time.

6. teach your patient about the drug he's receiving.

7. take a complete patient drug history.

8. find out if the patient has any drug allergies.

9. be aware of possible drug/ drug or drug/ food interactions.

10. document each drug you administer

5. Study the meaning of the prefixes:

epi - above; on

extra - out: out of

hypo - under; beneath, less, than

intra – in, within

par(a) - other, than; apart from

sub - under; beneath

Form new words with the above mentioned prefixes and translate them:

epi-: dural

extra-: corporal

hypo-: dermic, tensive, sensitive

intra-: muscular, venous, cavitary, osseous, thecai

par(a)-: enteral, psychological, medical

sub-: cutaneous, lingual, mucosal

The health of the community depends on a large number of people other than medical practitioners and nurses. They are called allied health professionals. An allied health professional is a person who obtains a qualification in health sciences, being registered by the Council. The Allied health professional’s council was established by an Act of Parliament in 1996.

Allied health professionals can be grouped under the following:

§ Physiotherapists (physios) help people to move, to do exercises or treat their body with heat or massage treatment by manipulating muscles and joints with the hands.

§ Occupational therapists (OTs) help disabled people to perform tasks at home and at work. A disability is a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult to live normally, for example blindness or deafness.

§ Social workers helppeople to solve their social and family problems,for example poor housing or unemployment.

§ Chiropodists, also known as podiatrists, treat conditions of affected feet.

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