Equipment
bandage un pansement
dressing un pansement
gauze une gaze
plaster/tape du sparadrap
bedpan un bassin
blanket une couverture
pillow un oreiller
sheet un drap
drawsheet une alèze
air mattress un matelas pneumatique
catheter un cathéter
urinary catheter une sonde urinaire
central line un cathéter central
endotracheal tube une sonde d’intubation
nasal cannula une sonde nasale à oxygène
nasogastric tube une sonde nasogastrique
chest tube/drain un drain thoracique
suction tube une sonde d’aspiration
suction drain/Redivacs® un Redon
giving sets tubulures
cuff un brassard
cervical collar une minerve
cotton wool du coton
crutch une béquille
drip une perfusion
gag un ouvre bouche
tourniquet un garrot
hoist un lève malade
kidney dish un haricot
sling une écharpe
splint une attelle
cast un plâtre
syringe une seringue
thermometer un thermomètre
tongue depressor un abaisse langue
stitch un point de suture
scales un pèse-personne/une balance
wheelchair un fauteuil roulant
monitor un scope
Gestures
put up /start a drip/an IV poser une perfusion
insert a catheter poser une sonde
take vital signs prendre les signes vitaux
suction a patient aspirer un malade
disinfect an area désinfecter une zone
dress a wound panser une plaie
scrape a crust gratter une croûte
remove the stitches retirer les points de suture
clean a bedsore nettoyer une escarre
give an injection faire une injection
draw blood prélever du sang
administer a drug administrer un médicament
measure the BP prendre la tension
pull tirer
push pousser
lift a patient soulever un patient
give a bedbath faire la toilette au lit
feed nourrir
dress habiller
attend an operation assister à une intervention
assist a surgeon aider un chirurgien
chart nurses’ notes noter des transmissions ciblée
carry out doctor’s orders effectuer les prescriptions médicales
define nursing diagnosis and nursing care plan établir le diagnostic infirmier et un plan de soins
Investigations/technical gestures
venepuncture/venipuncture un prélèvement de sang
blood test un test sanguin
blood gases les gaz du sang
CBC (Complete Blood Count): NFS
Chem7 : iono
urinalysis (urine + analysis) une analyse d’urine
fecalysis (fecal + analysis) une analyse des selles
EEG un électroencéphalogramme (EEG)
ECG/EKG un électrocardiogramme (ECG)
lumbar puncture/spinal tap une ponction lombaire
ultrasound scan une échographie
Doppler ultrasound un doppler
CT scan un scanner
PET scan un PET scan
MRI une IRM
biopsy une biopsie
X-ray une radio
radio-nuclide scan/scintiscan une scintigraphie
pap smear un frottis
Cardio-Pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) la réanimation cardio-pulmonaire
Hospital care staff
an auxiliary nurse/a nursing assistant un(e) aide soignant(e)
a registered nurse un/e IDE
a ward sister/a matron un cadre infirmier/ une surveillante
a locum = a temporary or replacement doctor
an EMT/paramedic
a midwife une sage-femme
a physiotherapist un kiné
a speech therapist un orthophoniste
a dietician un diététicien
catering staff un cantinier
Other words
NHS = National Health Service (GB)
a practice = a group of doctors working in a team, sharing a building/rooms
a prescription
prescription charge = the part of the price of the treatment which the patient has to pay
a surgery = 1. the building where a doctor/doctors works, 2. the time when doctors see patients eg. morning surgery, 3. the work of surgeons, performing operations
a training period = un stage
Hospital Department
Emergency room (ER) US/ Accident and Emergency/Casualty (GB) Les Urgences
ICU (Intensive Care Unit) La Réanimation (Réa)
Operating theater/room/suite Le bloc opératoire
Anesthesia Anesthésie
Internal medicine Médecine interne
Surgery Chirurgie
Pediatrics Pédiatrie
Geriatrics Gériatrie
Psychiatry Psychiatrie
Neurology Neurologie
OB/GYN (Obstetrics and Gynecology) Obstétrique et Gynécologie
Maternity Maternité
Neonatology Néonatalogie
Radiology/ X-Ray Department Radiologie
Dentistry Odontologie
Dermatology Dermatologie
Rehabilitation Rééducation
Orthopedics Orthopédie
ENT (Ear Nose throat) ORL (oto-rhino-laryngologie)
Nephrology Néphrologie
Endocrinology Endocrinologie
Ophthalmology Ophtalmologie
Cardiology Cardiologie
Chest medicine Pneumologie
Infectious diseases Maladies infectieuses
Rheumatology Rhumatologie
Burns Unit Service des Grands Brûlés
Hemodialysis Unit (HDU) Centre d’hémodialyse
Pharmacy Pharmacie
Laboratory Laboratoire d’analyses
Anatomical pathology Anatomo-pathologie
Morgue (US)/Mortuary Morgue
Test your knowledge
1. Instruments and equipment: Match the words with the following definitions.
Bandage, catheter, drain, gag, sling, splint, stethoscope, syringe, thermometer, tourniquet, wheelchair
a chair with wheels in which an invalid can sit and move around
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a device used to constrict an artery and reduce the flow of blood
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a tube used to remove liquid from the body or the site of an operation
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an instrument which is placed between a patient's teeth to stop him closing his mouth
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a tube with a plunger which slides in it, forcing the contents out through a needle
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a tube which is passed into the body along one of the passages
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a piece of cloth which is wrapped round a wound or injured limb
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a triangular piece of cloth attached around the neck, used to support a broken arm
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a stiff support attached to a limb to prevent a broken bone from moving
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two earpieces connected to a tube and a metal disc, used to listen to sounds inside the body
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a device for measuring temperature
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2. Variation on bed….Link the word to the definition.
1) bedridden
2) bed bath
3) bed blocker
4) bedbug
5) bedpan
6) bedsore
7) bedwetting
a) nocturnal enuresis
b) insect that lives in dirty sheets
c) someone too ill to get out of bed
d) someone healthy who continues to stay in hospital because they have no where else to go
e) a dish into which someone can urinate or defecate without getting out of bed
f) act of washing someone who cannot get out of bed
g) decubitus ulcer
3. Translate the following sentences:
1) Le patient fait une phlébite
2) La perf est passée à côté (vb : tissue).
3) La sonde ne donne rien (vb : drain)
4) Le Redon est en place (in situ).
5) J’ai fait un prélèvement de la plaie (exp. : take a swab).
4. Discussion
In pairs, ask your partner the following questions and note down his/her answers:
In which department were you affected to complete your 4 weeks’ training session in nursing practice last September?
What did you do during your nursing care training?
What kind of tasks do nurses carry out in your country?
Are nurses’ responsibilities increasing? What are the implications of this?
Following this session, what qualities, do you think, are needed to be a good hospital nurse?
What is your best memory? What is your worst memory?
What do you think should be changed to improve care within the department you worked in?
What will be different when you are a doctor?
6. Role play
Choose a partner. One of you will play the nurse and the other will be the patient. Try to remember one of the situations you encountered in hospital and play your role as realistically as possible.
Make sure you use the following words: drip, nasogastric tube, chest drain, colostomy bag, dressings, abscess, naked.
