Hospital equipment In the hospital

In the hospital
1

Match the symbols to the correct hospital department.

a

b

1
2

2






3

 maternity
 accident and emergency

c

d

3
4

 orthopaedics
 radiology

4 Read and listen to the text then complete the table.
Hospitals are divided into departments and / or units. Each department or unit has wards where the patient
beds are located. The nurse who is responsible for a ward is called the ward sister. Auxiliary or ancillary nurses
help the patients to wash, eat, go to the bathroom or use a bed pan. The head doctor of each department or
unit is known as the chief consultant. Surgeons, the doctors who carry out operations, may work in general
surgery or may be specialists in a specific area such as cardiac surgery or neurosurgery.
POSITION

DUTIES
this person operates on patients
this person supports nurses and patients
this person is responsible for a department or unit
this person is responsible for the ward

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5 Listen and complete the dialogue.


Receptionist:

Visitor:

Receptionist:

Visitor:

Receptionist:




Visitor:

Receptionist:



Visitor:

Receptionist:

‘Good morning, Madam. How can I help?’
‘I’m looking for the (1) _______________ department.’
‘Ah, see the corridor (2) _________ _________ _________ ?’
‘Yes, (3) _________ the vending machine?’
‘Okay, go (4) _______________ the corridor to the end and (5) _________ _________ into a hall.
Cross the hall. On the (6) _______________ side is a door. Go (7) _______________ the door and
you will find the radiology department. It’s (8) _________ _________ _________ of the
orthopaedics department.’
Is there anywhere I can buy something to eat?
We only have the vending machine 9 _______________ the hospital but if you go
(10) _______________ and turn (11) _______________ there is a café that sells take-away
sandwiches. It’s on the corner, (12) _______________ the bank.
Thank you.
You’re welcome.

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4 Mark the radiology and orthopaedics departments on the hospital plan after listening to the dialogue in
exercise 3.

HALL

Vending
machine

RECEPTION

5 Read the text below to complete the hospital plan.
The obstetrics and gynaecology department is next to reception.The haematology department is between
the orthopaedics department and the obstetrics and gynaecology department. The paediatrics unit is
next to the surgery unit. Surgery is opposite the obstetrics and gynaecology department.

6 Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition.






1 The hall is _______________ the radiology department and surgery.
2 The paediatrics unit is on _________ _________ of surgery.
3 Haematology is at _________ _________ of the corridor on _________ _________ _________ .
4 The vending machine is _________ reception.

5Walk _______________ the corridor. Surgery is on your _______________.

7 Complete the sentences with a word/s from the box.
paediatric
obstetrics and gynaecology
general surgery ward
haematology
neonatal
intensive care / high dependency
maternity ward
geriatrics
accident and emergency (A&E)
pharmacy
operating theatre
orthopaedics
radiology
neurology
outpatients

1 Conditions related to the female reproductive system are treated in the _________________ and
_________________ department, often known as Obs & Gyn.
2 Elderly people are often treated in the _________________ unit.
3 A surgeon works in an _________________ _________________ with a team including theatre nurses and an
anaesthetist.
4 Mothers and their new born babies stay in the _________________ _________________.
5 Patients with severe trauma are treated in the _________________ _________________ or _________________
_________________ unit.
6 Drugs are dispensed in the _________________.
7 Suspected fractures are examined in the _________________ department.
8 Premature babies are cared for in the _________________ department.

9 Patients with mobility issues are dealt with in the _________________ department.
10 After an operation, most patients recover in the _________________ _________________ _________________.
11 Patients suffering from memory loss, fits or paralysis are examined in the _________________ department.
12 Children are admitted to the _________________ unit or to a _________________ hospital.
13 Blood samples are examined in the _________________ department.
14 Ambulances take patients to _________________ and _________________.
15 Patients who attend the _________________ clinic are treated in hospital but do not sleep there.

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8

6 Listen, mark the word stress and repeat.

1 gynae co logy
2 dependency

3 neurology
4 emergency

5 accident
6 haemotology

9 Label the objects with a word/s from the box.
pillow
bed pan
sharps bin
drip stand

locker
thermometer
patient chart
medicine trolley
gloves
call bell
needle
stethoscope

a ____________________

b ____________________

c ____________________

d ____________________

e ____________________

f ____________________

g ____________________

h ____________________

i ____________________

j ____________________

k ____________________

l ____________________

10 Complete the sentences using the vocabulary in exercise 9.
1 Every evening the nurse will bring the _________________ _________________ to give you medication.
2 You will sleep better with your head on one _________________, not two, Mrs. Harvey.
3 Your books and money are in the _________________ Mr. Rashid.
4 If you have a problem just press the _________________ and a nurse will come.
5 We have to take your temperature. Put the _________________ under your arm, please.
6 If you can’t walk to the toilet you can use the _________________.
7 Your medical notes are updated constantly on the _________________.
8 It is important to use new sterile _________ with every patient.
9 The _________________ holds a bag that gives the patient fluids and medication intravenously.
10 Put the needle in the _________________, please.

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7 Listen, read and complete the description.
light

medicine trolley

two pillows

bottle of water

drip stand

patient chart

On the (1) _________________ of the bed
there is a monitor and some equipment.
(2) _________________ the monitor table and
the bed there is a (3) _________________
_________________. On the right of the
(4) _________________ there is a locker.
There are (5) _________________ glasses
(6) _________________ the locker. There are
two (7) _________________ on the bed.
On the (8) _________________ of the bed
there is a cover.

MY GLOSSARY
Staff \stA…f\ _____________________________________
Surgeon \"s‰…dZ´n\________________________________
auxiliary \O…g"zIlj´rI\ ______________________________
nurse \n‰…s\_____________________________________
ward sister \"wO…dsIst´\ ___________________________
chief consultant \tSi…f k´n"sølt´nt\ _________________
Departments \dI"pA…tm´ntz\______________________
Outpatient \"aUt peIS´nt\ __________________________
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Orthopaedic \O…T´Upi…dIk\_________________________
general surgery \"dZEn´r´l"s‰…dZ´rI\_________________
radiology \reIdI"Ål´dZI\___________________________
obstetrics \Åb"stEtrIks\ ____________________________

gynaecology \gaInI"kÅl´dZI\_______________________
haematology \hi…m´"tÅl´dZI\_______________________
paediatrics \pi…dI"ætrIks\__________________________
Ward equipment \"wO…d I"kwIpm´nt\______________
bed \’bEd\_____________________________________
pillow \"pIl´U\___________________________________
locker \"lÅk´\___________________________________
call-bell \’kO…lbEl\________________________________

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drip stand \’drIpstænd\__________________________
medicine trolley \’mEdIsIntrÅlI\____________________
bed pan \"bEdpæn\_______________________________
sharps bin \SA…ps bIn\ ___________________________
patient chart \peIS´nt SA…t\________________________
gloves \‘gløvz\__________________________________
thermometer \T´"mÅmIt´\_________________________
Prepositions of place
On \Ån\________________________________________
in \In\_________________________________________
next to \nEkst t´\________________________________
behind \bI"haInd\________________________________
in front of \Infrønt´v\____________________________
at the foot of \ætðIfUt´v\__________________________
between \bI"twi…n\_______________________________
at \æt\_________________________________________
opposite \"Åp´zIt\________________________________
left \lEft\_______________________________________
right \raIt\_____________________________________