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UNIT 1 EVENTS IN THE PAST Nightmares at Work
how to deal with difficult patients E.T.E.
Karim Juárez Cortés
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Nightmares at Work how to deal with difficult
patients

• Instructions Read the next text to learn more
  vocabulary, look at the words in black and look
  at them in the dictionary to know the meaning of
  them and pay attention to the words in blue, red
  and green.
• Instrucciones Lee el siguiente texto para
  aprender mas vocabulario, localiza las palabras
  en negritas y búscalas en el diccionario para
  saber el significado de estas y pon atención en
  las palabras en azul.

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Nightmares at Work how to deal with difficult
patients

• Dear Diary,
• I had a really challenging day today. I love my
  Job, but on days like today, being a nurse in a
  busy hospital seems like a real nightmare.
• My shift began with Carl James, a 55-year-old man
  who has cancer. He rang his buzzer three times in
  a row. First to ask for water, then for his
  medicine, then for an extra blanket. On my third
  trip, I wanted to wring his neck, but instead, I
  took the time to spend a few minutes with him.
  "My kids didn't come and see me at all
  yesterday," he told me. "And my wife has been so
  busy at work that she only stopped in for a
  little while."

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• Then I understood Carl was lonely. I made small
  efforts for the rest of my shift to stop into his
  room and visit with him, which was probably all
  he wanted in the first place.
• I had a similar incident later in the morning
  with an older woman recovering from a mild
  stroke. She's a real grouch, and I never seem to
  be able to do anything right in her eyes. She's
  always too hot or too cold or hungry or thirsty.
  She always seems confused about everything. She
  doesn't seem to remember that she's actually
  already eaten lunch or that someone has given her
  her meds. She's a tricky one. Sometimes the best
  way to deal with her is to just agree with her,
  "Yes, Mrs. Stevenson. OK, Mrs. Stevenson.
• As if this wasn't enough, I had to prepare
  27-year-old Sidney Turner for surgery. He was
  having his appendix out. I've done lots of OR
  prep, and it isn't usually a problem.

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• However, I think Sidney is a heroin addict, and
  he's been in the hospital for almost a week and
  is going through some form of withdrawal. He's
  really moody and angry. He yelled at me today
  because I dropped an empty bedpan, which made a
  loud noise that startled him. "What kind of nurse
  are you anyway?" he asked. I think the best way
  to deal with these kinds of situations is just to
  ignore the comment. If I had engaged in a
  conversation with Sidney, I would have become
  emotional and lost my cool.

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• After my interaction with Sidney, things slowed
  down a little, and I had time during my break to
  talk with Sandra. She, too, has had days like I
  had today, dealing with difficult patients. She
  reminded me that we all need to be treated with
  respect - patients, doctors and nurses alike -
  and that this was something that I should expect.
  She said that sometimes it's necessary to read
  patients the riot act - gently, of course.
• All in all, I suppose that my day wasn't too bad.
  Talking with Sandra reminded me that I'm not
  alone and that we all have days like this.

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Hello! My name is Charles! Now it is time to
analyze some questions and answers to comprehend
the previous reading and practice our reading
skill.

• Now read again the previous text and look at the
  words in black and read the next definitions of
  each one, if it is necessary look at them in the
  bilingual dictionary to look for the correct
  meaning in Spanish.
• (Lee nuevamente el texto previo y busca las
  palabras en negritas y lee las siguientes
  definiciones de cada una, si es necesario
  búscalas en el diccionario bilingüe para su
  significado correcto en español.)

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• All in all phrase, all things considered, as a
  whole.
• Appendix noun. An appendage, especially the
  vermiform appendix, a small tube about the size
  of a goose quill opening into the cecum and
  closed at its other end.
• Bedpan noun a receptacle for urine and feces
  used by a bedridden patient.
• Buzzer noun a device that produces a buzzing
  (vibrating) noise and is used for signaling.
• Grouch noun. a grumbler, a complainer, a n
  irritable person.

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• OR prep idiom. Common abbreviation for the act
  of preparing the patient for the operating room.
  Such preparation would vary depending upon the
  type of surgery planned.
• Riot act idiom. A strong warming.
• Startle verb. To cause sudden shock or alarm, to
  surprise.
• Withdrawal noun. The process of ceasing to take
  a drug to which one is addicted, often with
  unpleasant reactions (withdrawal symptoms).

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• Read again the text to get specific information
  and read the next statements, click the correct
  answer to identify the correct meaning.
• (Lee nuevamente el texto para obtener información
  especifica y lee las siguientes oraciones, haz
  Click en la respuesta correcta para
  identificar el significado correcto)

• He rang his buzzer three times in a row.
• One time after the other
• Every 10 minutes
• In one day
• 2) I made small efforts for the rest of my
  shift.
• tried to work harder
• Continue to do nice things
• Became more thoughtful.
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• 3) Someone has given her her meds.
• Her share of medicines
• Her routine meditation
• Her medium meditation

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Incorrect !!!
Come back to the exercise ( Regresar al
ejercicio)
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Correct !!!!
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REFERENCES (Referencias)

• Material taken from ( Material tomado de)
• Charles Melanie, (2002) , Nursing in a New
  Language. Taiwan Lynx Publishing. (page 67)
• Images taken from ( Imágenes tomadas de)
• Nurse1 http//www.mundoenfermero.com/wpcategpais/
  
• Nurse2 http//www.clipartheaven.com/show/clipart/
  health__medical/cartoons/hiding_from_nurse-gif.ht
  ml
• Nurse3 http//theregisterednurse.net/registered-n
  urse-pictures/registered-nurse-gallery-134-salary-
  programs-on-the-job-pictures/