1. I want to take your temperature. Please put the thermometer under your arm. I want to take your temperature/please put the thermometer under your arm.

Let me feel your pulse. Let me take your pulse.

Let me take your blood pressure. I want to measure your blood pressure.

I'm afraid I have to poke your finger and take a drop of blood to measure your blood sugar level. I want to take a drop of finger blood for blood sugar determination, and I need to prick my finger.

I'm going to take some blood from your arm now Now I'm going to draw blood from your arm.

6. Don't take anything orally after midnight until you draw blood tomorrow. Do not eat or drink after midnight, and draw blood tomorrow morning.

7. Please bring a sample of your urine/feces/sputum. /Please collect your middle urine sample. Please leave a sample of urine/feces/sputum/please collect your middle urine.

Please have a blood and urine test. Please do your blood and urine tests.

9. Today you will have a ct scan of your chest/head. You are going to have a chest/head CT today.

10. You will have a chest X-ray examination this morning. You will have a chest X-ray this morning.

1 1. You should have a B-ultrasound examination. Please keep your bladder full. If you want to do B-ultrasound, please leave urine to fill your bladder.

You will have a gastroscopy tomorrow morning. Please don't eat or drink.

Anything after tonight 12. You will have a gastroscopy tomorrow morning. Please don't eat or drink anything after tonight 12.

13. You need to conduct catheterization now. Now you need a catheterization.

I'm going to give you an electrocardiogram. I'm going to give you an electrocardiogram.

15. I'm going to insert a gastrointestinal tube into your stomach, which is for the intentional decompression of your stomach. I want to insert a gastric tube into your stomach. This is gastrointestinal decompression.

We can provide you with the necessary nutrition through the tube. Please swallow the tube when I put it down. We give you the necessary nutrition through the stomach tube. Please swallow when I put the tube in.

I'll make your bed. /We'll change the bed line at once. I'll make your bed/we'll change your sheets right away.

17. I will apply a cold compress (hot compress) to your ankle. I want to apply cold/hot compress to your ankle.

There will be an operation tomorrow/an emergency operation must be done now.

Would you please sign for your operation? There will be an operation tomorrow/an emergency operation now. Would you please sign the operation sheet?

19. I will skin you. /I want to prepare your skin. I want to prepare your skin.

20. You will receive local/general/epidural anesthesia. You will receive local anesthesia/general anesthesia/epidural anesthesia.

Are you allergic to any drugs? /penicillin? Are you allergic to any drugs/penicillin?

22. I will give you a penicillin skin test. If you feel itchy or short of breath, please tell me at once. See the results in five minutes. I'm going to give you a tetanus allergy test. I'm going to give you a penicillin skin test. If you feel itchy or short of breath, please tell me at once. /See the result in fifteen minutes. /I want to give you a tetanus skin test.

23. I will give you an intramuscular injection. /intradermal injection/intravenous injection. I'll give you an intramuscular injection/intravenous injection.

24. I will give you an enema to help you defecate. I want to give you an enema to help you defecate.

25. The doctor will change your dressing. /The doctor will take out the stitches for you. The doctor will change your dressing/remove your stitches.

I'm going to give you oxygen now I want to give you oxygen.

27. I want to enrich you. I'm going to give you (atomized) inhalation.

28. I want to do bladder irrigation for you. I want to give you bladder irrigation.

You must rest in bed for at least a week.

30.how are you today? How did you sleep last night? How is your appetite? How are you today? How did you sleep last night? How is your appetite?

Did you pass the motion yesterday? /Is your stool normal? Did you pass the motion yesterday? /Is your stool normal?

What color is your urine? What color is your urine?

33. How much do you urinate each time? How much do you urinate each time?

34. You will receive skin/neck traction. I'll give you skin/neck traction.

35. Take more exercise. Do some light work, have a happy prospect, and avoid excitement and too much worry. Be careful not to trip.

Do more exercise/do some light physical activities, keep a good attitude, avoid excitement and excessive anxiety, and be careful not to fall.

36. You need a blood transfusion.

The result is normal. The results are normal.

38. You are suffocating from ~/Your illness is diagnosed as ~ Your illness is diagnosed as ~

You must give up smoking and drinking. You must give up smoking and drinking.

Common oral expressions in nursing English

1. Hello/good morning! Hello! (used when meeting for the first time)/Good morning!

2. What can I do for you? /Can I help you? Do you need my help?

I'll take you to your bed. Please follow me. This is your bed. I'll take you to bed. Please follow me. This is your bed.

The toilet is over there. The bathroom is over there.

We supply hot water. We supply hot water.

A moment, please. I will tell you, doctor. /I'll inform your doctor. Just a moment, please. I'll inform the doctor.

Mary is the nurse/doctor in charge of you. Mary is your attending nurse/doctor.

Please let us know if you need any help. Please let us know when you need help.

9. Smoking is not allowed here. Smoking is not allowed here.

10. Do you mind if I ask you some questions? Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?

We need some information from you. We need to collect some information from you.

12. Does your stomach still hurt? Does your stomach still hurt?

13. Did your pain appear after or before meals? Did your pain appear after or before meals?

14. Does it hurt to pee? /When I press here? Does it hurt to pee? /Does it hurt if I press here?

15. Do you have back pain? Do you have a backache?

16. Are your feet swollen? Is your foot swollen?

17. Do you have a cough/fever? Do you cough?? /Do you have a fever?

18. Do you have phlegm? Do you have phlegm?

19. Does the pain radiate? Is there any radiation pain (to the shoulder)?

How long have you been in pain? How long have you been in pain?

Common oral expressions in nursing English

About medicine and nutrition (about medicine and nutrition)

1. Take two tablets three times a day before/after meals. Take two tablets three times a day.

Take the medicine with plenty of water. Take this medicine and drink plenty of water.

I give you an injection twice a day. I give you an injection twice a day.

This medicine is used to prevent infection/treat infection/relieve pain/protect stomach/supplement nutrition/reduce body temperature/intracranial pressure/stop bleeding.

This medicine is used to prevent infection/treat infection/relieve pain/protect stomach/provide nutrition/lower body temperature/reduce intracranial pressure/stop bleeding.

You should eat low-fat/low-salt/light/high-calorie/high-protein/light/liquid food.

Your diet should be low in fat/salt/light/high in calories/high in protein/soft/liquid food.

Please eat more nutritious food. Please eat nutritious food.

Comfort (comfort)

It doesn't matter.

Don't worry.

Take it easy. You will be taken good care of. Relax, the operator is a master.

You will recover soon. You will recover soon.

Please come back for a medical check-up in two weeks.