En Talking with Cambridge House sabemos lo importante que es saber inglés en el trabajo, tanto para los clientes como para tu currículum y para hablar con los compañeros de trabajo o jefes en otros países.
Por eso vamos a ofrecerte una serie de blogs para el inglés que necesitas en distintos campos de trabajo. Hoy empezamos con uno para la gente que trabaja en el mundo del cuidado médico. Dentro de este campo hay muchos sectores:
- A Care home (una residencia para mayores o gente con alguna discapacidad):
- A Hospital:
- A Medical Centre
La gente que trabaja (the staff):
- trained nurses
- auxiliary carers
- doctors
- porters
- cleaning personnel
- administrative staff
- psychologists
- physiotherapist
- specialists
- GP (médico de cabecera)
- paramedic
- ambulance crew
El trabajo que hacen (work duties):
- caring for the patients
- doing medical tests
- feeding the patients
- bathing the patients
- cleaning
- providing entertainment
- running workshops
- looking after their needs
- talking to relatives
- performing physical therapy
- doing exercise
Calidades necesarias para este trabajo (requirements for these posts):
- patience
- kindness
- dedication
- hard work
- flexibility
- ability to work with all ages
- understanding
- empathy
- sympathy to problems
Los pacientes (the patients):
- the elderly
- the infirm
- the physically challenged
- sufferers from dementia
- Alzheimer
- long-term illnesses
- people in wheelchairs or with reduced mobility
- palliative care receivers
- children in care
A Dentist:
La gente que trabaja (the staff):
- dentist
- dental nurse
- receptionist
- orthodontist
El trabajo que hacen (work duties):
- do a check-up
- a clean
- a filling (empaste)
- an X ray
- taking a tooth out
- fitting a crown
- root canal work
- fitting braces (brackets)
- taking out a dead nerve
- taking out wisdom teeth (muela del juicio)
Related Vocabulary:
- to make an appointment
- to cancel an appointment
- to write a prescription (receta médica)
- to do some tests
- blood tests (análisis de sangre)
- to do an X ray
- to do a scan
- to see a specialist
- to have an operation (operarse)
- to break a leg/arm
- to twist an ankle
- to have symptoms
- to need an injection
- vaccination
- to do a medical, nursing degree
- to train for something
Typical Questions for the Carer:
- Are you allergic to anything?
- What are your symptoms?
- What seems to be the problem?
- Have you had this before?
- How long have you had this problem?
- Have you got medical insurance?
- Do you need a sick note?
Symptoms:
- a cough
- sneezing
- a chest pain
- a sprained ankle
- a broken rib
- a headache, backache, toothache, earache, stomachache
- my wrist hurts
- I have a pain in my knee
- a rash
- spots
- a sore throat
- feeling dizzy
- low, high blood pressure
- overweight
- diabetes
- feeling tired
¿Estás pensando o trabajas en el mundo de la medicina y cuidados? Pues espero que esto te haya ayudado con tu trabajo diario, para hablar con los pacientes que vienen de otros países o para que trabajes en el extranjero.
Learning all the time with Cambridge House! ☺