生命体征 Rooming and Vital Signs

By the end of this module you can…

• Call the patient back, confirm who they are, and lead the way.
• Talk patients through weight, height and blood pressure.
• Take the temperature, pulse and oxygen, and ask about pain from 0 to 10.
• Explain the gown, and protect privacy.
• Tell the patient that a reading needs the doctor now.

Key vocabulary

Fourteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Vital signs

• 体重tǐ zhòngBody weight
• 身高shēn gāoHeight
• 血压xuè yāBlood pressure
• 体温tǐ wēnBody temperature
• 脉搏mài bóPulse
• 血氧xuè yǎngBlood oxygen
• 呼吸hū xīBreathing
• 疼痛评分téng tòng píng fēnPain score

The room & tools

• 检查室jiǎn chá shìExam room
• 体重秤tǐ zhòng chèngScale
• 体温计tǐ wēn jìThermometer
• 血压计xuè yā jìBlood pressure monitor
• 检查服jiǎn chá fúExam gown
• 敲门qiāo ménTo knock

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 陈美玲？请跟我来。Chén Měi líng? Qǐng gēn wǒ lái.Chen Meiling? Please come with me.
2. 请说一下您的出生日期。Qǐng shuō yí xià nín de chū shēng rì qī.Please tell me your date of birth.
3. 请站到秤上。称体重可以不脱鞋。Qǐng zhàn dào chèng shang. Chēng tǐ zhòng kě yǐ bù tuō xié.Step onto the scale; for weight, shoes can stay on.
4. 请坐好，两脚平放，手臂放松，量的时候别说话。Qǐng zuò hǎo, liǎng jiǎo píng fàng, shǒu bì fàng sōng, liáng de shí hou bié shuō huà.Sit back, feet flat, arm relaxed, no talking.
5. 请把体温计含在舌头下面，闭上嘴。Qǐng bǎ tǐ wēn jì hán zài shé tou xià miàn, bì shang zuǐ.Thermometer under your tongue; close your mouth.
6. 请把手指放进这个夹子，量一下血氧和心跳。Qǐng bǎ shǒu zhǐ fàng jìn zhè ge jiā zi, liáng yí xià xuè yǎng hé xīn tiào.Finger in this clip for oxygen and heart rate.
7. 从零到十，您现在有多疼？Cóng líng dào shí, nín xiàn zài yǒu duō téng?From zero to ten, how much does it hurt?
8. 请换上这件检查服，开口在后面。Qǐng huàn shang zhè jiàn jiǎn chá fú, kāi kǒu zài hòu miàn.Please put on this gown, opening at the back.
9. 我进来以前会先敲门。Wǒ jìn lai yǐ qián huì xiān qiāo mén.I’ll knock before I come in.
10. 医生大概十分钟以后来。Yī shēng dà gài shí fēn zhōng yǐ hòu lái.The doctor will be with you in about ten minutes.

What’s in Module 6

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Your Numbers
2. Part 2 · The Words for Vital SignsReading the Pinyin · Saying 量血压 vs. Writing 生命体征 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Pounds, Inches and Fahrenheit
3. Part 3 · Rooming the PatientThe Rooming Script · Blood Pressure, Step by Step · Key Patterns · Calling the Patient Back · Weight and Height · Temperature, Pulse and Oxygen
4. Part 4 · Pain, Privacy and SafetyThe Pain Scale · Gowns and Privacy · Readings to Report Right Away
5. Part 5 · Concerns & HandoffWhat Patients Say · Handing Off to the Doctor · Three More Words
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 6 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 6 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 6 Wrap-Up · 下次见