体位 Positioning the Patient

By the end of this module you can…

• Ask a patient to lie flat, turn, sit up or lie on their front.
• Give left and right clearly, from the patient’s side, or by facing.
• Move arms, legs, chin and head into place.
• Talk a patient through moving safely, and ask whether it hurts.
• Ask a patient to keep still, and say when they can relax.

Key vocabulary

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

Positions

• 平躺píng tǎngLie flat on your back
• 侧躺cè tǎngLie on your side
• 趴着pā zheLie on your front
• 翻身fān shēnTurn over
• 坐起来zuò qǐ laiSit up
• 半躺bàn tǎngHalf lying, propped up
• 站着zhàn zheStanding
• 别动bié dòngKeep still

Arms, legs and head

• 把手举起来bǎ shǒu jǔ qǐ laiRaise your arm
• 腿弯起来tuǐ wān qǐ laiBend your knees
• 抬头tái tóuLift your head
• 下巴xià baChin
• 转头zhuǎn tóuTurn your head
• 放松fàng sōngRelax

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. 请平躺，两只手放在身体两边。Qǐng píng tǎng, liǎng zhī shǒu fàng zài shēn tǐ liǎng biān.Lie flat, with your arms by your sides.
2. 请向左侧躺，背对着我。Qǐng xiàng zuǒ cè tǎng, bèi duì zhe wǒ.Please lie on your left side, with your back to me.
3. 请把右手举过头顶。Qǐng bǎ yòu shǒu jǔ guò tóu dǐng.Please put your right arm above your head.
4. 请把腿弯起来。Qǐng bǎ tuǐ wān qǐ lai.Please bend your knees.
5. 请往上挪一点。Qǐng wǎng shàng nuó yì diǎn.Please move up a little.
6. 先别动。好，可以动了。Xiān bié dòng. Hǎo, kě yǐ dòng le.Keep still. OK, you can move now.
7. 这样躺着舒服吗？Zhè yàng tǎng zhe shū fu ma?Is lying like this comfortable?
8. 我帮您翻身，慢慢来。Wǒ bāng nín fān shēn, màn màn lái.I’ll help you turn over. Take it slowly.
9. 先坐一会儿，头晕吗？Xiān zuò yí huìr, tóu yūn ma?Sit for a moment first. Do you feel dizzy?
10. 您的左边，不是我的左边。Nín de zuǒ bian, bú shì wǒ de zuǒ bian.Your left, not mine.

What’s in Module 3

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: From Ready to Lying Down
2. Part 2 · The Words for PositionsReading the Pinyin · Saying 平躺 vs. Charting 仰卧位 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Positions for Each Scan
3. Part 3 · Moving the PatientThe Positioning Script · Show, Then Say · Key Patterns · Left and Right, Facing Me or Not · Arms, Legs and Head · Helping a Patient Move
4. Part 4 · Holding the PositionIs This Comfortable? · Keeping Still · Safe Moves and Warning Signs
5. Part 5 · Concerns & Special NeedsWhat Patients Say · Patients Who Can’t Move Easily · Off the Bed Safely
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 3 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 3 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 3 Wrap-Up · 下次见