1. The dialogue discusses a patient's experience taking different medications and the side effects he experienced.
2. The nurse reviews the patient's medications and learns he stopped taking Atenolol due to feeling tired all the time, and an alternative medication caused mouth swelling.
3. They discuss changing the patient's medication regime due to new side effects on his sex life and ensuring his headaches can still be managed.
1. The dialogue discusses a patient's experience taking different medications and the side effects he experienced.
2. The nurse reviews the patient's medications and learns he stopped taking Atenolol due to feeling tired all the time, and an alternative medication caused mouth swelling.
3. They discuss changing the patient's medication regime due to new side effects on his sex life and ensuring his headaches can still be managed.
1. The dialogue discusses a patient's experience taking different medications and the side effects he experienced.
2. The nurse reviews the patient's medications and learns he stopped taking Atenolol due to feeling tired all the time, and an alternative medication caused mouth swelling.
3. They discuss changing the patient's medication regime due to new side effects on his sex life and ensuring his headaches can still be managed.
1. The dialogue discusses a patient's experience taking different medications and the side effects he experienced.
2. The nurse reviews the patient's medications and learns he stopped taking Atenolol due to feeling tired all the time, and an alternative medication caused mouth swelling.
3. They discuss changing the patient's medication regime due to new side effects on his sex life and ensuring his headaches can still be managed.
Teaching media : Picture, realia, real object (prescription)
Time allocation : 3 x 50 minutes. Task type : Reading and writing activity, listening, role play, classroom discussions. Notes for teacher : For more exercises, students can compare answers together before they check their answers. If they disagree or fail to find the right answer, lecturers can provide feedback to help them to find the correct answer Variation/ : Task could be optional considering the class situation. modifications to the activity Key concepts : Types of Medication, Dosage, Frequency. Pre task
Match words 1 – 10 to the pictures A – J!
1. Capsules 6. Ointment 2. Drops 7. Spray 3. Inhaler 8. Suppository 4. Injection 9. Syrup 5. IV drip 10. Tablets 1.1 FIVE RIGHTS OF MEDICATION Task 1 Look at these notes and match the five rights of medication (1 – 5) to illustrations A – E!
1. Right patient 4. Right dose
2. Right time 5. Right route 3. Right medication
1.2 DOSAGE AND FREQUENCY
Task 2 What do the symbols in the box mean? Match them to term 1 – 5!
+ ÷ = ×- 1. Minus/ substracted from _______ 2. Plus/added to _______ 3. Multiplied by/times ______ 4. Equals/is ______ 5. Divide (d) by _______
Task 3 Write these calculation in words! Then practice saying them aloud! 1. 100 mg + 150 mg = 250 mg 2. 80 ml + 45 ml = 35 ml
3. 60 mg ÷ 5 mg = 12 mg 4. 3 ml × 5 ml = 15 ml 1.3 Writing GIVING MEDICATION Lecturer can explain about instruction for giving medication. When we give a dose in tablet form, we must make up the weight on the prescription from the smallest number of tablets. Example: !"#$ %#&'$ ()*+$ ,$ (-.%$ "/$ 0#1/.)3)4+5$ 67+$ '.81+'&$ .-+$ 1.8+11+3$ 9:;$ %(5$ <"=$%.4>$'.81+'&$%#&'$>"#$()*+?$@$'.81+'&5$
Task 4
Read the instructions and write the medicine for prescription!
Write the prescriptions in full sentences. Example:
Unit Abbreviation Meaning
qqh prn Every four hours, as needed (Latin)
Tbsp Tablespoon (Latin)
Tsp Teaspoon
c.f. t.i.d With Three times a day
Qam Every morning
s.a. Sustained action
Mr. Hasbi Give six milligram bolus followed by
6 mg followed by 54 mg 54 mg milligrams in the first hour. in 1st h. Then 20 milligrams per hour for two hours up to a total of 100 milligrams. 20 mg/h for 2 hs nmt
100 mg total
Mr. Kadir Mr. Usman
1 caps acetaminophen Agit. 1 tbsp (3tsp)
c.f. t.i.d. + 30 mg codeine, qqh prn
Mrs. Ruby
300 – 500 mcg (0.3 – 0.5 mg)
IM or ID qam
s.a. after 3 days
1.5 Speaking
Effects of Medication
Task 6
Role play
a. Complete the dialogue using the verbs below in the correct form! b. Work in pairs. Act out the dialogue with your partner!
built up react stand
discontinue re-evaluate suffer
go away renew tolerate
notice report worry
put on run out
Nurse : I want to review your medication, Mr. Andika.
How are you getting on with the new tablets? Mr. Andika : They’re big improvement.
Nurse : Your notes say we gave you Atenolol, but you
stopped taking it. Did you ___________ 1 badly to it?
Mr. Andika : Yes, I felt tired all the time.
Nurse : So the doctor tried something different and
you were ___________ 2 an alternative regime. Is that right?
Mr. Andika : Yes, I was. That was Captopril. It was no good
either.
Nurse : No? Did you ___________ 3 an allergic
reaction? A lot of people ___________ 4 having breathing difficulties with that drug. Mr. Andika : Yes. My mouth and throat swelled up – like I was swallowing a tennis ball.
Nurse : I see. How about the new medication? Do you
___________ 5 any changes in your body from taking it. Mr. Andika : Well, yes. It is effecting my sex life. Nurse : I see. Well we can’t ignore that. We probably need to ___________ 6 your medication regime and it may be necessary to ___________ 7 this treatment as well and think about different one in the meantime, how are headaches? Do they ___________ 8 when you use the new painkillers.
Mr. Andika : The capsules are great for headaches. They
are very powerful and fast - acting Nurse : Have you ___________ 9 of them.
Mr. Andika : Yes. They’re all gone.
Nurse : I know they are good, bet people who take them ___________10 a tolerance quite quickly so they no longer work after a while. Are you able to ___________11 the headaches when they come?
Mr. Andika : Honestly, I can’t. They unbearable.
Nurse : If you can’t ___________ 12 the pain, I think
you’d better go back specialist before we ___________ 13 your prescription. I am starting to ___________ 14 about all these contraindication.
