Номер 2, страница 45 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Юхнель, Демченко

2. a) Look through the comments American nurses have made about their job. Are all of them happy with their job?

A. Caroline W.: I’ve had the best nursing role model you could ask for – my mum, who is a cardiac care nurse. Listening to her and watching her make a difference in people’s lives all these years has been the greatest influence in helping me to decide to become a nurse. Nursing isn’t just academically challenging. We also develop our personal and communications skills, which are important when working with patients. In nursing, I’ll never stop learning.

B. Brenda M.: I have been a nurse for 6 years. During this time I have learnt I love patient care and working with families and helping them in making hard decisions. What do I dislike? Nurses get no respect from their peers, managers, or the hospital like it is supposed to be a 5-star hotel. Nurses need to complete a lot of paperwork. Patient load is huge. If I had to do all over again, knowing what I know now, I would have chosen another profession.

C. Kimberley C.: I was introduced to nursing by my father. I remember being fascinated by learning new things about how human bodies work. In high school, I also came in contact with medical missionaries who worked in far away lands. These two experiences in my life helped me realise my calling to be a nurse.

D. Dan L.: I have been a nurse for over 20 years now and I’ve never regretted choosing the job. For me, nursing has always been more of a calling than a career. It is challenging and very rewarding to be able to help patients and family through one of the toughest times in their lives. I also believe that the profession of nursing is in great need of more men.

E. Katherine B.: I decided I wanted to be a nurse when I was 8 years old. Visiting my Mum in hospital, I began to notice the nurses and how they took care not only of patients but also of the patients’ families. The most challenging part of nursing is critical thinking. We have to put together all the pieces of the patient’s symptoms and help the team recover. I never know what to expect in my job, but I know that I am never alone. We work as a team.

F. Sandra B.: Nursing is different from what I expected. My grandmother was a nurse, my aunts and several cousins are also nurses so I thought I had a pretty good understanding of what the profession was all about, but it turns out that I didn’t. Nursing is more than I ever imagined. As a nurse, I really get involved in patients’ lives. I make a real difference in people’s health and they remember me. It is immensely rewarding to know that you can touch someone’s life in such a wonderful way. I am also a valued member of the team. Doctors really listen to my opinions. I know that I can work anywhere because nurses are always needed. Coming out of college nurses have good employment prospects and very competitive starting salaries. Nursing is hard and you have to have it in your heart if you want to choose this career, but the rewards are worth it.

G. Rebeca T.: I am proud to be a nurse, a profession of great challenges and great rewards for those who are ready to use their hearts and minds to help people when they need it most. I fell in love with the job when I saw nurses in action. It seemed to me that they were real heroes at the heart of the action. I still get a rush of adrenaline when we bring a patient back from the brink of death.

H. Delmar I.: Being a nurse is one of the few careers where you are able to make a difference daily in someone else’s life. Time passes quickly, but it requires skill, talent, and commitment.

I. Stella M.: I haven’t been a nurse long but every day I just hate it! My job makes me work more than 50 hours a week and I have personally worked a shift where I didn’t sleep, eat, or go to the bathroom. In over 40 hours! I have started to feel like a patient’s personal slave! I do care about people, but I also care about myself. I wish I hadn’t found the job!

b) Read the definitions of the words in bold. Then, read the comments in ex. 2a and answer the questions below.

Role model – a person whom someone admires and whose behaviour they try to copy.

To be an influence – to have the power to have an effect on people or things.

Challenging – needing great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully, testing a person’s ability.

Load – the amount of work to be done by a person.

Calling – a job, such as medicine, in which you help others.

To regret – to be sorry about something you have done.

Rewarding – giving a lot of satisfaction, but possibly not much money.

Employment prospects – the chances of getting a paid job.

Competitive – as high as in other good jobs.

Reward – something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work.

Commitment – being ready to spend all your time doing your job.

1. Is nursing more of a calling than a career? 2. How big is the work load? 3. Who have been the nurses’ role models? 4. What has been a great influence on them? 5. Have any of the nurses regretted choosing the job? 6. What skills are needed in nursing? 7. Why do nurses need commitment to their job? 8. Why is their job challenging? 9. Is a competitive salary the only reward? 10. What are the employment prospects? 11. How can a nurse make a difference in people’s lives? 12. Do you think nursing is rewarding?

Просмотрите комментарии американских медсестер о своей работе. Все ли они довольны своей работой?

Прочтите определения выделенных слов. Затем прочтите комментарии из упр. 2а и ответьте на вопросы ниже.

Ответ:

1. For some, like Dan L. and Kimberley C., nursing is more of a calling than a career.

2. The patient load is huge. Some nurses work more than 50 hours a week and have shifts over 40 hours without rest.

3. Caroline W.'s role model was her mother, a cardiac care nurse.

4. For Caroline W., it was watching her mother make a difference. For Kimberley C., it was her father and medical missionaries. For Katherine B., it was seeing nurses take care of her mum in the hospital. For Sandra B., it was her grandmother and other relatives who were nurses.

5. Yes, Brenda M. and Stella M. have regretted it. Brenda dislikes the lack of respect and the huge patient load. Stella hates the long hours and feeling like a "personal slave".

6. Personal and communication skills, critical thinking, skill, talent, and commitment are needed.

7. Nurses need commitment because the career requires making a difference daily and is full of great challenges.

8. The job is academically challenging, involves making hard decisions, and requires putting together all the pieces of a patient's symptoms.

9. No, it is not. Other rewards include the satisfaction of helping people and making a difference in their lives.

10. The employment prospects are good because nurses are always needed.

11. A nurse can make a difference by helping patients and families through the toughest times and by being involved in their health.

12. Yes, most of the nurses in the text find their job rewarding because it gives a lot of satisfaction.

Перевод:

1. Для некоторых, как Дэн Л. и Кимберли С., работа медсестры — это скорее призвание, чем карьера.

2. Нагрузка на пациентов огромна. Некоторые медсестры работают более 50 часов в неделю и имеют смены продолжительностью более 40 часов без отдыха.

3. Образцом для подражания для Кэролайн У. была ее мать, медсестра кардиологического отделения.

4. Для Кэролайн У. это было наблюдение за тем, как ее мать меняет мир к лучшему. Для Кимберли С. — ее отец и медицинские миссионеры. Для Кэтрин Б. — вид медсестер, ухаживающих за ее мамой в больнице. Для Сандры Б. — ее бабушка и другие родственники, которые были медсестрами.

5. Да, Бренда М. и Стелла М. пожалели об этом. Бренде не нравится отсутствие уважения и огромная нагрузка. Стелла ненавидит долгие рабочие часы и чувство, что она «личный раб».

6. Необходимы личные и коммуникативные навыки, критическое мышление, умения, талант и преданность делу.

7. Медсестрам нужна преданность делу, потому что эта карьера требует ежедневно вносить свой вклад в жизнь людей и полна серьезных вызовов.

8. Работа сложна с академической точки зрения, включает принятие трудных решений и требует составления полной картины из симптомов пациента.

9. Нет. Другие награды включают удовлетворение от помощи людям и изменения их жизней к лучшему.

10. Перспективы трудоустройства хорошие, потому что медсестры всегда нужны.

11. Медсестра может изменить жизнь людей, помогая пациентам и их семьям в самые трудные времена и участвуя в их выздоровлении.

12. Да, большинство медсестер в тексте считают свою работу приносящей удовлетворение, потому что она дает много радости.