This Medical Spanish lesson focuses on understanding the 3 Ps of Hospital Nursing in Spanish: Pain, Potty, and Position. These 3 Ps are the most common things a nurse has to talk about all the time with their patients.
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Some vocabulary to remember:
- Pain: dolor, doler(le) as in me duele, le duele.
- Doler: (v) to hurt
- Dolor: (n) pain
- Potty: usar el baño.
- Orinar: to urinate
- Mover los intestinos, evacuar, hacer pupú/popó: to poop
- Position: posición
- Mover a: moving to (a place)
- Moverse: to shift your position and move around
- Elevar: to elevate
- Bajar: to lower
Introductions – Presentaciones
Remember the difference:
- Presentar(se): to introduce yourself
- Introducir: to put something inside something else.
| Expression | Meaning |
| Hola, Señor/Señora (apellido), soy (nombre) su enfermero/enfermera
| Hello Mr./Mrs., I am (name), and I’ll be your nurse
|
| ¿Cómo le puedo ayudar? | How can I help you? |
| Cuando quiera
use el “botón de llamada” | When you want to
use the “call button” |
Pain
| Expression | Meaning |
| ¿Cómo se siente? | How do you feel? |
| ¿Tiene/siente dolor en este momento? | Do you have/feel pain in this moment? |
| ¿Cómo está el dolor esta mañana / tarde / noche? | How is the pain this morning / afternoon / night? |
| ¿Cuánto le duele en una escala de 0 – 10? | How much does it hour on a scale of 0 to 10? |
| ¿Toma/usa medicina para el dolor? | Are you taking/using medicines for the pain? |
| ¿La medicina ayuda/alivia el dolor? ¿La medicina está ayudando/aliviando el dolor? | Does the medicine help/relieve the pain? Is the medicine helping/relieving the pain? |
Potty
| Expression | Meaning |
| Cuando necesita usar el baño, favor de usar el botón de llamada para pedir ayuda. Es muy importante para prevenir caídas. | When you need to use the bathroom, please use the call button to ask for help. it is very important to prevent falls. |
| También necesito medir cuánto orina usted. Favor de orinar en la bacineta / el orinal de cama / “el sombrero” | I also need to measure how much you’re urinating. Please urinate in the bedpan / urinal |
| ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que movió los intestinos? | When was the last time that you moved your bowels? |
| ¿Cómo era el excremento – suave, duro, acuoso? ¿Tenía sangre en el excremento? | How was it: hard, soft, watery? Did you have any blood in your stool? |
Position
| Expression | Meaning |
| ¿Está cómodo? | Are you confortable? |
| ¿Quisiera/Necesita moverse? | Would you like to move around? |
| ¿Quisiera moverse al sillón? | Would you like to move to the armchair? |
| ¿Puedo ayudarle a
| Can I help you to
|
Study the 3 P’s of hospital nursing in Spanish with these flashcards
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