Part Ⅰ　Listening & Speaking

Task 1 Listening

Listen to the audio and discuss the following questions in pairs.

1）Why do not most people think nurses' work in “nursing home” is promising？

2）What is the challenge for a “nursing home” nurse？

3）What will the speaker still remember when she looks back on her career？

Task 2 Dialogue

In pairs，practice the following dialogue and remember the useful words and expressions.

ADVISING A NEW COLLEGE NURSING STUDENT

（F:Nursing Faculty　S:Nursing Student）

S:Good morning，Professor Li.My name is Wang Fang，I am a freshman and your advisee.May I ask you some questions？

F:Great！Nice to meet you，Wang Fang.Come in please and take a seat.

S:I am a new nursing student and I want to know more about nursing.Would you please tell about its history？

F:Florence Nightingale is known as the founder of modern nursing.She made outstanding contributions to the wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.She also established a training program for nurses at St.Thomas Hospital in London，the first formal nursing program in the world.She had many publications—her book，Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not，has been described as one of the seminal works of the modern world.The Nightingale Pledge，taken by new nurses，was named in her honor，and the annual International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birthday.

S:Great，then，what is the fundamental difference between nursing and medicine？

F:That is a good question.As you probably know，both medicine and nursing are health professions，but they are two different branches of health science.Medicine focuses on providing effective treatments to cure the diseases，while nursing pays more attention to caring for a client's physio-psycho-social responses related to certain diseases.

S:What are the major roles and functions of a registered nurse？

F:Historically，the caregiver is the principal role of a nurse.As nursing has evolved，the roles and functions of a nurse have been expanded.In addition to performing as a caregiver，a nurse may work as a communicator，educator，client advocate，counselor，leader，manager，researcher，and so on.

S:That's very inspiring！Now，my last question，what are the core courses for students in the baccalaureate nursing program？

F:Well，courses vary from school to school.In general，the core courses include，but are not limited to，fundamentals of nursing，medical-surgical nursing，pediatric nursing，obstetrical and gynecological nursing，community nursing，geriatric nursing，nursing research，nursing education，and nursing management.

S:That's really very informative.I feel like I know more about nursing now！

F:I am very pleased that you found this information helpful.Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have further questions or other needs！See you then.

S:Thank you，Professor Li.See you.