What would say to a nurse shadowing you

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If you had a nurse who was not registered in your jurisdiction and thus could not have patient contact, how would you interact with them? Preferably paediatric nursing but general ward is fine. I am English teacher and wish to put some real content into my lesson. Thanks in advance.

Specializes in NICU.

If I understand this correctly, there will be 3 doctors and a nurse traveling from Japan to your hospital for a few days. The nurse will shadow you for a few days to learn the nurse's role in your unit. The problem is that the nurse doesn't understand English very well and English is your second language. I would suggest a medical interpreter that can speak in both of your native languages for the first part of the day. Start from typical patient's admission, initial care, different treatments and procedures, and then a typical discharge. Once you have explained how your unit works (with the interpreter's help) then the nurse can shadow you while you do your job. You can probably find a phone app that can translate words to Japanese when the interpreter is not there.

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Thank you for much more relevant reply.

Apparently the extra detail that was requested was confusing (and mainly irrelevant) but accurate.

You are wrong- I am an English teacher who is being paid a low wage, not a nurse- the country is Canada. English is my first language. Currently I am using generic medical English sources. I had some prior contact with nurses. I don't know who he will meet. A big problem is the organization is through the head doctor, who is on first name basis with the hospital contact, is very busy and possible won't be of any help with the hospital. Especially given he is a doctor and has two doctors to assist- don't know their English level. Its Japan- little chance of anyone having high English ability in the hospital.

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I really hate to be rude, but for being an English teacher your writing is not very clear. Appropriate use of who you are speaking about would help immensely. For example -

Yes it is English as second language.

Like here -- "it is English" instead of the student speaks English as a second language would be more clear. "It" was interpreted by previous readers as English being "your" second language.

He is there for a visit for a few days to learn from a nurse's experience.

And here he is there for a visit for a few day's to learn from a nurse's experience sound's like he's trying to learn FROM a NURSE not learn AS a NURSE.

Apparently the extra detail that was requested was confusing (and mainly irrelevant) but accurate.

The extra details were not irrelevant because none of us had a clue what you were asking.

I am still very confused why he would need to shadow you? How does shadowing an English teacher help a nurse? It would seem more appropriate for him to attend your classes and have English immersion than see what you do for a job? He's not going to school to be an English teacher.

I am still very confused as to what you are asking. I got that he's shadowing you now and that you speak English and his first language is Japanese and second language is English. However, without knowing the objective of his shadowing with you it's hard to give suggestions. Is the objective for him to learn English better? Or is there some other purpose to this trip?

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That first statement is a reply is a response to someone who asked is he ESL- I said yes. He did not ask Are you ESL?

Is there a big difference between learning from a nurse and learning as a nurse from a nurse?

If I was a nurse -it would be extremely simple for me to start with I am nurse which I never said and I

"If you had a nurse who was not registered in your jurisdiction and thus could not have patient contact, how would you interact with them?"- is this not extremely simple and direct question to a Nurse's forum.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

So you are acting as a translator for a nurse but do not have a sufficient nursing vocabulary and want to have pre-scripted dialogue already translated?

What hospital? What units?

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That first statement is a reply is a response to someone who asked is he ESL- I said yes. He did not ask Are you ESL?

Is there a big difference between learning from a nurse and learning as a nurse from a nurse?

If I was a nurse -it would be extremely simple for me to start with I am nurse which I never said and I

"If you had a nurse who was not registered in your jurisdiction and thus could not have patient contact, how would you interact with them?"- is this not extremely simple and direct question to a Nurse's forum.

The second poster asked if "this" was ESL. This also added to the confusion because some posters assumed this to mean ESL for you and some as ESL for him.

Yes there is a big difference learning from an English teacher and learning from another nurse. You just said you were not a nurse, but an English teacher. I think the confusion may be on your use of the term shadowing. When I think of shadowing it's following a nurse around to learn what they do for *their* job. If he is following you around to see what you do for your job as an English teacher I'm not sure how that helps him as a nurse.

If your role however is not shadowing, but instructing him in English then I would focus on practicing doing mock patient assessments and giving report. Those would be the two things I could think an English teacher could help the midst with.

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Not a translator- just a technical English teacher- I am teaching only speaking and listening as he wants. He needs to be able understand what whoever is leading around the hospital otherwise he probably won't learn much. I am running out of content and would something to base the coming lesson- preferably relevant real spoken language- hence the questions. I am tired because I have a 2 month old who at times sleeps for 5 minutes after being put down on a bed.

If you referring the hospital that he is going to, then its Sick Kids in Toronto Sickkids - hospital. What is these units you are referring to?

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

Yikes, every time OP tries to explain something, I'm lost even more!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
Yikes, every time OP tries to explain something, I'm lost even more!

Amen to that!

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Specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.

My brain hurts.

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So just answer follow this scenario and answer this question to the best of your ability- You are a nurse working in a hospital- preferably pediatrics. A foreign country nurse has pre-arranged with the head nurse to shadow you as you work. What do you say to direct him? (Don't look for what you think I really need to be told.)

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Specializes in PICU.
So just answer follow this scenario and answer this question to the best of your ability- You are a nurse working in a hospital- preferably pediatrics. A foreign country nurse has pre-arranged with the head nurse to shadow you as you work. What do you say to direct him? (Don't look for what you think I really need to be told.)

So from your scenario, a nurse is going to be shadowing me. This was arranged by a nurse from another country and my head nurse.

I would have them follow me around, showing how we do things in the hospital, what my role is, what are the other roles in the hospital, what are some of our best practices. This nurse would not be allowed to touch patients or any equipment since they were a visitor. I would highlight any aspects of my job and highlights of our hospital. It would be case dependent or if there were specifics things the visiting nurse needed to see.

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