Wound Care, Infection Control & Specimen Collection

English for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN / LPN / RPN)

High Int
Adults

This unit is built around a clinical interaction between a newly hired LVN, an RN, and a patient recovering from hip surgery. This unit includes vocabulary review, listening practice, and comprehension tasks.

Focus

healthcare
workplace
LVN
LPN
skilled nursing
wound care
infection control
rehab
interpretive

Vocabulary

intact
dressing change
tender
pressure
blanch
foam dressing
reddened
reposition
A spinning paper plane