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Section 3
Mrs Lam: Hello, Andrew. I believe you want lo know about visiting hours?
Andrew: Yes, I do Mrs Lam. I have to ll this form out, and I'd like to have some idea why
the different parts of the hospital, have different times for visiting.
Mrs Lam: I see. Well, let’s start with an obvious one. Intensive care. People in intensive cure
are Q21 very sick indeed, and for that reason we say that visitors can come between 6:00am
and midnight.
Andrew: I can understand that.
Mrs Lam: At the other end of the scale, our maternity patients are usually quite well, but we
restrict their visiting hours from Q22 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. We nd they get very tired if
we permit visitors all the time.
Andrew: I see. What about the Q23 surgical wards?
Mrs Lam: The doctors prefer to do their rounds early in surgical, so visiting hours are 9:00am to
9:00 pm. Surgical patients are often on very heavy Q24 painkillers, and they aren't really
very good company for their visitors!
Andrew: But surely the visitors come to cheer up the patient, not the other way round?
Mrs Lam: Of course. And often the visitors are able to help the patient a lot. That's why
we allow visitors Q25 all day, the full 24 hours, in the emergency ward. They help comfort
the patient while they're waiting to be diagnosed. It's not just everyone who can visit a
sick patient. People in intensive care can only be visited by their immediate family. What's
more, we only allow two people in at any time. We let children of the immediate family in to
visit people in intensive care, but we don't like to do it. It's very hard on the children, and it
may Q26 distress the patient. However, if the patient asks for the child, and the family agrees,
that's okay.
Andrew: What about children in maternity?
Mrs Lam: Of course we let them in! They're very pleased to see their mothers. The rule in
maternity is everyone may visit, up to Q27 six people at a time. The maternity ward is
quite sociable, after all.
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Mrs Lam: Now I have your schedule for the next Week's observation sessions. Are you ready?
Andrew: Yes. Where do I start?
Mrs Lam: On Monday you'll be in male surgical in the morning, and in female surgical in
the afternoon. You'll be following Dr Shay on her rounds.
Andrew: Thank you. And on Tuesday?
Mrs Lam: On Tuesday you will be Q28 with Dr Thomas in the morning and Dr Robertson in
the afternoon. No, that can't be right... you're with Dr Thomas in the afternoon and Dr
Robertson in the morning.
Andrew: Do I ever get to see Dr Kim?
Mrs Lam: Yes, you'll be with Dr Kim on Thursday and Friday. She'll take you through
the children's ward and through our new teenage ward for 12 to 15 year olds.
Andrew: Great! I've read a lot about that new ward. Will I see the school room?
Mrs Lam: Maybe another time.
Andrew: And what will I do on Wednesday?
Mrs Lam: On Wednesday you'll join the other students for lectures. You'll be in the
Q29 Redmore Lecture Room between 8 and 10 am and later between 2 and 3 pm.
Andrew: Thank you. Do you know how big my class is?
Mrs Lam: The intake this term is two hundred rst year students. I’m pleased to say about
Q30 one third are men, which is good. Nursing used to be an almost entirely female
occupation.
Andrew: I know. My father trained as a nurse, and he was considered very unusual.
Mrs Lam: Is he still working as a nurse?
Andrew: Yes. He's working in a hospital in the country. I guess I just wanted to follow his
example.