Hospitals

1.       What are the two main parts of a general hospital?

2.       What rooms and facilities can you find in an outpatient department?

3.       What is a ward, and why are patients admitted to it?

4.       What rooms does a typical ward unit consist of?

5.       Who is in charge of each ward, and who is this person responsible to?

6.       Which members of the nursing staff assist the ward sister?

7.       Which inpatient departments can you find in a large hospital? Name at least five.

8.       What auxiliary services does a large hospital provide? Name at least four.

9.       When are patients usually seen by the medical staff, and who leads the ward round?

10.   Where are operations performed?