王宁等编著的《护理英语》共六章，具有四方面特点：一是突出知识的新颖性。以国外最新教材为蓝本，在把握思想性的基础上，增加了许多新的知识点。二是语言与护理基础知识并重。以护理专业基础知识为媒介，将专业英语融入其中。三是图文并茂，增加了趣味性。四是护理专业较生僻词汇用斜体标出，使读者一目了然。

该教材中的护理英语词汇、句型和文章都是经过精心挑选的，既简练实用，又保留了专业英语的原貌，它可以作为专业英语能力训练教材使用，适用于所有护理专业学生、在职护士和有志于从事国际护理工作的护理人员。

CHAPTER 1 MEDICAL WORDS

Section 1 Medical Abbreviations

Section 2 Health Words

Section 3 Signs and Symptoms

Section 4 Common Instruments in Nursing Care

Section 5 Common Ailments and Diseases

CHAPTER 2 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY

Section t The Musculoskeletal System

Section 2 The Nervous System

Section 3 The Skin

Section 4 The Trunk and Its Contents

Section 5 The Cardiorespiratory System

Section 6 Lymphatic System

CHAPTER 3 NURSING PROCESS AND PRACTICE

Section 1 Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process

Section 2 Health Promotion and Preventive Care

CHAPTER 4 SKILLS IN PRACTICING

Section 1 Nursing Skills

Section 2 Physical Assessment

Section 3 Communication Skill

CHAPTER 5 CRITICAL THINKING AND REAL WORLD ANECDOTES

Section 1 Taking a Pulse

Section 2 Taking a Temperature

Section 3 Administering Eye and Ear Medications

Section 4 Administering Oral, Sublingual, and Buccal Medications

Section 5 Administering Vaginal Medications

Section 6 Administering Nebulized Medications

CHAPTER 6 DIALOGUE

Section 1 Greeting and Introduction

Section 2 Routine Practices in Hospital

Section 3 Role Play

APPENDIXES

1 READING MATERIAL

2 VOCABULARY