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This is an IELTS writing task 2 sample answer essay on the topic of nurses from the general training exam.
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IELTS Essay: Nurses
Nowadays nurses should not just be required to do basic training but they must have other qualities as well to do their jobs well.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some feel nurses need to learn more than just the basic requirements of their jobs in order to be effective. In my opinion, nursing indeed requires a wide range of skills.
Detractors point out the essential role of a nurse can be streamlined. There are many countries where nurses undergo some fairly simple vocational training and are then considered qualified professionals. Most only need to perform limited basic tasks such as taking blood, checking vitals, monitoring patients, and referring urgent matters to doctors. For a hospital purely concerned with optimising profits, it makes sense that they would train nurses to a minimum standard and pay lower salaries, with the expectation of high turnover. As long as nurses can perform certain discrete skills, there is no incentive to invest more in their training.
In practice, however, nurses occupy roles outside than their literal job description. In most hospitals, nurses spend a lot of time double checking the medicines doctors are administering, learning new procedures, and counseling patients. The patients likely communicate more with nurses than busy doctors and therefore rely on them not only for medical advice but also psychological support. These emotional tasks, in my opinion, justify increased training. Even though this will not have a clearly measurable outcome, it will result in nurses who are better equipped to deal with a variety of situations and patients who do not feel like customers buying their health from a corporation.
In conclusion, despite legitimate concerns related to its value, it is crucial nurses be capable of taking on a number of roles. This will have benefits not only for the nurses themselves but also their patients and society at large.
Analysis
1. Some feel nurses need to learn more than just the basic requirements of their jobs in order to be effective. 2. In my opinion, nursing indeed requires a wide range of skills.
- Paraphrase the essay topic.
- Write a clear opinion. Learn more about writing your introduction here.
1. Detractors point out the essential role of a nurse can be streamlined. 2. There are many countries where nurses undergo some fairly simple vocational training and are then considered qualified professionals. 3. Most only need to perform limited basic tasks such as taking blood, checking vitals, monitoring patients, and referring urgent matters to doctors. 4. For a hospital purely concerned with optimising profits, it makes sense that they would train nurses to a minimum standard and pay lower salaries, with the expectation of high turnover. 5. As long as nurses can perform certain discrete skills, there is no incentive to invest more in their training.
- Write a clear topic sentence with your main idea at the end.
- Explain your main idea.
- Add in specific detail.
- Use a hypothetical or real example.
- State the results of the example.
1. In practice, however, nurses occupy roles outside than their literal job description. 2. In most hospitals, nurses spend a lot of time double checking the medicines doctors are administering, learning new procedures, and counseling patients. 3. The patients likely communicate more with nurses than busy doctors and therefore rely on them not only for medical advice but also psychological support. 4. These emotional tasks, in my opinion, justify increased training. 5. Even though this will not have a clearly measurable outcome, it will result in nurses who are better equipped to deal with a variety of situations and patients who do not feel like customers buying their health from a corporation.
- Write a new topic sentence with a new main idea at the end.
- Explain your new main idea.
- Develop it with specific examples.
- Vary your long and short sentences.
- Conclude with the further possible results and a strong statement.
1. In conclusion, despite legitimate concerns related to its value, it is crucial nurses be capable of taking on a number of roles. 2. This will have benefits not only for the nurses themselves but also their patients and society at large.
- Summarise your main ideas and repeat your opinion.
- Add a final thought/detail. Read more about conclusions here.
Vocabulary
What do the words in bold below mean?
Some feel nurses need to learn more than just the basic requirements of their jobs in order to be effective. In my opinion, nursing indeed requires a wide range of skills.
Detractors point out the essential role of a nurse can be streamlined. There are many countries where nurses undergo some fairly simple vocational training and are then considered qualified professionals. Most only need to perform limited basic tasks such as taking blood, checking vitals, monitoring patients, and referring urgent matters to doctors. For a hospital purely concerned with optimising profits, it makes sense that they would train nurses to a minimum standard and pay lower salaries, with the expectation of high turnover. As long as nurses can perform certain discrete skills, there is no incentive to invest more in their training.
In practice, however, nurses occupy roles outside than their literal job description. In most hospitals, nurses spend a lot of time double checking the medicines doctors are administering, learning new procedures, and counseling patients. The patients likely communicate more with nurses than busy doctors and therefore rely on them not only for medical advice but also psychological support. These emotional tasks, in my opinion, justify increased training. Even though this will not have a clearly measurable outcome, it will result in nurses who are better equipped to deal with a variety of situations and patients who do not feel like customers buying their health from a corporation.
In conclusion, despite legitimate concerns related to its value, it is crucial nurses be capable of taking on a number of roles. This will have benefits not only for the nurses themselves but also their patients and society at large.
Answers
basic requirements minimum needed
effective works
nursing indeed being a nurse does in fact
wide range of skills lots of different abilities
detractors critics
point out argue
the essential role crucial part
streamlined simplified
undergo go through
fairly simple vocational training mostly basic training for a job
considered qualified professionals regarded as real nurses
perform limited basic tasks do a small number of jobs
taking blood extracting blood with a needle
checking vitals making sure their hear rate, blood pressure, etc. are ok
monitoring patients looking after sick people
referring urgent matters telling doctors about emergencies
purely concerned only care about
optimising profits making the most money possible
makes sense is logical
minimum standard least required
pay lower salaries not give much money to
expectation what one thinks will happen
high turnover lots of people changing jobs
as long as so far as
perform certain discrete skills can do specific tasks
no incentive no reason to
invest more put more money into
in practice in reality
occupy take on
outside beyond
literal job description strict demands of the job
double checking re-checking/verifying
administering giving
procedures processes, tasks
counseling giving therapy
rely need
medical advice suggestions about their health
psychological support emotional help
emotional tasks psychological jobs
justify a reason for it
clearly measurable outcome definite effect
result in leads to
better equipped better prepared for
deal with cope with
variety of situations many contexts
despite legitimate concerns regardless of real worries
related to having to do with
value importance
crucial essential
taking on also having to do
not only not just
but also including
at large all of it
Pronunciation
ˈbeɪsɪk rɪˈkwaɪəmənts
ɪˈfɛktɪv
ˈnɜːsɪŋ ɪnˈdiːd
waɪd reɪnʤ ɒv skɪlz
dɪˈtræktəz
pɔɪnt aʊt
ði ɪˈsɛnʃəl rəʊl
ˈstriːmlaɪnd
ˌʌndəˈgəʊ
ˈfeəli ˈsɪmpl vəʊˈkeɪʃənl ˈtreɪnɪŋ
kənˈsɪdəd ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd prəˈfɛʃənlz
pəˈfɔːm ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈbeɪsɪk tɑːsks
ˈteɪkɪŋ blʌd
ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈvaɪtlz
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ ˈpeɪʃənts
rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ ˈɜːʤənt ˈmætəz
ˈpjʊəli kənˈsɜːnd
ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪŋ ˈprɒfɪts
meɪks sɛns
ˈmɪnɪməm ˈstændəd
peɪ ˈləʊə ˈsæləriz
ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən
haɪ ˈtɜːnˌəʊvə
æz lɒŋ æz
pəˈfɔːm ˈsɜːtn dɪsˈkriːt skɪlz
nəʊ ɪnˈsɛntɪv
ɪnˈvɛst mɔː
ɪn ˈpræktɪs
ˈɒkjʊpaɪ
ˌaʊtˈsaɪd
ˈlɪtərəl ʤɒb dɪsˈkrɪpʃən
ˈdʌbl ˈʧɛkɪŋ
ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ
prəˈsiːʤəz
ˈkaʊns(ə)lɪŋ
rɪˈlaɪ
ˈmɛdɪkəl ədˈvaɪs
ˌsaɪkəˈlɒʤɪkəl səˈpɔːt
ɪˈməʊʃənl tɑːsks
ˈʤʌstɪfaɪ
ˈklɪəli ˈmɛʒərəbl ˈaʊtkʌm
rɪˈzʌlt ɪn
ˈbɛtər ɪˈkwɪpt
diːl wɪð
vəˈraɪəti ɒv ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənz
dɪsˈpaɪt lɪˈʤɪtɪmɪt kənˈsɜːnz
rɪˈleɪtɪd tuː
ˈvæljuː
ˈkruːʃəl
ˈteɪkɪŋ ɒn
nɒt ˈəʊnli
bʌt ˈɔːlsəʊ
æt lɑːʤ
Vocabulary Practice
Remember and fill in the blanks:
Some feel nurses need to learn more than just the b______________________s of their jobs in order to be e____________e. In my opinion, n_______________d requires a w_______________________s.
D____________s p_______________t t____________________e of a nurse can be s_______________d. There are many countries where nurses u_____________o some f_______________e v______________________g and are then c_____________________________________s. Most only need to p____________________________s such as t________________d, c________________s, m_______________________s, and r_____________________________s to doctors. For a hospital p___________________d with o_______________________s, it m_____________________e that they would train nurses to a m__________________________d and p______________________s, with the e_________________n of h_____________________r. A_______________s nurses can p______________________________s, there is n_________________e to i________________e in their training.
I_________________e, however, nurses o________y roles o_________e than their l__________________________n. In most hospitals, nurses spend a lot of time d_______________________________g the medicines doctors are a__________________g, learning new p_________________s, and c_______________g patients. The patients likely communicate more with nurses than busy doctors and therefore r___y on them not only for m______________e but also p_______________________t. These e__________________s, in my opinion, j________y increased training. Even though this will not have a c___________________________e, it will r____________n nurses who are b__________________________d to d____________h a v_____________________s and patients who do not feel like customers buying their health from a corporation.
In conclusion, d____________________________s r______________o its v________e, it is c____________l nurses be capable of t___________n a number of roles. This will have benefits n__________y for the nurses themselves b_________o their patients and society a_________e.
Listening Practice
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Reading Practice
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Speaking Practice
Practice with the following questions from the real IELTS speaking exam:
Health
- How can people improve their physical health?
- What about their mental health?
- In what ways can teachers encourage students to do sports?
- What is the role of doctors in raising health awareness?
- Can social media also play a role?
Writing Practice
Write about the related topic below and then check with my sample answer:
Many people believe that every individual is responsible for his/her own healthy lifestyle. Others believe that governments should take care of it.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
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