Cue Cards Speaking English can be tiring to the elderly as they are engaging in a translation-type of process. Many elderly people revert back to their native language as they aged. Elderly people finding themselves in a new environment can be a little apprehensive to communicate as they may feel that no one will understand what they are trying to convey. These cue cards have been put together to assist staff, Carers and/or volunteers to communicate more easily with the person in their care. Print them and laminate them to make them a very useful tool, which can be used by all staff, carers and/or volunteers during the caring process.
Everyday Living BOOK / knjiga BUS / autobus CIGARETTE / cigareta CLOCK / sat DOWN / dole EXERCISE / vježba FALL / pasti HELP / pomoći INSIDE / unutra INTERPRETER / tumač JEWELLERY / nakit LEAVING / napuštanje LEFT / lijevo MAGAZINE / časopis MIRROR / ogledalo MONEY / novac NEWSPAPER / novine NO/ ne NO SMOKING/ Zabranjeno pušenje OUTSIDE / van
Everyday Living PEN & PAPER / RADIO / RIGHT / STOP / TAXI/ TELEPHONE / TELEVISION/ UP/ WALK / YES /
Nourishment BOTTLE / boca COFFEE / kafa COLD DRINK / hladno piće EATING AREA / obedovaonicu FRUIT / voće HOT DRINK / topli napitak HUNGRY / gladan KITCHEN / kuhinja MILK / mlijeko SUGAR / šećer TEA / čaj WATER/ voda
State of Mind ANGRY / ljut BAD / loš COLD / hladan CONFUSED / zbunjen DIZZY / ošamućen GOOD/ dobro HAPPY / sretan HOT / vruć PAIN / bol RELAXED / opušten SAD/ tužan SCARED / uplašen TIRED / umoran
Relatives BROTHER / brat CHILDREN / djeca DAUGHTER / kći FAMILY / porodica FATHER / otac GRANDFATHER/ deda GRANDMOTHER / baka HUSBAND / muž MOTHER / majka PETS/ kućni ljubimci SISTER / sestra SON / sin VISITORS / posjetitelji WIFE / supruga
Health & Well Being ALLERGY / alergija AMBULANCE/ hitna pomoć APPOINTMENT / imenovanje BLEEDING / krvarenje BLOOD TEST/ test krvi CHANGE DRESSING / promjena zavoj COUGH / kašalj CRUTCHES / štakama CUT NAILS / rez nokti DEEP BREATH / duboko udahnuo DIABETES / dijabetes DOCTOR/ doktor GET DRESS/ obući se EYE TEST / test za oči GLASSES/ naočare HAIRDRESSER / frizer HEARING AID / slušni aparat HEARING TEST / sluha test HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE / visok krvni pritisak HOSPITAL / bolnica
Health & Well Being INJECTION / ubrizgavanje LIE DOWN / lezi LOW BLOOD PRESSURE / nizak krvni MEDICATION / lijek NURSE / medicinska OPTOMETRIST / optometrista PHYSIOTHERAPIST / fizioterapeut PODIATRIST / ortopedi RASH / osip SIT DOWN / sjedni SIT UP / probdjeti SLEEP / san STAND UP / ustani TEMPERATURE / temperatura UNDRESS / svući se WALKING FRAME / hodanje okvir WALKING STICK / štap za hodanje WEIGHT / težina WHEELCHAIR / invalidska kolica WOUND / rana
Spiritual & Religious BIBLE/ Biblija BUDDHIST / budistički CATHOLIC / katolički CHAPEL / kapela CHRISTIAN / hrišćanski CHURCH / crkva JEWISH / jevrejski ORTHODOX / ortodoksan PRAY / moliti PRIEST / sveštenik RABBI / rabin RUSSIAN ORTHODOX/ Ruska pravoslavna SYNAGOGUE / sinagoga
Personal Hygiene BED PAN/ noša DENTIST / stomatolog DENTURES / proteza FACE WASHER/ lice za pranje FAECES / izmet HAIR BRUSH / četka za kosu RAZOR / brijač SHAMPOO / šampon SHOWER / tuš SHOWER CHAIR/ tuš stolica SOAP / sapun TOILET / toalet TOILET PAPER / toaletni papir TOOTHBRUSH / četkica za zube TOOTHPASTE/ pasta za zube TOWEL / peškir URINE/ urin WASH HANDS / operi ruke WASH IN BED / oprati u krevetu
Timing DAY / dan HOUR / sat MINUTE / minuta NIGHT / noć TIME / vrijeme TODAY/ danas TOMORROW/ sutra YESTERDAY/ juče WEEK/ sedmica MONDAY / ponedjeljak TUESDAY / utorak WEDNESDAY / srijeda THURSDAY/ četvrtak FRIDAY/ petak SATURDAY/ subota SUNDAY/ nedjelja
Months JANUARY/ Januar FEBRUAY/ Februar MARCH/ Marš APRIL/ April MAY/ Može JUNE/ Jun JULY/ Juli AUGUST/ Avgust SEPTEMBER/ Septembar OCTOBER/ Oktobar NOVEMBER/ Novembar DECEMBER/ Decembar
Pain Scale Bol Skali WORST PAIN / najgora bol MODERATE PAIN / umjereni bol NO PAIN / bez bola