In considering the effects of the globalization era, nursing students must be prepared to face the global context. The English language is very important for
them because they should compete with other nurses who are from other countries in getting a job in todays global context. They must have skill in communication
while they are applying nursing skills in hospital. In fact, they inform some information needed by community in the hospital such as information for patients
and patients’ family. The information of all about patients found in medical record must be recorded and reported accurately in order to avoid misinformation
and misunderstanding for healing the patients. The problem often met at the hospital is that nurses sometimes are not accurate in giving the information or
report about patient progress; it is caused by difficulty in pronouncing and giving good intonation English words and using correct sentences. Therefore, researcher
will investigate whether or not the nursing students can be understood fully in reporting patients’ medical record in English.
1.2 Formulation of the Problems
The formulations of the problem in this research are as the following: a.
Is there any significant correlation between the mastery of sentence stress and the oral presentation of medical record in English by nursing
students? b.
Is there any significant correlation between the mastery of grammar and the oral presentation of medical record in English by nursing students?
c. Is there any significant correlation between the mastery of sentence stress
and grammar and the oral presentation of medical record in English by nursing students?
1.3 Purpose of the Research
The study is carried out to give the answer to the problem of the research above.
a. To examine the significant correlation between the mastery of sentence
stress and the oral presentation of medical record in English by nursing students?
b. To examine the significant correlation between the mastery of grammar
and the oral presentation of medical record in English by nursing students?
c. To examine the significant correlation between the mastery of sentence
stress and grammar and the oral presentation of medical record in English by nursing students?
1.4 Significance of the Research
The research is conducted to make nursing students aware that they should report and present medical record in grammatical sentences and good
pronunciation because reporting and presenting will not be good if the students do not have the mastery of sentence stress and grammar. Then, doctors, patients and
patients’ family can not comprehend the information given and they will confuse
the information if the students make many mistakes in making sentences. The findings of the research enable the students to be more accurate in reporting
medical record in English avoiding mistake and misunderstanding. It also encourages the English lecturer to focus teaching on the mastery of sentence stress
and grammar. In addition, it is also intended to give wider view of health profession, especially nurses about the importance of learning English in today.
1.5 Definition of terms
