ELEMENTARY
GRAMMAR IN USE & VOCABULARY
Check your score with the key which will come in next post.
decide which answer a,b or c is correct and record it.
1.They’re my
cousins, ……… kid is 2 years old.
a. they b. their
c. they’re
2.
There are seven ……………at the Maternity Unit today.
a. midwives b. midwifes c. midwife
3. This is her ……………………
a. child
b. children c. babies
4. This
is ………old monitor.
a. a b.
an c. –
5.
There are 4 infants at Maternity Unit, ……..condition is good.
a. our
b. their c. your
6. Next to the Maternity unit …………...a Delivery
Room.
a. there
b. is c. there’s
7. CT ………..opposite the X-ray Department.
a. there b. is c. there is
9. ………….is
the entrance?
a. What
b. How c. Where
10. There are 3 nurses……..duty at the
moment.
a. on
b. at c. in
11. There are 14 patients …………the Medical
Ward now.
a. on b.
at c. in
- My sister ………….in Dublin.
a. live b. leave
c. lives
13. This patient suffers ……..indigestion.
a. at b.
from c. for
14. She never …………to work on time.
a. comes b.
come c. is
15.
A
surgeon ………..his hands every hour.
a. washes
b. wash c. washing
16. She is ……….experienced nurse.
a. - b.
a c. an
17. She ……….live near the hospital.
a. doesn’t
b. don’t c. isn’t
18. Mr. Brown doesn’t……..an irregular pulse.
a. has b.
have c. haven’t
19. My patient ……… an abnormal BP.
a. haven’t got
b. doesn’t has c. hasn’t got
20. Your child ………... a rash, he has got chickenpox.
a. hasn’t
got b. haven’t got c. don’t have
21. She …….…eat meat , she is a vegetarian.
a. never
b. don’t c. doesn’t
22.
I look ………..patients at Medical Ward.
a. at
b. up c. after
23. Too low blood
pressure is called……………….
a. hypotension
b. inflammation c.
hypertension.
24. I use a syringe to take a/an …………sample.
a. urine
b. stool c. blood
25. She never ………..late to work.
a. come
b. comes c. is
26. Look! They …………. for Dr. Benks.
a. wait
b. waiting c. are waiting
27. Susan …………..painful periods.
a. hasn’t b. doesn’t have c.
doesn’t has
28. The nurse took ……………BP on doctor’s
request.
a. patient’s b. a patients’ c.
a patient’s
29. A nurse ……………. disposable
syringes.
a. never
reuse b. doesn’t reuses c. never reuses
30. He ………….a bowel movement
yesterday.
a. doesn’t
have b. didn’t had
c. didn’t have
31. If you want to be a pediatric
nurse, you ……..….. special qualifications.
a. should b. need c. must
32. You……………… use any fire during
oxygen administration.
a.
mustn’t b. don’t have
to c. must
33. The doctor ………….. a strong
painkiller if the pain is acute.
a.
prescribed b. is prescribing c. will prescribe
34. She …………..a white uniform yesterday.
a. wore b. wears c. wear
35. All nurses at the operating theatre usually ……… green uniforms.
a. wore b. wears c. wear
36. He had enema last night
because of ……………………
a. diarrhea b. constipation c. indigestion
37. …………your child take the prescribed dose of
the antibiotics every 8 hours?
a. Is b. Do c. Did
38. Where does it…………?
a. sore b. hurt c. painful
39. What dose of medication…………you inject?
a. does b. was c. did
40.
This
hospital
……………….qualified personnel
.
a. employment b. employs c. employees
41. I’d like to ……………..€ 3400 monthly.
a. salary
b. payment c. earn
42. I’d like to rent …………….apartment in the city
center.
a. two-bedrooms
b. a two-bedrooms c.
a two-bedroom
43. He will be ………..because his
qualifications are too low.
a. fired
b. promoted c. available
44.
The Nursing Manager is the person …….......charge here.
a. in
b. at c. on
45. Are you …………...to take an extra shift
this Friday?
a. fired b.
promoted c. available
46. A premature neonatal is treated at the ………………..
a. CCU b.
ICU c. NICU
47.
………..is a common procedure during a
labour.
a. craniotomy
b. epistomy c. laparoscopy
48.
Patients’ records are………………………..
a. confident
b. confidentiality c.
confidential
49. The nurse gave …………..injection into his buttock.
a. an intramuscular
b. an intravenous c. a subcutaneous
50. The patient’s …………..is bounding.
a. BP b. pulse
c. temperature
51. He was bitten by a dog, this is a
serious …………….
a. incision
b. abrasion c. laceration
52.
He ……..……a kidney for transplantation.
a. delivered
b. donated c. dropped
55.
You have to ……………..the wound.
a. irritate
b. irrigate c. intrigue
56. …………..is one of vital signs.
a. respiration
b. constipation c.
contraction
57. To check a patient’s BP you need a …………………..
a. stethoscope
b. sphygmomanometer c. pulse- oximeter
58. Ventilated patients are ……………..
a. conscious
b. SOB
c. unconscious
59.
The nurse administer oxygen through a / an………….
a. cannula
b. pipe c. IV line
60.
…………..deeply, please.
a. Breath b. Breathe
c. Breathing
61. Main symptom of mumps is ……………………
a. swollen limb nodes b. hay fever c. pins and needles
62.
He will be treated at………………..Ward because he has a serious problem with
his eyes.
a. Obstetric
b. Ophthalmic c. Out-patient
63. This is a serious fracture so he
needs……………
a. ECG
b. CT
c. X-ray
64.
She’s a SCRUB and works at
……………………….
a. Operating Theatre b. Recovery Room c. Central Sterile Supply Department
65.
If she suffers from constipation, he should have ………………
a. mastectomy b. enema c. blood transfusion
66. You ………………..reveal confidential
patient’s records.
a. don’t have to
b. mustn’t c. must
68.
Human brain is a part of ………………………….
a. ENT
b. CNS c. CVS
69. She ……..a white uniform at work
yesterday.
a. weared
b. wore c. wear
70.
The patient’s ………..16 times per minute.
a. breathing
b. breath c. breathes
71. He
didn’t have a bowel movement because of ……………
a. constipation b. diarrhea c. nausea
72.
This patient……………..laparoscopy in twenty minutes.
a. had
b. have c. is having
73.
He often gets up at night and goes to toilet because of………
a. nocturia
b. cloudy urine c. oliguria
74. He
complained ………..a stomach ache after eating.
a. for
b. of c. about
75. They …………take any medications at noon.
a. don’t
b. didn’t c. doesn’t
76. Look! Susan …………a wound dressing at the
moment.
a. changes
b. changing c. ‘s
changing
77. They ………….breakfast because of a diet.
a. not ate
b. didn’t ate c. didn’t eat
78. You need a………and IV stand to administer a drip.
a. syringe b. heparin-lock c.
vial
79.
You need ……………..to stop bleeding.
a. hypoallergenic tape b. sterile cotton swabs c.
pressure bandage
80.
You check a patient’s throat with a……………….
a. spatula
b. scissors c. scalpels
81. The body temperature below 34°C is called …………………….
a. subnormal
b. hypothermia c. hyperthermia
82.
ESR is a test of ………………………………………………
a. urine
b. stool c. blood
83. BRP patient………………………………………………….
a. can get up
to go to the bathroom b.
mustn’t get up at all c. can get up
whenever she/he wants
84.
………………..is not an abdominal procedure.
a. cholecystectomy b. laparoscopy c. craniotomy
85. Elderly are usually short of breath
after ……………………..
a. exertion
b. relaxation c. excretion
86. To
give injection you do not need a
………………………..
a. needle
b. painkiller c.
syringe
87.
A nurse should know how to …………………a catheter.
a.
administer b.
insert c.
inject
88.
The symptom of angina is ………………………………….
a. a sore throat b. acute chest pain c.
runny nose
89. Sharp pain in a right flank may
indicate ……………………..
a. hepatitis
b. indigestion c.
bronchitis
90.
A nurse is a subordinate of …………………………….........
a. care assistant b. junior nurse c. Senior Nurse
91. He lost his memory because of
……………………………….
a.
dementia b. neuralgia c. diabetes
92. Nurses’ duty is to ………..in patients’ charts during
their shift.
a. fill
b. fulfill c. feel
93. A calf is a part of a human’s………………………
a. abdomen
b. lower limb c. upper limb
94.
He has to use a …………….because of the broken arm.
a. sling
b. crutches c.
wheelchair
95.
It must be a ……….infection, there is redness and swelling.
a. bruise
b. injury c.
wound
96. He suffers from ………….., he usually walks
all night.
a. indigestion b. irritation c. insomnia
98.
Nurses must …………the
professional guidelines.
a. do
b. follow c. keep
99. Nurses must …………the highest working
standards.
a. keep
b. do c. follow
100. Patients’ records are strictly
……………………….
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