Answer key

Entry test

Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 meet 2 Excuse 3 work 4 Spain 5 staff nurse

2
6c 7a 8e 9b 10 d

Section 2: Language
1
1A 2 C 3A 4A 5C

2
6 isn’t 7 has 8 are 9 am 10 is 11 have

Section 3: Skills development

1
1Yes, I am. I’m Sam. I’m a student nurse.
2 Thank you. Pleased to meet you.
3 What do you do?
4 Yes, I am. It’s very interesting.
5 Yes, please. I’d like a coffee, thanks.

2
6d 7a 8g 9c 10 e

Section 4: Reading
1
1 at the Grand Central Hospital in Birmingham 2 Yes, he does. 3 It’s hard work but very interesting.
4 on Saturday

Section 5: Listening
1
1A 2 B

2
3B 4B 5C

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Unit 1 test

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1 he 2 do 3 your 4 are 5 you

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63 75 84 91 10 2

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11 work 12 Is 13 don’t walk 14 have 15 has 16 does, open

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17 starts 18 seven thirty/half past seven 19 finishes 20 one forty-five/(a) quarter to two 21 opens
22 six o’clock 23 closes 24 nine twenty-five/twenty-five past nine

5
25 granddaughter 26 daughter-in-law 27 father-in-law 28 son 29 uncle 30 brother

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Unit 2 test

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1 What’s 2 Who’s 3 Where 4 What’s 5 Who’s

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6 How do you feel today?
7 What are your symptoms?
8 Do you have other any symptoms?
9 Does it feel itchy?
10 Do you have swollen glands?

3
11 8 12 6 13 10 14 7 15 9

4
16 My son often gets a sore throat.
17 We’re always tired after a long night shift.
18 Children with scarlet fever are usually infectious for three to eight days before the symptoms appear.
19 Nurses should never label the specimen tube before taking the blood sample.
20 Children don’t usually have symptoms after the vaccine.

5
21 needle 22 tourniquet 23 syringe 24 antiseptic wipe 25 cotton ball

6
26 antiseptic wipe 27 tourniquet 28 needle 29 syringe 30 cotton ball

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Progress test 1

Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 appointment 2 mumps 3 CT scanner

2
4 is not 5 doctor 6 family name 7 family member

Section 2: Language
1
1c 2d 3e 4b 5a

2
6 are 7 have 8 feel 9 Do you have 10 am 11 is 12 work 13 is 14 start 15 don’t finish

Section 3: Reading
1
1 childhood 2 usually 3 runny 4 cough 5 temperature 6 day 7 rash 8 itchy

Section 4: Writing
1
Suggested answers
1 The hospital is in Middleton Town.
2 It has a bank, a restaurant and a gift shop.
3 The gift shop opens at 10 o’clock in the morning and closes at 4.30 in the afternoon.
4 The visiting hours are from 7 o’clock in the evening to 8.30.

Section 5: Listening
1
1 blood test 2 patient record 3 Kamil 4 09.01.1973 5 81 6 [email protected]

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Unit 3 test

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1 Can/Could you cover the patient with a blanket (, please)?
2 Can/Could you open your mouth (, please)?
3 Can/Could you put this under your tongue (, please)?
4 Can/Could you close your mouth (, please)?
5 Can/Could you roll up your sleeve (, please)?

2
6 There’s 7 next 8 Is there 9 on 10 There aren’t 11 in 12 There are 13 down 14 There
isn’t 15 near

3
16 are you doing 17 am having 18 am working 19 am waiting 20 am observing

4
21 It’s OK, I’m here.
22 Please try to relax./Try to relax, please.
23 You’re in good hands.
24 The doctor is coming in a few minutes.
25 We’re taking care of you.

5
26 polite 27 flexible 28 always 29 good 30 caring

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Unit 4 test

1
1c 2a 3b 4e 5f 6d

2
7 one thousand three hundred calories
8 seven hundred and fifty-two grams
9 three thousand eight hundred and sixty-three millilitres
10 nine point two three litres
11 seven hundred and seventy-six kilojoules
12 forty three point five kilograms

3
13 many 14 many 15 much 16 much 17 many

4
18 b 19 d 20 a 21 c

5
22 upright 23 tray 24 two-handled 25 non-slip 26 recover

6
27 just 28 done 29 about 30 one

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Progress test 2

Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 straw 2 kilogram 3 oral 4 clean supply room 5 non-slip mat 6 tympanic 7 nurses’ lounge
8 disposable

Section 2: Language
1
1 are there 2 on 3 there’s 4 next 5 down 6 on

2
7B 8C 9A 10 D 11 A 12 A

3
13 many 14 any 15 an 16 some 17 isn’t much

Section 3: Reading
1
1 temperature 2 fatal 3 emergency services 4 blanket 5 warm

Section 4: Writing
1
Suggested answers
1 Are you ready to order?
2 Would you like a main course?/What would you like for the main course?
3 You could have beef salad or grilled chicken and vegetables.
4 Would you like a drink?/Anything else?

Section 5: Listening
1
1 She doesn’t have her (reading) glasses./She can’t read the menu without her (reading) glasses.
2 Meat – she’s a vegetarian.
3 the lasagne
4 She’s on a restricted diet.
5 (some) honey or sugar
6 No, she doesn’t.

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Unit 5 test

1
1 head 2 toe 3 finger 4 thumb 5 stomach 6 neck

2
7 bend 8 Straighten 9 Repeat 10 Stand 11 lift 12 relax 13 lower 14 push

3
15 up 16 at 17 in front of 18 to 19 above 20 down

4
21 easier 22 higher 23 better 24 more difficult 25 stronger, stronger 26 worse

5
27 c 28 d 29 b 30 a

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Unit 6 test

1
1 capsule 2 ointment 3 suppository 4 injection 5 inhaler 6 drops

2
7 into 8 by 9 on 10 into 11 under 12 into
13 drops 14 capsule, inhaler, drops 15 ointment 16 injection 17 drops 18 suppository

3
19 one hundred and fifty milligrams plus/added to twenty-five milligrams equals one hundred and
seventy-five milligrams
20 sixty millilitres minus/subtracted from forty-five millilitres equals fifteen millilitres
21 thirty milligrams divided by two point five milligrams equals twelve milligrams
22 five millilitres times/multiplied by ten point five millilitres equals fifty-two point five millilitres

4
23 every three hours 24 twice a day 25 every four hours 26 once a day

5
27 You may/might feel slightly nauseous.
28 Some patients may/might experience night sweats.
29 My husband may/might not get any side effects from this drug.
30 It may/might take a few days to heal.

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Progress test 3

Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 route 2 nose 3 three times 4 dosage 5 cold

2
6c 7e 8a 9d 10 g 11 b 12 f

Section 2: Language
1
1 I, Administer the spray into the nose before the patient goes to bed.
2 I, Your husband might suffer some side effects with the new medication.
3C
4 I, My leg muscle is worse now than yesterday.
5C
6 I, Please hold for a minute and I’ll transfer you to your mother’s doctor.
7 I, When you touch your toes, it helps the muscles in your legs.

2
8A 9C 10 B 11 A 12 C

Section 3: Reading
1
1 joints 2 hip 3 limb 4 leg 5 active 6 straighten

Section 4: Writing
1
Suggested answers
1 Hello, this is Nurse [student’s name] in Ward 10. How can I help you?
2 I’m sorry, can you repeat that/the room number, please?
3 I think he’s sleeping at the moment.
4 I’ll check with his nurse. Please hold for a moment.

Section 5: Listening
1
1 show (all) her medication to the nurse
2 write down the name of each medication in the chart
3 her eyes
4 She has a (bad) cold.
5 constipation
6 No, it isn’t.

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Unit 7 test
1
1 hoist 2 rope ladder 3 slide sheet 4 rope ladder 5 banana board

2
6 will 7 are going to 8 will/is going to 9 Are you going to see 10 will

3
11 Hello, this is Staff Nurse Tate in Rose Ward.
12 I’m calling to ask for a porter to transfer my patient toRadiology.
13 Would you like me to spell that for you?
14 Who will accompany the patient, please?
15 Thank you very much for your help.

4
16 c 17 e 18 b 19 a 20 f 21 d

5
22 ordered 23 wrote 24 used 25 reported

6
26 enough 27 any 28 many 29 any 30 enough

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Unit 8 test

1
1 Do you know where you are?
2 Can you hear me?
3 Are you in any pain?
4 Do you feel nauseous?

2
5 When did Mr Rizzo come out of surgery?
6 Did his surgery go well?
7 Did the patient drink anything?
8 Did Nurse Thompson speak to Mr Rizzo’s wife?
9 When did you check the patient’s vital signs?

3
10 He/Mr Rizzo came out of surgery three hours ago.
11 Yes, his/the surgery/it went very well.
12 Yes, the patient/he drank a little water.
13 No (he/she didn’t.), he/she spoke to his daughter.
14 I checked the patient’s/his vital signs five minutes ago.

4
15 sterile bag 16 sterile gloves 17 stitch cutter 18 sterile tray 19 cleansing solution 20 apron

5
21 First, put on an apron and tie back your hair if necessary.
22 Second, prepare your equipment and put it on a sterile tray.
23 Third, remove the bandage using a sterile bag and throw it away.
24 Then put on some sterile gloves.
25 Then use the stitch cutter to cut the sutures and pull them out carefully.
26 Finally, clean the wound with some cleansing solution and check for any infection.

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27 Why don’t you get your glasses?
28 It’s a good idea to speak to the senior nurse about the situation.
29 Why don’t you come and sit with the other residents in the garden?
30 It’s a good idea to ask the nurse for a grabber.

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Progress test 4
Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 over 2 up 3 onto 4 over 5 up

2
6g 7a 8h 9b 10 c 11 e 12 d 13 f

Section 2: Language
1
1 arrived 2 spoke 3 came 4 I’ll bring 5 Are you going to 6 were

2
7 First 8 Second 9 Third 10 Then 11 Finally

Section 3: Reading
1
1 equipment 2 hoist 3 rope ladder 4 position 5 roll 6 slide sheet

Section 4: Writing
1
Suggested answers
1 What is your favourite food?
2 Do you have any hobbies?/Do you like watching TV (or listening to music)?
3 Who are the people in the photo?
4 When did you last see your family?/When was the last time you saw your family?

Section 5: Listening
1
1 (Staff Nurse) Sam Turner
2 Glenda Davies
3 on her lunch break
4 the patient
5 to receive/for/about Ms Shapiro’s test results
6 Pathology

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Exit test

Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 C 2 D 3 D 4A 5B 6B 7C 8A 9B 10 D 11 C 12 A 13 B 14 C 15 A

Section 2: Language
1
1A 2 D 3 B 4 D 5A 6D 7A 8A 9B 10 C 11 B 12 C 13 C 14 A 15 B

Section 3: Reading
1
1c 2e 3f 4a 5g 6d 7b

Section 4: Writing
1
Suggested answers
1 Could you tell me your name, please?
2 How can I help you?
3 Do you have any other symptoms?
4 Could/Can you roll your sleeve up for me please?
5 Please lift your arm above your head.
6 Please hold the line a moment.

Section 5: Listening
1
1 two 2 sit in the garden 3 TV 4 historical sites 5 16.00 6 abroad 7 email

Section 6 : Speaking
Students’ own answers; mark as indicated on the test.

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