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PART 1: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
1. Explain the term lifestyle and give some examples of both healthy and
unhealthy lifestyle choices.
2. Read the following prescription abbreviations and explain what they
mean: prn, tsp, u.d., top, t.i.d., q.d., QWK, o.u., p.o., gtt.
3. In addition to writing the procedure-describing sentences in negative
form, change them to the passive voice:
a) Generally. Nurses perform this procedure.
b) Doctors with training usually perform this emergency procedure.
c) Only experienced doctors can perform this procedure.
d) The doctor attaches the needle to syringe
e) The doctor uses a tourniquet in this procedure
4. Use the words to complete the sentences. Possibility, will, probably, may, can,
may not.
a) In some people, it can cause a fleeting headache, but it doesn’t mean you
…………… get one
b) Theoretically, this can cause low blood pressure, but you ……………….
Won’t have a problem.
c) Some people get blurred vision, but it ……………. Happen in your case.
d) There’s a strong …………………. that this will upset your stomach. In fact, it
may make you feel really ill.
e) Swelling of the ankle is not common, but it is possible – it …………happen.
f) This ………………… make you feel dizzy, so you should be careful when
you drive.
PART 2: READING COMPREHENSION. Match the questions below to the
numbered answers in the text.
Being a midwife
In Malawi, all hospitals, especially government hospitals, are (greatly
understaffed 1), for example, one qualified nurse with assistance of a patient
attendee loos after a 75-bed tuberculosis ward in a busy city hospital.
(Poor pay 2) drives the qualified nurses out of government hospitals to work in
the private sector or to take their skills to other countries. Here at St Luke’s, we
are a mission hospital and sit’s difficult to keep staff, for similar reasons of poor
wage and allowances package.
I am a nurse tutor and work 50% in the classroom and 50% in the clinical area.
My role incorporates task of teaching in the classroom and also following the
students into the clinical area to carry out the teaching skills, general
supervision, and performing assessments of competency. In the UK, tutors very
rarely go into the clinical area, as (there are always plenty of members of staff
to mentor students 3) while they are on their practical placements. This is not
the case in Malawi; you will often find students on their own in a ward full of very
sick patients.
Through training I try to emphasize the importance of ensuring (individualized 4)
care carried out. I also stress that (nursing is a partnership between the nurse,
patient, their friends and family and that good nursing care is achieved in
collaboration with these individuals, and other health professionals in the multi-
disciplinary team. 5)
Ensuring that patients are cared for with respect in a (non-judgemental 6)
manner, is a very important aspect of my job here in sub-Saharan Africa, where
a high percentage of patients on the wards are HIV positive.
I have learnt to cope in a clinical are that is (very poorly 7) resourced. I have
had to become very inventive and utilize everyday items in an attempt to solve
the problems that I come up against. I have also learnt to appreciate the NHS in
the UK, and probably I will never complain about the lack of resources again!
a) What kind of care does the nurse attempt to stress?
b) What forces people away government hospitals?
c) How does she describe her manner in treating patients in Malawi?
d) How does she describe nursing?
e) How well equipped is the hospital she works in?
f) Why do tutors in the UK rarely go into the clinical area?
g) What are government hospitals in Malawi like staff-wise?
PART 3: ESSAY WRITING. Choose one of the topics below and describe it as
detailed as possible:
1. Importance of explaining possible side effects of drugs to patients.
2. Legalization of Medical Marijuana: Miracle Drug or Gateway Substance.
3. Importance of explaining and reassuring medical procedures to our patients.
4. Vaccination: public health necessity or infringement on personal liberty?
PART 4: LISTENING COMPREHENSION. Listen and write down the
conversations between the doctor and the patients. Decide whether the doctor
is asking about the family history or social history.
