STAFF DEVELOPMENT POST-TEST

General Directions: Given are items in English with Nursing terms and concepts. There are five parts of this test namely
General English, Vocabulary, and Reading. Do as you are specifically directed on each part. Minimize erasures.

START HERE:

I. GENERAL ENGLISH: Givenare questions that pertain to the basics of English grammar. Choose the best
answer that corresponds to the questions. Circle the letter of your answer. (5 items: 5 points)

1. Nurse V and M _____ busy _____________ on ________ nurses notes when their supervisors called
them for a special directive.

a.) is-work-his
b.) are-work-their
c.) is-working-her
d.) are-working-their

2. If I __________ a nurse, I would do my best to help the patients to recuperate from their sickness.

a.) was
b.) is
c.) were
d.) are

3. There are three ___________ at the Labor Room of Mundan Hospital.

a.) patient
b.) patients
c.) patient or patients
d.) others

4. My patients ________ been recovering from the wounds they sustained from the accident.

a.) has
b.) have
c.) is
d.) are

5. The nurse supervisor asked, Did you ________ your task today?

a.) done
b.) does
c.) finish
d.) finished

II. VOCABULARY: Choose the best answer to complete the thought of each statement.
(10 items: 10 points)

1. The patient is still __________________________. ( = not awake)

a.) conscious
b.) inconsistent
c.) unconscious

2. The patient __________________________ ( = received/suffered) three large cuts on his forehead.

a.) sampled
b.) sustained
 c.) sided

3. His oxygen __________________________ ( = the percentage of hemoglobin binding sites in the bloodstream
occupied by oxygen) is at 95%.
a.) satisfaction
b.) saturation
c.) satiation

4. We need to administer __________________________ oxygen to this patient. ( = the patient needs to be given more
oxygen.)
a.) supplemental
b.) extra
c.) added

5. The type of first aid that is given to an unconscious person is called __________________________.
a.) rescue
b.) resurrection
c.) resuscitation

6. A __________________________ is a tube that can be inserted into a patient's body to either inject or drain fluids.
a.) catheter
b.) catalyst
c.) caterer

7. _________________________ refers to when a person's body temperature is abnormally low.

a.) Hypothermia
b.) Hypertension
c.) Hyperactivity

8. We have to make sure that her ___________________________ ( = breathing passage) is secure.

a.) air
b.) breath way
c.) airway

9. Let's check his pupil size and __________________________. ( = how the pupils react to light, etc.).
a.) reactionary
b.) reactivity
c.) recreation

10. A __________________________ test examines blood, urine, or hair for the presence of drugs.
a.) toxicology
b.) toxic
c.) taxonomy

(Reference: http://www.businessenglishsite.com/nursing-english3.html)
 III. READING: Given is a reading selection. You are to comprehend then answer the questions that follow. Circle
the letter of the correct answer. (3 items: 3 points)

Practice of Medicine

Modern scientific and technological developments in the practice of medicine and public health have drawn
nursing into new and wider fields of activity, and its functions have been expanded accordingly. Therefore,
nursing is no longer limited mainly to activities within the hospital, or to what is called curative nursing. It has
become also a community service in which preventive and rehabilitative functions are a vital part of its program.
The modern concept of nursing considers the hospital, however central, as only one of many health agencies in
the community.(Reference: http://www.grammarbank.com/practice-of-medicine.html)

QUESTIONS:

1. As we understand from the reading, today _______________.

a) the only reason people go to hospitals is for nursing care

b) most of the nursing practice now takes place in people's homes

c) hospitals are not the only setting where people receive care or support

d) scientific and technological developments can't improve the quality of care that is delivered in

hospitals

e) nursing care is not vital to the core competency of hospitals any more

2. One can infer from the passage that ___________.

a) nurses were treating more people in the patient's own home in the past

b) hospitals are the only places where nursing care is crucial

c) nurses don't see the hospital and clinic as important units in the community health program

d) hospitals are still the most important component of the healthcare sector

e) nursing shortage has had significant consequences during the past few years

3. According to the passage, the nurse's function has been expanded because of ____________.

a) the nurse's activities in the hospital

b) hospitals, which are the most common work environments for nurses

c) the reluctance of nurses to work in the hospital

d) the necessity of working longer hours

e) the progress in science and technology in related fields

THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST.

The great need in the world is not for more genius or even for more skill but it is for people willing to accept
responsibility for what they do.

Prepared by:

Virgo Clemente Lopez, RN, RPT, MAEd

ESL Facilitator