ESP for Nursing Students

(Midterm Exam) 

A.   Select the best choice which completes
each item.

1. The blood enters the right atrium, one of the
upper ----chambers of the heart.

a. which
receives                      b. received       c.
receiving                   d. receives

2. By the
time blood arrives in the lungs, the body ----out most of the oxygen.

a. has
taken                                          b. took              c. takes                                    d. will take

3. The
left ventricle ----thicker cardiac muscle than the right side.

a. relies
on                                           b. shut to prevent          c. varies from    d. is encased in

4. The
four valves open to ----sufficient blood flow to fill each heart chamber.

a.
block                                    b.
let in             c. lead                          d. move away

5.
Irregularities in blood flow can ----heart diseases.

a. result
in                                 b. lead to                      c. bring about                d.
All of THESE

6. Use
humor to ---- a good rapport with your patients.

a.
breach                                              b. lighten                      c. establish                   d. express

7. The SHO
---- an ECG, which was done by nursing staff.

a. managed__________             b. relieved        c.
ordered                                d.
released

8. Remarks
such as "yes", "good", "well done" are made to give the patient --.

a.
tranquility__________ b. instruction     c. anxiety                                  d.
encouragement

9. The
bacteria in Mrs. Chu"s urine is ---- to ampicilin, so she started treatment
with the antibiotic.

a.
sensitive__________             b. cultured        c. familiar                      d.
transitory

10.
Microscopy is the use of a microscope to ---- the presence of microbes in
specimens.

a. perform___________             b. avoid                        c.
visualize                   d. analyze

11. What
sort of information do Pathology Reports ----?

a.
notice   ___________             b. contain                      c. notify                         d.
collect

12. What
comment did the pathologist ---- about Mrs. Chu"s specimen?

a.
give      ___________ b. do                            c.
take                          d. make

13.
Smiling while ----eye contact puts a patient at ease.

a.
preserving_________ b. greeting        c. maintaining                d. nodding

14. She"s
really pleased that you"re fired up and ready to go.

a.
annoyed     ________ b. upset                        c.
disturbed                  d. enthusiastic

15. Are
you taking any medications at the moment?

----.

a. No, I"m
very lucky. I never have.

b. Yes, I
had a mild heart attack last year.

c. Yes, my
doctor put me on some tablets.

d. Well,
I"ve got high blood pressure.

16. The
handover is usually ---- face to face.

a. performed________             b. documented             c. gathered                   d.
debriefed

17. She
---- the unit with uncontrolled hypertension.

a. booked
at_________ b. presented to             c. assessed for             d. settled in

18. ----
four hourly BP and pulse and report any chest pain immediately.

a.
Inform   ___________ b.
Administer                c. strict                          d. Access

19.
Aseptic technique keeps equipment sterile to avoid ----.

a.
accumulation_______ b. retention       c. concentration             d. contamination

20.
Eventually, toxic levels of waste products----.

a.
appear   __________             b. produce                    c. build up                    d.
retain

21. You
may also feel ---- because your blood hasn"t been cleaned and can"t function
properly.

a.
stable    __________ b. lethargic        c.
disruptive                  d. legendary

22. The
term "---- " refers to no urine output.

a.
anuria    ___________ b. menorrhea    c.
oliguria                      d.
amenorrhea

23. which
of the following sentences is NOT used as clarification strategies?

a. Repeat
the information back to the speaker.

b.
Paraphrase what has been said.

c. Use a
questioning information pattern.

d. Be firm
but not aggressive.

24. Give
me extra, or ----, dose to cover times when more carbohydrate is eaten during a
meal or snack.

a.
trivial   ____________ b. optimal                     c.
slight                         d. bolus

25. ----
doses can be drawn up if needed.

a.
Variable___________             b. Variety                      c. Varying                                 d.
Varies

26. The
diabetic pancreas may produce too little insulin to ---- blood sugar levels.

a.
aggregate_____ ____             b.
regulate        c. normalize                  d. adopt

27. The
pancreas produces too little urine ---- about 90% of all cases of diabetes.

a.
treating____________             b. composing   c. making up                 d.
consisting

28. "
Could you try to include …" is a strategy to ----.

a. involve
the patient in decision                        b.
personalize the information

c. justify
advice_______             d. put the responsibility on the
patient

29. ---- do you have a urine test to check your
kidney function?

a. How often      b.
How many times        c. How frequently          d. All of These

30. Hypoglycemia happens if I ---- too many meals.

a. skip              b.
require                                  c.
attend                                   d.
refrain