WRITING TEST 1

Time allowed:

Reading Time : 05 Minutes

Writing : 40 Minutes

Read the case notes and complete the writing task which follows.

Case Notes:
Hospital Royal Perth Hospital
Patient Details Alfred Billy
52 Years old
Marital status: married
Wife (Maria Jennifer) to be contacted in case of emergency
Address: Arillon City Arcade 207 Murray Street, Perth

Admission Date 21/03/2010

Discharge Date 5/05/2010
Diagnosis Skin cancer – BCC (Basal Cell Carncinoma) (neck)
Nodular basal-cell carcinoma
Past Medical No prior hospitalization, no medical history
History Medications
Social Truck driver
History/Supports Lives with his wife
Habit of consuming alcohol in excess (for the past 30 years)
Cigarette smoker
Dark skinned
Religion: Protestant
Medical Progress Skin biopsy has been taken for pathological study

Pain reliever panadein forte 500mg

Nursing No complications noted

Management Perfectly well at the time of discharge

No complaints of any pain
Discharge Plan Daily observation
Medicine to be taken for one more week

Writing Task
You are the charge nurse on the hospital ward where Mr. Alfred Billy has recently
undergone an operation. Using the information provided in the case notes, write a
referral letter to the Community Nurse Head at “Care Well Hospital,” Birmingham,
who will be attending to Mr. Alfred Billy, following his discharge.

In your answer:

 Expand the relevant notes into complete sentences

 Do not use note form
 Use letter format

The body of the letter should be approximately 180-200 words.