Progress test 4 (Units 7–8)

Name: __________________________________________ Date: ___________

Section 1: Vocabulary

1 Complete these instructions using the prepositions in the box.

onto over (x2) up (x2)

1 Can you swing your legs ____________ the side of the bed, please?
2 Slowly pull yourself ____________ using the monkey pole.
3 We’ll use the banana board to slide you ____________ your chair.
4 A slide sheet is for rolling patients ____________ onto their side.
5 If you can sit ____________ first, and then we can try to lift your legs.

2 Match 6–13 to a–h to make common word partnerships.

6 banana a) blocks
7 hand b) signs
8 hospital c) tray
9 vital d) aid
10 sterile e) cutter
11 stitch f) frame
12 hearing g) board
13 walking h) gown

Section 2: Language

1 Choose the correct words in italics.

1 Ms Joly is going to arrive / arrived in the Beeches Care Home last Wednesday morning.
2 We are speaking / spoke to the senior nurse, who then took us to see my aunt.
3 My mother came / camed out of surgery this morning. Is it possible to speak to her?
4 I’ll bring / I brought you a wheelchair and then we can go over to the coffee shop together.
5 Will you / Are you going to order any more supplies for the OR?
6 Where was / were you both last night?

2 Complete this text with first, second, third, then and finally.
(7) ____________, check the identity of the patient and introduce yourself. (8) ____________,
listen to the anaesthesiologist’s report. (9) ____________, check that the patient’s airway is
open and clear. (10) ____________, take the patient’s vital signs. (11) ____________, compare
the vital signs with the report.

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Section 3: Reading

1 Complete this text with the words in the box.

equipment hoist position roll rope ladder slide sheet

Before you move a patient, ask yourself these questions: Can the patient move by him/herself?
Do I need a colleague to help me? Which piece of (1) ____________ do I need to move the
patient? Do I need a(n) (2) ____________ to lift a heavy patient from their bed? Can the
patient use a(n) (3) ____________ to pull him/herself up into a sitting (4) ____________?
Or do I need to ask another nurse to help me (5) ____________ the patient over using a(n)
(6) ____________?

Section 4: Writing

1 You are assessing a new care home resident. Complete your conversation.
You: (1) _____________________________________________________________?
Resident: I love French food.
You: (2) _____________________________________________________________?
Resident: I don’t watch TV but I love listening to classical music.
You: (3) _____________________________________________________________?
Resident: This is my grandson Charlie and that’s Ella, my daughter. I took this photo last year.
You: (4) _____________________________________________________________?
Resident: I saw my son in March but I don’t see my daughter and her family very often.

Section 5: Listening

1 ► 41 Listen to a conversation between a nurse and Doris, a patient, and answer

1 Who answers the phone?
________________________________________________________________________
2 Who is calling?
________________________________________________________________________
3 Where is Nurse Wright?
________________________________________________________________________
4 Who is Ms Shapiro?
________________________________________________________________________
5 Why should Nurse Wright contact the caller?
________________________________________________________________________
6 Which department does the caller work in?
________________________________________________________________________

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