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Occupational English TestWRITING SUB-TEST: NURSING
TIME ALLOWED: READING TIME: 5 MINUTES
WRITING TIME: 40 MINUTES
Read the case notes and complete the writing task which follows.
Notes:
Assume that today’s date is 15 May 2021. You are a nurse in Oldtown Hospital, responsible for the care of an
elderly patient who was admitted after a fall. He is now ready to be discharged.
PATIENT DETAILS:
Name: George Gale (Mr)
DOB: 24 Apr 1936, 85 y.o.
Address: 14 Long Street, Oldtown
Social background:
Retired retail manager
Widower (wife died 2019)
Son, 47 y.o., works abroad
No family close by
Living alone in own flat, level 2, no lift
Socialises w. neighbours
Independent, cooks, daily walks to shops
Social drinker, smoker – 10 cigs/day
Medical history: 2003: Osteoarthritis diag.
2009: Hypertension diag.
2013: GORD (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease) – self treated with antacid tablets
2019: Non-specific colitis – ongoing monitoring, no treatment required
Medications: Paracetamol 500mg 2 tablets 4x/day (osteoarthritis)
Felodipine 5mg 1x/day (hypertension)
Presenting complaint:
Disorientation & fever (following fall)
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