Universit de Tunis El Manar

Instructor :
Institut Suprieur des Sciences Mid-term Mariem Lioune
Infirmires de Tunis
2nd Semester of the English DS
Duration: 45 minutes
Academic Year 2015/2016

First Name :
Last Name :
2 year Group:
nd

Exercise 1: Read the text and answer the questions.

Some hospitals specialize in particular conditions like cancer or psychiatric illness. Other
hospitals specialize in particular types of patients like geriatrics, children or the terminally ill.
However, the best known type of hospital is the general hospital which deals with almost
everything, has ambulance crews and beds for both intensive care and long stay.

A big general hospital has many different specialist departments. Identifying departments can
be confusing because different hospitals use different names for the same thing. For example,
one hospital may have a childrens unit which a different hospital calls Pediatrics.
Accident and Emergency (A&E) in one hospital is called Casualty in another.

There are many other examples. The department that specializes in heart problems is
sometimes called Coronary Care. Others call it Cardiology or Cardiovascular medicine.
Nephrology, the department that treats illnesses of the kidney is sometimes called the Renal
Unit. Gastroenterology (digestive system) is sometimes the Department of Hepatology.

Hospital staff often use abbreviations for departments. For example, they refer to Obs and
Gynae. This is a department combining Obstetrics (pregnancy), and Gynecology (womens
reproductive organs). They call Otolaryngology, ENT (ears, nose & throat), mostly because
it is much easier to say.
1) What three types of hospitals are mentioned in the text? (2 points)



 2) Why are hospital department names confusing? (2 points)


...
3) Find terms in the text that mean the same as a-d. (2 points)
a - mental health problems.
b- elderly people.
c- people who are dying.
d- paramedics.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the words from the list. (6 points)

Cubicle, prescriptions, treatment, allergic, assessment, appointments

1) A triage nurse makes an initial

2) Sometimes it is difficult to read..
3) Receptionists make. for patients.
4) The doctor decides on the correct ...
5) The patient is to certain antibiotics.
6) Go into the.. to get undressed.

Exercise 3: Writing (8 points)

The nurse is asking the patient about his/her personal demographic data. Make a
complete conversation between the nurse and the patient using the following data:
(Chris Glover, allergic to seafood, May 29th. 1982, married, retired driver, 150
Beneton St., Britain, 1 daughter, my wife Elena, Tel: 873-278)